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NTROducing
Writer: P. Togi-Sa'ena
Name: Ezra Williams
Artist Name: Razé
Ethnicity: Fijian and Samoan
Age: 22
Born, raised and living: South Auckland
Debut single: ‘Drawn To You’
Debut EP/album: 4 Seasons (30 October 2017)
festival that is representing a good cause e.g homeless
families in South Auckland, Suicidal awareness groups,
cancer foundation, BIG GAY OUT, just to name a few.
Was there a particular moment in your life – which
conϐirmed you had to make music?
Links: www.facebook.com/RAZEMUSICARTIST/
What is your artist name and where did that come
from?
My artist name is Razé which formed from my older
sister Lavina Williams but it is seen to be my real name
EZRA but spelt and pronounced in a different way.
How long have you been making music?
Who supports you to make music?
I have been making music for 2 years now.
Do you do other work within music, outside being
an artist?
The other work I do besides being an artist is more
focused on my dance workshops and upskilling classes
I take for any age group as I do love to dance as well as
sing.
However, with festivals I really try to support any
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The moment in my life where I just realized I had to
do music was when I found myself doing something
completely opposite to what I really wanted to do
(which was music) I threw in the bag and started from
scratch and thought why not try and see where it will
take me, as people say things do happen for a reason. As
for music it was already something I was so passionate
about and knew that I could put a little twist of my own
in there as my family is very musical and have already
paved their way in the industry.
My family has always supported me no matter how
near or far they are, they have always had my back in
everything that I have done. My friends have also been
huge pillars in my life that keep me strong and that keep
me grounded in every aspect of life I come across.
Who do you work with to make your music?
The people I work with for my music is my family and
my producer EDY.
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