Juice Kumari

Hailing from London, the multi-talented Juice Kumari brings a mashup of styles and cultures into the Hip Hop game. Her latest EP, ‘Circus Fun’, is a great example of this.

Tony Coke:  How long have you been writing and performing and is there one moment in your life when you decided “I’m going to be in the music industry”?

Juice Kumari:  I have been writing since the age of 13 and performing since the age of 4. Performing included a lot of acting and dancing in my childhood days. I had a break from it and concentrated on my music and developing that aspect. I had a moment when I was 5 listening to Whitney Houston on vinyl and decided I was going to be a singer so it stuck. My passion developed further as I wrote my own songs and I got back into dancing and performing when I was 17.

Tony Coke:  You are a writer and performer, which do you prefer and why?

Juice Kumari:  I love to perform. I don’t think that I prefer one over the other they are both stimulating.

Tony Coke:  Your influences range from Calypso & Reggae to Motown & Pop, how do you incorporate those influences into your tracks?

Juice Kamari:  I love soulful music. If it’s a beat I can dance to then I run with that. That’s the calypso aspect. Sometimes a beat will throw a very different outlook on subject matter and it can be consciously related so I aim to ensure the track is soulful and reaches out to a large number of people. This is where the Motown comes into play. Pop is popular so whatever is trending I go with and I like to create my own trend as long as its current fresh and interesting.

 
Tony Coke:  What are your goals for your music career in the next 12 months?

Juice Kumari:  My goals for the next year are to release more material consistently, ensuring the music is interesting, fun, honest and relatable; to focus on honing my art; generating a platform that my fans can be engaged with and focusing on marketing and promotion. This would also incorporate tours. I’d also like to get back into dancing and incorporating these elements.

Tony Coke:  How can people connect with you and listen to your music?

Juice Kumari:  People can connect with me on various social media but these are the main three. I also have various blogs I post on Twitter where they can download and listen to my music in addition to my website www.juicekumari.co.uk
Twitter @JUICEKumari
Facebook/juicekumari2
Instagram: JUICEKumari

More music is on the way this summer. Look out for it.

Tony Coke: Juice! Thanks for taking the time to connect.

Grab the EP, ‘Circus Fun’, for free from her website, www.juicekumari.co.uk