{"id":52387,"date":"2026-04-28T08:03:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/?p=52387"},"modified":"2026-04-28T08:03:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:03:44","slug":"naya-is-shaping-a-soft-soulful-brussels-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/en\/2026\/04\/28\/naya-is-shaping-a-soft-soulful-brussels-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"Naya is shaping a soft, soulful Brussels sound"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Brussels has a way of nurturing artists who move between genres, languages and scenes, and\u00a0Naya\u00a0fits right into that landscape. Based in the city since 2020, the singer, musician and songwriter is preparing her first EP, a project rooted in jazz, neo-soul and French-language songwriting, and supported by an already-visible local following.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes Naya\u2019s trajectory compelling is the way it feels both patient and deliberate. She has been singing since childhood, started accompanying herself on piano at 11, and only fully committed to her solo project after years of collective work, study and live experience in Brussels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Lyon to Brussels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Originally from Lyon, Naya arrived in Brussels to study sound, graduating in 2023 before deciding it was time to fully trust her artistic path. That transition matters: her story is not the classic overnight breakthrough, but a slower process of learning how to build a project, find collaborators and step into the work of being an artist.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2024, a residency in Namur helped push her toward a solo direction, but even then she kept the collaborative spirit at the center of the project by bringing musicians around her for the stage. That sense of shared energy is part of what gives her music its shape and identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A first EP in the making<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Naya\u2019s first single,\u00a0\u201cComptine d\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9\u201d<\/strong>, was released in April 2026, and it gives a first clear glimpse of the world she is building: intimate, warm, French-language, and anchored in jazz and neo-soul textures. The EP is planned for autumn 2026, and she says she wants to free songs that have been \u201clocked in her room\u201d for too long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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