Music for... Getting through by Maina Doe
Blazing a trail into the sonic future, Sydney singer-songwriter Maina Doe has fast become a singular talent on the local music scene, fusing her love of old-school R&B and hip-hop with cutting-edge neo-soul and her distinctive Somali-Indonesian heritage. The local rising star has curated a playlist of tunes that echo the fluctuations of lockdown – tracks to help push through the direst of circumstances, comprised of the genres she knows best: R&B and hip-hop. In the words of Maina Doe:
“The playlist is an exploration of vibrations I feel are most relevant to the experience of this last lockdown. These melodies really got me through the highs and lows.”
“Meditation is truly my biggest crutch and saviour in life. Everyday I wake up and practice meditation to start the day off with a quiet mind and an open, relaxed heart. Greentea Peng really is hypnotic and doesn’t do too much with this one which is perfect because at my best, most meditative state, I feel like everything is breezy and lucid and….effortless.”