BBC interview with Maia von Lekow, by  Maimouna Jallow.

BBC Interview With Maia Von Lekow (13.07.13)

Jamming at Zen Gardens, Nairobi November 2014

Covered In A Blanket / Summertime Jam LIVE

A feeling of emptiness I felt with not having my father around. Maia's debut album Drift was released in 2013.

10 Shadow

Canoa Jam at Southbank Centre, London September 2015. 
Fun times!

Canoa Live @ #AfricaUtopia - Southbank Center London 2015

By Maia Lekow & Ken Myhr
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Miembe - The Letter (Official Soundtrack)

Move Over

12 Sijui Kwanini

04 Jikomboe

"Her tunes bring a new sense of 'chill' to the African music scene" - OkayAfrica

Maia’s new album, Maia & The Big Sky experiments with coastal polyrhythms, mixing it with funk, reggae, jazz and folk, creating a familiarity and warmth that transcends continents. Her lyrics in both English and Kiswahili touch on power, love, politics and the strength of women.

Maia has shared stages with artists such as Keziah Jones (Nigeria), James Blunt (UK), Habib Koite (Mali), Thandiswe & Mafikizolo (South Africa). Her hypnotic velvet vocals and highly-engaging live act has travelled all over the world highlighting the diversity of Kenyan music.
 
Her previous recordings include 2008's self-titled EP featuring “Oyster” which appeared on Warner Poland's Ladies' Jazz Album Vol 6, and “Uko Wapi” which earned her two African Academy Awards for best sound track. Her Debut album DRIFT was released in 2012 and featured the single “Jellyfish”. 

Maia & the Big Sky will be touring Australia in December 2017 into early 2018 performing at Woodford Folk Festival, Perth International Arts Festival and several other venues. She is also scheduled to perform at Sauti Za Busara music Festival in Zanzibar in February 2018. 

The new album’s first single 'Lola', includes a stop-motion music video and has received radio airplay across the world. The next video single 'Pawa' featuring Blinky Bill will be unveiled shortly. 

Maia & the Big Sky is out now on Spotify, iTunes, Deezer, Google Play and Apple Music.

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