With an ethereal sound and eclectic aesthetic, she’s very intentional about her work and her style. We seized the opportunity to get the scoop on her creative influences and look – from her faux locks which she does herself, to her bold and graphic Xhosa-inspired make-up, and the jewelry which she often makes herself.
“Image is super important to me as an artist. I am African, of African descent in Africa. So I like to draw inspiration from African culture,” shares the artist.
Her denim blue Hyundai Venue fits in perfectly with her fresh look and, it’s no surprise that Sio enjoys driving it around Jozi or that she jumped at the opportunity to take us to some of her most memorable spots – which includes Mary Fitzgerald Square.
“This is one of the most important places for my artistic expression and creation because I made a lot of songs on the double-decker bridge. I spent hours and hours in a taxi, stuck in traffic, on the double-decker bridge. I wrote a lot of songs and a lot of poetry.”