October 22nd 2023.
Simone Ledward Boseman, the late wife of Chadwick Boseman, is releasing her music to the world under the stage name of sahn. Her debut project, "The Mornings," is a window into her artistry, and the culmination of her childhood dream of writing songs.
Ledward Boseman spoke to Vibe about sahn, which is not an alter-ego, but a version of her being that she strives to uphold.
"Elevated. She’s Simone, elevated," she shared. "Simone without the ego. I’m always striving to just respond in a space that is that higher version of yourself. She represents who I am when I am at my best. She’s always growing, always a point I can reach up to."
Ledward Boseman has been notoriously private since she and Boseman became familiar at a James Brown tribute concert in 2014. The couple were married in 2019 and were together until his death due to colon cancer in August 2020.
The first track on the 9-song project references her late husband, titled "Chad's Prayer." While she is not afraid to let her grief be part of her musical story, she does not want it to define her completely.
"Any artist’s work is about the experiences that they have had, but myself as an artist is not encapsulated in grief. I have more to say, and I have more to contribute to more conversations than solely about the grieving process and loss," she expressed.
Ledward Boseman's project is filled with songs displaying a woman vulnerable and a woman healing, as she is now able to "forge a path" that honors her beloved partner while establishing herself as a solo artist.
"I think that sahn is how I move forward, how I forge a path that is my own," the California Polytechnic State University alum shared. "This is how I now take the influence of someone else’s legacy because I don’t think that I am his legacy... Taking everything that I learned and how I was influenced by his legacy is how I’m able to move forward and to continue to carry his spirit with me in my own work."
The accompanying visual for her first single "AngelsxDemons" is available to watch now, with the rest of the compilation on streaming as well. Ledward Boseman is now able to take the influence of her late husband's legacy and continue to carry his spirit in her own work.
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