“I want to be part of the movement changing the music scene in Kenya!”
I met Kelvin Mwangi; better known as Kelvin K at Daystar
Athi River campus. I overheard him tell a pal about his new single and I got
interested. Moments later; we were at the school dining hall on a table; me on
the other side; asking questions and Kelvin K answering them. Oh, wait a moment;
we call that an exclusive interview!
His debut single is an exceptionally fresh love record;
mellow and an enjoyable listen. Unconditional love is an afro- house tune with
this catchy hook and tempo one can pick up to easily; and find yourself
grooving too. Guys who have listened to the tune argue it has this Liquid-Deep
touch to it.
Kelvin K reckons that he started his singing career while
still in high school. “I was 15; then at Mt. Kenya Academy; where I learnt
vocal and piano lessons. A year later; inspiration to write my own music took
over!”
The tempo and catch hook to the tune does fuse a great song-
writing skills. It is simply a simple love song; a simple love story going back
to that “unconditional love!”
Kelvin feels this is his year and
time to shine. And with the debut of his new single featuring H.M.Z (another
artist to watch out for); he ultimately is working on releasing an album mix
tape dubbed “Self Realization” which to him is significant in the sense that he
has realized himself as a versatile
artist.
Listening to the single “Unconditional
Love”; it sure is a potential of exposing both H.M.Z and Kelvin to the
international music world.
The song is produced by Alex Red;
another Hip Hop artist Kelvin asks me to watch out for. It was done is a simple
room studio.
So how does he balance school work
and music? He admits it is hard work but he has the whole week to think about
books and the weekend to do his music.
His ongoing project-“The Self Realization”;
will explore many genres beyond R & B and Afro-house; to bring out the
versatility of kelvin K.
Any exclusives? “Yes; I am working
on my next single titled- “Good morning” which will be out soon. And I am also
planning to shoot the video to “unconditional love” in August.” He adds.
Kelvin K is definitely a force to
be reckoned with in the future and he is one of those artists to include in
your collection.
-engage with Kelvin K via the
below links…
@Theekelvink on
Twitter
