We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Soleille La Sage a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Soleille , looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. We’d love to hear about a project that you’ve worked on that’s meant a lot to you.

My most meaningful project to date is certainly the EP I’m currently working on titled, The Wilderness Tapes Vol. I. This project is signaling a shift towards connecting to my African roots, integrating my culture fully into my artistry, and leaving sad music behind me.

The Wilderness Tapes Vol. I is a sister project to my 2024 EP, MIDNIGHT HOUR. MIDNIGHT HOUR is a somber, heavy project documenting one of the hardest seasons of my life. Although themes of hope and optimism are interwoven throughout the project, it’s an overall very weighty EP. Conversely, The Wilderness Tapes Vol. I is an upbeat, Alté-Soul project that touches on similar themes of overcoming trials, navigating life and faith, and more, but instead of suffering through the wilderness season, I’m dancing through it.

The entire execution process of this project has been a test of faith as I feel as though I’m making it happen with two fish and five loaves, but God keeps making a way for it to get done and that’s how I know it’s going to be my best work yet. I’ve taken all the pain, all the disappointment, all the joy, all the faith, and poured it into this EP so I can’t wait for the world to experience it.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

For some artists, music is a passion. For Soleille La Sage, it’s a divine calling. The DMV native coined the term “Black Nöize” early in her career as both a creative philosophy and a quiet provocation. Her claim is simple and
irrefutable: Black people were at the genesis of nearly every genre. They didn’t limit themselves — so why should she?

Born first-generation American in a Cameroonian-Nigerian household, Soleille La Sage carries the full weight and richness of the African Diaspora into
every record she makes. She effortlessly blends R&B, Hip-Hop, Gospel, and African rhythms into a sound she calls “Alté-Soul”. Rooted in Nigeria’s Alté
movement, this path is not a fusion experiment for Soleille. It’s a homecoming.

Her artistry is anchored by intellectualism, spiritual intentionality, and truth-telling which is why she added the moniker “La Sage” to her name in 2025. Her faith is woven into the work the same way: not as a disclaimer, but as a foundation. Never one to be boxed in, she’ll be the first to tell you she is not a
“Christian artist.” She’s a Christian. She’s a Black Nöize artist. The distinction matters.

Soleille La Sage’s catalog reflects a woman who has lived honestly and written accordingly. Her debut EP Tour Eiffel (2018) documented her odyssey
navigating love, depression, and the early days of womanhood. She would go on to release a flurry of singles and features until a deliberate hiatus in
2022. She returned with MIDNIGHT HOUR (2024), a raw, introspective gospel record chronicling her relationship with God and herself after nearly two years away from music. Shortly after, she followed up with Heartbreak is the Color Blue (2025), an equally honest, cathartic R&B project processing the end of a traumatic relationship and the slow architecture of rebuilding and healing.

In 2026, she’s decided that it’s time for joy. She still pens modern-day psalms and proverbs into her records, but she’s done with sad, heavy songs. As she
currently walks through a wilderness season, she’s made it a requirement to dance through her trials this time around. The Wilderness Tapes Vol. I, her
forthcoming gospel Afrohouse project, arrives Summer 2026. It’s the soundtrack of someone who has been tested, refined, and is still standing —
carried by the same faith that started everything, now set to a rhythm the whole Diaspora can feel.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

My mission as an artist is simple yet complex: to reunite the African Diaspora and spread the Gospel through sound.

As a living example of the beauty that is the African Diaspora, I see everyday that there is so much more that connects us than divides us. There are certain powers that be that benefit from the division of black people but we are so much stronger united. My intentional blending of languages, sounds, and cultures is to show my people that as much as we are unique, we are also one.

I also have a deep, spiritual understanding of the power of music. Music is hypnotic. It has the power to encourage or destroy. The melodies we sing and lyrics we repeat are wordspells we speak unto our lives, so my job is to ensure that I’m using my gift to encourage listeners to speak life. To speak abundance. To speak joy, hope, and prosperity. Even in the midst of trials and tribulations, there is still joy to sing about. There’s still a reason to dance.

I don’t want to preach to people about Jesus and The Good News. I want them to see His love and light through me that would cause them to want to encounter Him themselves. All of this is resting in my subconscious mind as I create.

Are there any books, videos, essays or other resources that have significantly impacted your management and entrepreneurial thinking and philosophy?

I’m currently reading The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron and it’s truly causing a creative recovery in me that I’m taking into the next phases of my life. It’s more of a 12-week course than just a book, but if there are artists who are seeking to truly discover or re-discover their inner creative, The Artist’s Way is a godsend.

I also think an amazing book for creatives, entrepreneurs, or productive people overall is Atomic Habits by James Clear. The way it completely reengineered my brain and how I look at building habits has to be studied. It’s beyond your average self-help book. It’s really a toolkit on how to change your life one small change at a time.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://beacons.ai/bonjoursoleille
• Instagram: @bonjoursoleille
• Facebook: @bonjoursoleille
• Youtube: @bonjoursoleille
• Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/soleillelasage
• Other: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/73o3LZeXh17I8Qy6i0HpBH?go=1&sp_cid=283b08fbd4bc6473365f0370d4b06d21&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=mobile

Image Credits

Jo Lieber