This article was first published in theSun Buzz edition HERE
What do you do when something that was once your safe haven turns into a source of pain? For musician Lucinda Chua, her solution was to pick up the art of embroidery, which helped her embrace her heritage and return to music with a fresh perspective.
Chua is a South London-based singer, songwriter, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Raised in Milton Keynes, she has English, Malaysian and Chinese roots. Growing up as a mixed-race kid in an overwhelmingly white area, she found solace in art, photography and her local music community.
She began learning music from the age of three using the Suzuki method, which meant she largely played by ear. She regards music as a natural form of non-verbal self-expression.
By the time she was in her 20s, she had caught the attention of US indie label Kranky, released two albums with her first band Felix, and even toured with Stars of the Lid as a cellist and string arranger. She has also performed with English singer-songwriter FKA twigsâ live band for her Magdalene tour in 2019, whilst self-releasing her debut solo EP Antidotes 1.
