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Meet ELSY WAMEYO: Kenya’s Multi-talented Musician

Of recent, Elsy Wameyo shared her newest single and video, “Nilotic” out via Music in Exile. Elsy is in control of her own sound. From her perfectly woven rap to slinking baseline accompanied by crisp shakers in this self-produced track, set to feature in her upcoming EP set for a 2022 release…

Elsy Wameyo
Elsy Wameyo

Nairobi-born, Australian-based singer, rapper and producer Elsy Wameyo embraces her beliefs and life experiences to forge an insightful wisdom that is shared via flawlessly soulful rhythms in her music.

Self-producing her own work and exploring new production techniques has led to finding her own style and control in sonic direction. This approach compliments a fusion of gospel and traditional sacred sounds that shape Elsy’s musical vision, alongside a force of contemporary hip-hop and R&B influences.

Elsy Wameyo
Musician Elsy Wameyo

Hailing from the Nilotic tribes of Kenya, Elsy proudly explores her self-identity in every release, while posing questions to heritage and the equity of societal structures. “Nilotic” is informed by Elsy’s upbringing in the Australian city of Adelaide, where she sang in church choirs from an early age.

Elsy’s comfort in her own voice is evidenced through her poetic verses woven with stories, metaphors and hard-fought questions to challenge perceptions and detail lived-experience.

Elsy has shared stages with artists such as Grammy award-winner Printz Board, Maségo, Sampa the Great, Adrian Eagle and Hilltop Hoods. She adds to this with festival appearances at Groovin’ The Moo & St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, after being awarded Young Kenyan of the Year in 2018, and winner of people’s choice Best Hip Hop at the annual South Australian music awards.

Of recent, Elsy Wameyo shared her newest single and video, “Nilotic” out via Music in Exile. Elsy is in control of her own sound. From her perfectly woven rap to slinking baseline accompanied by crisp shakers in this self-produced track, set to feature in her upcoming EP set for a 2022 release. 

Ahead of the release, Elsy Wameyo shared, “Nilotic was inspired by my search for the missing link. I dug deep attempting to dismantle what the world had so cruelly constructed. With all my irritation, confusion and fury at issues like police brutality and racism affecting us all globally – I began to write out a game plan; claiming back what the enemy had stolen. My heart wept until it couldn’t anymore. But as I remembered our mothers, I didn’t dare to drop another tear. Who am I?” 

Directed by Elsy herself and award-winning director Richard Coburn, the music video of “Nilotic” illustrates Elsy’s edge—an intersection of soul and rap. Body movement and choreography across fields and indoor spaces is transfixing, as Elsy appears in multiple outfits of different shapes and colour. Prior to this release, Elsy’s recently shared a sneak peek of the video via a track titled “The Call”, that teased visual snippets from today’s release and introducing the story of “Nilotic”.

Enunciated with confident energy, “Nilotic” tells the story of both Elsy sees the world and the spiritual journey she has taken to get here. Sampled shout-outs and Kenyan tribal shouts are scattered throughout the single, ending with the resounding final word, ‘never forget who you are’. 

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