Alewya

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Alewya is an Ethiopian–Egyptian artist, singer, producer and visual creative whose work bridges continents and disciplines. Born in Saudi Arabia and raised in Shepherd’s Bush, West London. She represents a new generation of artists reshaping global music rooted in heritage yet unbound by it. Describing herself as a painter who makes music, Alewya approaches sound as texture and feeling, guided more by intuition than by structure. Her upbringing was a collision of worlds: the devotional cadence of Quranic recitations, the pulse of Ethiopian music, and her older brother’s alt-leaning tastes (The Strokes, Deerhunter, Mount Kimbie) alongside her own diet of garage, grime, R&B and hip-hop. This fusion continues to animate her palette. Early support from drum & bass pioneer Shy FX helped her develop an ethos grounded in roots, culture and authenticity, principles that still anchor her work. For Alewya, the goal is simple: she is not trying to be understood, but to understand herself through expression. Alewya made her debut with Panther in Mode (2021), a project that introduced a fearless new voice within the UK’s alternative landscape. With its blend of Afro-electronic percussion and striking visual identity, the record captured a rare synthesis of sound, movement and art, both grounded and otherworldly. Since then, she has carved a distinct lane within London’s evolving soundscape. A COLORS performance of “Ethiopia,” her collaboration with Moses Boyd on “The Code,” and a UK tour…