All her life, people have been trying to figure
@naika out. The French-Haitian singer-songwriter, a third-culture kid who flitted across multiple continents in her childhood, has long known the importance of staying authentic to herself.
After all, “what else would I do?” she tells
@nmemagazine NME over a call from her home in France. “I’m so complex, and I always had this fear that I’m too complicated, but I never let it influence my moves. I kept pushing through.”
@naika is this weeks
@nmemagazine cover star!
Dream team making this happen.
Words: Erica Campbell /
@ericacxmpbell
Photography: Tom J. Johnson /
@tomjjohnsonphoto
Photography Assistance: Percy Walker-Smith /
@pappedbypercy
Hair: Jess Summer using Cloud Nine /
@jesssummerb
Styling: Lauren Croft /
@laurenncroftt
Styling Assistance: Lena Angelides /
@lenaangelides
Location: Studio Endura /
@studio_endura