CASS | SheHH PODCAST S1E2 - NEW MUSIC, BEING AN INDEPENDENT ARTIST, INSPIRED BY KANYE WEST, HER FAITH

The SheHH podcast is a podcast series all about Christian women in the front and behind the scenes of Christian music all over the world. The name is a play on the phrase CHH, which stands for Christian Hip Hop, but SheHH is for all genres (and all women!) within Christian music.  

Series One of the SheHH podcast gave us the opportunity to speak to five amazing women from all over the world: Wande (USA), CASS (New Zealand), Adegail (UK), Risha Leondra (USA) and Sal Ly (Nigeria).

In this episode, Paula had a chat with her favourite artist Cassandra Kanda, better known as CASS. She is a Zimbabwe-born, New Zealand-bred Christian music artist. Her first two albums, Genesis and Not For Sale came out in 2017 and 2018 respectfully! And in this interview, she gave us the EXCLUSIVE about her upcoming project, what it's really like being an unsigned, independent artist and how 'pre-Jesus' Kanye West inspired her as a producer -  we hope you enjoy this!  

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Founder & Producer: Paula Melissa - https://paulamelissa.com/

Executive Producer: Bolu Bello of Musta Talent Management - https://www.withmusta.com/

Creative Director: Kookie Chilengwe   

Questions time codes: 

3:38 - What has it been like touring around different countries? 

4:45 - Introduce yourself and your musical journey 

14:48 - What is it like being an unsigned artist? 

16:57 - How do you make sure that you and your music stays rooted in Christ? 

20:20 - How important is the local church for people in the industry? 

24:13 - The story beyond some of CASS' songs  

29:31 - Reach wanted to sign CASS 

39:54 - When's the new album coming out? 

45:05 - Do you know much about the UK gospel scene? 

46:46 - Who are some of your favourite artists? 

49:50 - God as our Daddy! 

1:00:02 - What would you like your legacy to be? What would you like to be remembered for? 

1:01:35 - How can we as your fans be praying for you?   

Music mentioned:  Silhouettes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K09Mfk2Ta2c

Tomorrow Will Come - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD85JjDDNhs

Lightwork - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_Sh7B6mJUs

Thoughts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDRXnRTg_1g

Nothin' Into Somethin' (feat. Guvna B & Wande) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjERVdiRG0k

Radical - Ecclesia x CalledOut Music - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoRf4iw3I3I 

Thoughtpocalypse sermon series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqTfxTS1WaE   

CASS links: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/casskanda/  

Website: https://iamcass.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/casskanda

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/casskanda

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCABq5xxNf6vSZRIb1GtvwSg 

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