Interview — Glazba.hr talks to Melanie Malike Acorlor

Glazba.hr · Interview by Wana Kiiru · 13 April 2026

Wana Kiiru interviews Melanie Malike Acorlor about her background between Ghana, Croatia and Bosnia, her writing, and the nine-track debut album Innerstandings she is finishing with Jan Kincl as producer and beatmaker.

What the piece covers

She talks about the live trio she plays with — herself on vocals, Ishfaq on synth, Jan Kincl on production and DJing — about her time on The Voice, and about the contributions of Nikola Šantek on piano, Viktor Slamnig on bass and Gustav Barišin. At the time of the interview the album was in talks with a label.

In her words

“At the moment we function so that Jan Kincl, Ishfaq and I work together. Ishfaq is on synth, Jan Kincl is the DJ and producer of my material, and I sing. So now… as the music develops and when my album comes out, there will be a live band and everything that goes with it.”

(Translated from Croatian.)

Read the full piece

The full piece, in Croatian, is on Glazba.hr.

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