An uplifting R&B soul anthem all about empowering Wahine Toa, breaking cycles, and letting go of toxic relationships or environments.
“I’m sure many people have found themselves in a situation where they are being hurt, disrespected, kept in the dark or repeating the same old mistakes…I hope this song helps encourage someone to recognise they deserve better. It’s about knowing your worth, listening to trusted whanau and your own intuition; ultimately reclaiming your mana and learning as you go. So lessgo, dance it out!”
Ema I’u aka Ema Barton is a full-time musician, actor and creative (of Samoan/ Pākehā heritage); known as ‘The Queen of Open Mic’ having run multiple events over the last 8 years and performing regularly with her bands Lucky May and Coco-Rocky. She is working on multiple tracks with Producer Nathan Judd (Producer of the Year, Pacific Music Awards 2021) with a NZ on Air New Music Development Grant and a New Music Pasifika Grant for her next single. Midnight Mistress is the first single from this collaboration, with an album in the pipeline for release next year. Barton also ran a successful boosted.nz campaign to help make a music video and content exploring the themes of Midnight Mistress which will be coming out later this Spring.
Midnight Mistress audio track is out on Friday 26th August.
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