Words and music with Eska
Gilles talks to UK singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Eska about her debut album.
Gilles talks to UK-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Eska about her long-awaited debut album.
Having provided guest vocals and songwriting duties for the like of Zero 7, The Cinematic Orchestra and Tony Allen; Eska has returned to the spotlight with original material of her own, in the form of her self-titled debut album. This follows 2013's Gatekeeper EP, which she co-produced with Matthew Herbert and Dave Okumu.
Eska is back in the 6 Music studios, following the session she did for Gilles at the end of 2013, to talk about her new material and the process behind her songwriting.
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