Her dad used to listen to soul from the 60’s and when she started buying records herself she found the music she liked in the hip hop-section. The Notorious B.I.G and Wu-Tang Clan were a couple of favorites. At the same time she describes herself as being an “MTV-child”, listening to Nirvana and Garbage. ”A-d-i-a-m, the name of an African queen, that my mama she gave to me”|(”Mrs Dymott”) Her parents came from Asmara, the capitol of Eritrea, but met in Italy after they had both, unaware of each other, left the home country. The couple moved to Sweden and Uppsala where Adiam was born in 1982. Eighteen years later she came to Stockholm where she took her first steps as a vocalist, thanks to a job as a receptionist at a studio. Whenever the songwriters/producers needed a singer they would ask her to enter the studio. One thing (demo recordings) lead to another (Razzia Records) and now the time has come for Adiam to release her first album. The songs are filled with all the things that inspired her throughout the years. Soulful pop melodies meet rock’n’roll with the right to party and heavy hip-hop beats created by Thomas Rusiak. Other musicians that can be heard on the album include Christian Gabel (Thåström, Bob Hund), Mattias Bärjed (Soundtrack Of Our Lives), Harri Mänti (ex-Kent) and Fredrik Okazaki (I Are Droid). Adiam, who points out that her debut is just as much Thomas Rusiak’s, delivers the songs with an authority that is rare to find in a debutant. It does not take more than a few seconds with her voice in the speakers to realize that this charismatic 26-year-old singer is exactly where she should be. ”When I step up on the stage I’ll be rockin’ rollin”|Not only did he produce the album. Thomas Rusiak is also the guitar player in the all star band that joins Adiam on stage. Other members include Harri, Mattias and Fredrik. “I wasn’t nervous at all about our first show and I think a lot had to do with the fact that all of them are so experienced”, she says. She feels the same kind of safety with Thomas in the studio and speaks with big enthusiasm about his ability to create big beats. To describe what the album sounds like is harder. “It’s really difficult to put it into words. But perhaps I could call it rock with big beats and soft melodies? Or a concentrated blast? No, I really don’t know. We’ve created our own little world, me and Thomas.” |
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