Bio
Aseda Safoa Bekoe-Sakyi is a musician, composer, songwriter, and visual artist currently based in Seattle, WA.
She is passionate about telling stories of people and experiences through many vibrant mediums of artistic expression. Though she is primarily a songwriter and vocalist, she also greatly enjoys work in composing, filmmaking, dance, and photography. Aseda received her Bachelor of Arts in Music with a Double Emphasis in Composition and Production from Seattle Pacific University.
From a very young age, Aseda has had an imagination that has spurred her creativity throughout her life. As she grew as a musician, writer, and woman, her fascination with the human experience and complex emotional phenomena such as love and grief became the central focus of her musical storytelling.
Aseda is a proud lifelong learner and values every experience in performing, educating, and creating. She continues honing her craft by taking lessons, collaborating with other artists and friends, and finding ways to stretch her performance skills. Experiences such as singing the National Anthem at the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks, directing and composing for short films, leading worship ministry, and teaching dance to young students have been valuable in forming her into an artist that takes on challenges with positivity, courage, and freedom.
She is continuously excited and inspired by her faith and the beauty of life around her, and loves to find new avenues to communicate perplexing ideas in simple ways with her artistic creations. Her desire is to bring her years of experience into creative spaces in order to foster connections through and despite the differences and challenges we face.
photos by Samara Sorce (2021) and Anna Pearl Photo (2024)