Johannesburg, 6 October 2020: Apple Music’s New Artist Spotlight for October is Filah Lah Lah (Reabetswe Fila Ranamane), a singer-songwriter whose vocal stylings have paved the way for an introspective and alternative R&B body of work.
“Apple Music has been so gracious to me and I’m so grateful. The Apple Music New Artist Spotlight is a dream and an honour,” Filah tells Apple Music.
Growing up, Filah always felt like an outsider because of the way she thought, spoke and looked. Music was the creative outlet that allowed her to embrace her ‘otherness’ and to revel in it.
Filah’s love for music is a result of her late father’s avid love for a multitude of genres – from jazz to funk. He went out of his way to ensure that Filah’s musical consciousness was guided by proud black voices like Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Betty Wright and Smokey Robinson.
Filah’s career in music began shortly after being accepted into University to study an LLB. She started to record music and to collaborate with various South African producers. Her debut single “Feels Like”, released in late 2019 and available to stream on Apple Music, paid homage to the jazz greats she grew up listening to with its tinkling piano melody, overlaid with a minimalistic 90s hip hop beat.
Her debut EP Filahsofy, released in August 2020 under Kalombo Records, is also steeped in sentiment and is an intimate snapshot of her life that talks about everything from a past rocky relationship to being content in the loving relationship she’s currently in.
As one of the newest voices to emerge from the current burgeoning R&B-soul wave, Filah Lah Lah’s compositions continue to mature and grow, making her an exciting prospect to watch.
Listen to her EP Filahsofy on Apple Music: http://apple.co/Filahsofy
About Apple Music’s New Artist Spotlight
Apple Music’s New Artist Spotlight is a monthly artist development feature focussed on identifying, showcasing and elevating rising star talent across Africa. Each month, Apple Music’s editorial team selects an artist to promote, utilizing the full extent of the platform to raise awareness of the artist. The program has been running for the past four years and the support given to artists includes main page and genre page featuring, inclusion on the global African Editor page, Beats 1 support, inclusion in top playlists including Mzansi Hits, A-List South Africa, Mzansi House, Future Hits, Mzansi Hip-Hop, New Music Daily, Rising, the brand new playlist Africa Now and more!
Past New Artist Spotlight talent includes award winning and critically acclaimed artists such as Sho Madjozi, Amanda Black, Shekhinah, Shane Eagle, Sun El Musician, The Big Hash, Simmy, Ami Faku and Elaine.
About Apple Music
Apple loves music. With iPod and iTunes, Apple revolutionized the music experience by putting a thousand songs in your pocket. Today, Apple Music takes this to the ultimate with over 70 million songs, thousands of playlists, and daily selections from the world’s best music experts, including all of the artists and hosts broadcasting daily across its Apple Music 1, Apple Music Hits, and Apple Music Country global live streams. Since 2015, Apple Music has welcomed tens of millions of subscribers in 167 countries. Streaming seamlessly to iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Mac, CarPlay and on Android devices, Apple Music is the most complete music experience on the planet. Apple Music offers a free 3-month trial with no commitment and is ad-free.