High-profile Kenyan artist, King Kanja, has released a brand new music video for “Mara Moja” – new record produced by Kissbeatz (Congo). The newly-released song released under his label, Happy Jack Records, is a track affirming the healing power of love that King Kanja juxtaposed to the kind of effect or relief from a pain killer.
This single is off King Kanja’s next studio project that he’s been working on meticulously. He says, “This song has given me another opportunity to showcase my growth as an artist. It blends Afrobeats and Amapiano while keeping at Swahili lyricism that portrays my pride in being a Kenyan representing my country in the US.”
The music video for “Mara Moja” was directed by Mitch Ritter (French Montana, Lil Tjay & Ice Spice). The visuals start off with a lethargic Kanja having a conversation with al
companion in a park that ends up into a euphoric day as they wander through New York City in their own bubble. Mitch’s directorial expertise, combined with King Kanja’s creative vision, has resulted in a masterpiece that complements the energetic nature of the song.
“Mara Moja” follows King Kanja’s show stopping performance at the WeLoveRnB Nairobi concert (May 2024) alongside his longtime friend and collaborator Bobby Valentino. He reminisces, “It was honestly a full circle moment for me and Bobby V. We first met in Kenya in 2018 when he had a show at KICC with Keri Hilson. From then on we clicked and became the best of friends continuing to tour the world together,” adding, “It’s always great to perform together.”
King Kanja is, with the new song, generating anticipation for his upcoming body of work. He hints, “We’ve dedicated months of hard work in New York to my seventh studio project which will be titled ‘SOVEREIGN’. I am eager for the world to experience my most outstanding album to date, one that is poised to make history by transcending all boundaries and influencing the global music scene.” This project will explore a diverse range of music genres, including Afrobeats, Amapiano, House, Hip-hop, R&B and Reggae.
EDITORS’ NOTES
Born in London to a Kenyan family and raised in the Silver Spring, Maryland area, King Kanja broke out into the music industry after a record-breaking performance on the B.E.T’s legendary, ‘106 and Park’. In 2017, he was nominated at the Afrimma Awards in Dallas, Texas for the ‘Crossing Boundaries with Music’ award alongside international acts, Wale, Wizkid and French Montana. He has performed all over the world with artists such as Bobby V, Beenie Man, Shaggy, Demarco, Rick Ross, Kanye West, Fabolous, Akon and Wyclef Jean. From stages in Glastonbury in the UK, his biggest audience to date was in his native country Kenya, for President Uhuru Kenyatta’s final election rally. His discography has consistently grown over the past years, three successful EPs: VIBES (2017), MUCHOKI (2019), FOREIGN EXCHANGE (2023), two albums: VIBE LORD (2020), VIBRATIONS (2020) and one greatest hits compilation: MFALME (2023).
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