Afro-Latina girl group Musas are doing things their own way and shaking up the industry
Image source: Katelina Ecleston
For sisters Keisha, Fiona and Fiorella Sanchez, music has always been a part of their lives. "We come from a family of musicians on both sides," says Keisha, the eldest of the siblings. The sisters happily recall the childhood holiday shows they put on for their family members, singing Christmas carols in English and Spanish for hours on end. Yet despite hosting these jam sessions for their family members and formal training in singing, music and dancing, the idea of teaming up to pursue their passion never occurred to them – until the lockdown. COVID-19, that is.
"We always sang together, and recorded covers and everything, but we never said, 'Oh, let's do the band,' until the pandemic, because we were all locked inside and we were like, "Well, what do we do now," Keisha said. And so, Musas was born. But unlike our passing obsession with banana bread, the New York-based band is more than the product of pandemic boredom. Drawing inspiration from girl groups of the 90s and early 2000s, such as TLC, Xscape, SWV and 3LW, Musas is ready to bring their eclectic sound to the masses.
"So at first we were like, 'Let's just make music because we love making music.' But then it changed because we were doing something that had been done before, so we had to find a way to incorporate our essence and our culture into it,” Keisha explains.
This diverse cultural background has led the Colombian-Argentinean sisters to develop a sound that draws inspiration from genres like reggaeton and salsa, as well as a wide range of artists such as Alicia Keys, Nicki Minaj and Aretha Franklin, to name a few. some. For example, their latest album, “Patience,” is an Afrobeat made in collaboration with Colombian producer DJ CrisBoy, Nigerian producers Davidace and Young D, and Colombian violinist La Lulu. Likewise, for their first single, "Destino", the trio tackled the emerging genre of ritmo exótico with the help of one of its pioneers, Luis Eduardo Acústico.
When asked what genre they might want to get into next, the answer comes out without hesitation. "Drill," says Fiona, the band's resident rapper. “Like not a completely punchy song, but at some point change it up. I think that would be really cool,” she continues. She also mentions doing a reggaeton song in the future, ideally collaborating with one of the up-and-coming artists in that genre. Of course, with up-and-coming artists like them, the sisters also have their list of dream collaborations ranging from R&B stars like Alicia Keys and Chloe x Halle to reggaetoneros like Rauw Alejandro and
Image source: Katelina Ecleston
For sisters Keisha, Fiona and Fiorella Sanchez, music has always been a part of their lives. "We come from a family of musicians on both sides," says Keisha, the eldest of the siblings. The sisters happily recall the childhood holiday shows they put on for their family members, singing Christmas carols in English and Spanish for hours on end. Yet despite hosting these jam sessions for their family members and formal training in singing, music and dancing, the idea of teaming up to pursue their passion never occurred to them – until the lockdown. COVID-19, that is.
"We always sang together, and recorded covers and everything, but we never said, 'Oh, let's do the band,' until the pandemic, because we were all locked inside and we were like, "Well, what do we do now," Keisha said. And so, Musas was born. But unlike our passing obsession with banana bread, the New York-based band is more than the product of pandemic boredom. Drawing inspiration from girl groups of the 90s and early 2000s, such as TLC, Xscape, SWV and 3LW, Musas is ready to bring their eclectic sound to the masses.
"So at first we were like, 'Let's just make music because we love making music.' But then it changed because we were doing something that had been done before, so we had to find a way to incorporate our essence and our culture into it,” Keisha explains.
This diverse cultural background has led the Colombian-Argentinean sisters to develop a sound that draws inspiration from genres like reggaeton and salsa, as well as a wide range of artists such as Alicia Keys, Nicki Minaj and Aretha Franklin, to name a few. some. For example, their latest album, “Patience,” is an Afrobeat made in collaboration with Colombian producer DJ CrisBoy, Nigerian producers Davidace and Young D, and Colombian violinist La Lulu. Likewise, for their first single, "Destino", the trio tackled the emerging genre of ritmo exótico with the help of one of its pioneers, Luis Eduardo Acústico.
When asked what genre they might want to get into next, the answer comes out without hesitation. "Drill," says Fiona, the band's resident rapper. “Like not a completely punchy song, but at some point change it up. I think that would be really cool,” she continues. She also mentions doing a reggaeton song in the future, ideally collaborating with one of the up-and-coming artists in that genre. Of course, with up-and-coming artists like them, the sisters also have their list of dream collaborations ranging from R&B stars like Alicia Keys and Chloe x Halle to reggaetoneros like Rauw Alejandro and
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