Christine and the Queens & Thee Diane – Ah Ya

Today, longtime friends and collaborators Christine and the Queens and Thee Diane reveal “Ah Ya”.

Co-written, co-produced, and co-mixed by both artists, it blends club energy and afro-inspired rhythms, built around meditative chords and a sense of freedom. The track was performed live for the first time at the Centre Pompidou during the Because Beaubourg event. Interesting note – you might recognize Diane as she is on the cover art of the Redcar les adorables étoiles album.

Christine and the Queens’ Rahim adds:

From our friendship, the legacy is music

We’ve been singing together for several years – now, our voices answer each other, melt into one

In the writing, too, things come to us harmoniously, in one breath –

Where the music goes, we go without thinking

The melody then unfolds to bring us its sweet, sweet relief

Find a sister,

Find a brother

In the night of the world

Conversations, late at night ; the pact is sealed :

We built our sound,

We protect our sound.

Ah ya is the collaboration of two rebels, and I say this without flaunting,

Since we still dare to love in the night of a world so fragile

Since we dream ourselves free,

Total emancipation of our fortresses

“The place in which I’ll fit will not exist until I make it.” James Baldwin

Thee Diane shares: “This song is an invitation to tune into a higher frequency. It’s a freer, almost instinctive format. A way to reconnect with oneself, to follow our heart and let the body speak as much as the voice. To listen to your heart and create from a truer place. We wanted to break free, following the example of other artists such as Michael Jackson, Prince, Kool & The Gang, Kate Bush… who created long, cinematic musical landscapes where emotion takes precedence over structure.

This is the first track of a beautiful artistic collaboration and a deep friendship between us.”

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