My debut studio album, "First Kiss" features some of my first songs since I started writing music in 2010. 

Released 15 March 2015 

Vocals and ukulele - Kahiwa Sebire 
Bass, guitar and rhodes - Karl Evans 
Drums - Cvitan Barac, Mike Gow and Jason Meekins (fiverr.com/jmeekinsdrums) 
Trombone - Ross (fiverr.com/scottishcheddar) 

Written by Kahiwa Sebire 
Produced by Karl Evans 
Mastered by Joe Carra (Crystal Mastering) 

Except "Red Love": 
Vocals and ukulele by Kahiwa Sebire and Craig Chee 
Lyrics by Kahiwa Sebire and Shannon DeCourcey 
Music by Kahiwa Sebire 
Arranged by Craig Chee and Kahiwa Sebire 
Produced by Tyler Fortier 
Engineered & Mixed by Tyler Fortier 
Mastered by Thaddeus Moore, Liquid Mastering 

The digital download of First Kiss includes the bonus track "Red Love", featuring Craig Chee. This version originally appeared on Life in the Key of Chee, released 12 September 2013 by Craig Chee.

Kahiwa prefers to play Mya-Moe ukuleles.

First Kiss EP

A medley of Stop Dragging My Heart Around (Tom Petty & Stevie Nicks) and Lonely Boy (The Black Keys) with @markdrechsler

Stop Dragging My Lonely Boy Around

In Nov 2023, Kahiwa Sebire and Bel Mac did a tribute show to kd lang and Melissa Etheridge at The Gov for South Australia's Feast Festival. This is the raw audio from the sound desk of Kahiwa Sebire's half, singing some of the songs of kd lang, and the encore duet of Kahiwa and Bel singing Melissa Etheridge's You Can Sleep While I Drive a capella.

kd lang Tribute Show | 2023 Feast Festival

As soon as I started reading Wyatt's lyrics, I had a melody and rhythm come to mind and it simply would not leave my head... 
I doubt this is how anyone else heard Wyatt's lyrics, but here you go! My first song recorded with my Christmas 2014 present to myself - a keyboard! Recorded from the keyboard speakers directly into iPad mic and played about with garageband. 
And sorry I couldn't get some actual pipes up in here. I don't know how to play any!

Lyrics: 
Down in the deepest, densest part
Where the sunlight never comes
And you can hardly even tell
When the day is done
If you listen with your heart
You may chance to hear

The pipes play in the forest
When there's no one else around
Some say that it's The Old Ones
And you're walking on hallowed ground
When the pipes play their sound

They tell the tales of bygone days
Of their comrades now long gone
When forests stretched from sea to sea
And the dew stayed on and on
But in the evenings quiet time
You may hear again

The pipes play in the forest
When there's no one else around
Some say that it's The Old Ones
And you're walking on hallowed ground
When the pipes play their sound

There were druids here in those days
And the forest was their church
That it's their music you hear play--when

The pipes play in the forest
When there's no one else around
Some say that it's The Old Ones
And you're walking on hallowed ground
When the pipes play their sound

When The Pipes Play (FAWM 2015)

My debut studio album, "First Kiss" features some of my first songs since I started writing music in 2010. 

released 15 March 2015 

Vocals and ukulele - Kahiwa Sebire 
Bass, guitar and rhodes - Karl Evans 
Drums - Cvitan Barac, Mike Gow and Jason Meekins (fiverr.com/jmeekinsdrums) 
Trombone - Ross (fiverr.com/scottishcheddar) 

Written by Kahiwa Sebire 
Produced by Karl Evans 
Mastered by Joe Carra (Crystal Mastering) 

Kahiwa prefers to play Mya-Moe ukuleles.

Guard Your Heart

Waiting

My debut studio album, "First Kiss" features some of my first songs since I started writing music in 2010. 

released 15 March 2015 

Vocals and ukulele - Kahiwa Sebire 
Bass, guitar and rhodes - Karl Evans 
Drums - Cvitan Barac, Mike Gow and Jason Meekins (fiverr.com/jmeekinsdrums) 
Trombone - Ross (fiverr.com/scottishcheddar) 

Written by Kahiwa Sebire 
Produced by Karl Evans 
Mastered by Joe Carra (Crystal Mastering) 

Kahiwa prefers to play Mya-Moe ukuleles.

Goddess

Lovestruck

One Thousand

Dreadnought

Red Love (Featuring Craig Chee)

Song #25 for 50/90 2011. Really liking it, really a lot. Especially because it's using my very first uke, a yellow Makala with dolphin bridge. 

Lyrics: 

I'm all set ready to
go as soon as
the sun shines down, down on me
I'm on my way, guaranteed

No more frowns gonna
slow me down now the
lights shine down, down on me
I'm on my way, guaranteed

My feet step out
and i'm moving forward
now the sun shines down, down on me
I'm on my way, I feel free

I'll stand out from the crowd
with my head up in the clouds
now the light shines down, down on me
I'm on my way, I feel free

everyone says hello
I'm gonna get where i wanna go
I'm all set and ready to show you
I'm on my way

I'm on my way

Friday night shenanigans - I finally did a cover of Sleep by the Dandy Warhols for Mark. Playing around with my Boss loop pedal as well. Recorded into iRig recorder on my iPhone. 
(picture is my retired racing greyhound, Ozzie)

Sleep - Dandy Warhols (ukulele loop cover)

Hi! I'm Kahiwa :) 

If I was to talk about myself in third-person, it'd go a little like: 
'Described as sassy and sultry, Kahiwa brings an original spin to the ukulele. Kahiwa's soulful voice beckons you to take a moment and enjoy jazz-inspired ukulele like you've never heard it before. Expect a variety of styles and genres, all performed with a unique twist, the common thread being a sultry, soulful voice, rhythmic, sophisticated uke and just enough fun and smiles to keep you bopping along. Her songs and smiles leave ear-worm tunes and broken hearts in her wake. '

I love to collaborate and work with others. A dream is to sing the chorus/hook on hip hop or EDM tracks. If you want to do something together - get in touch!

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