Her biggest influences
Growing up, I was mostly influenced by R&B music. I used to listen to a lot of Tori Kelly, but at the same time, Sauti Sol was coming up. They had a huge influence on my journey in the beginning as well. I was mostly on the singer-songwriter side of life, the alternative/indie type music. But I knew that just by me being Kenyan, I had to find that Kenyanness in me. And at that time, I feel like there wasn’t anyone who was doing that kind of blend. It was either just gengetone, or those types of music from back then,…
