"I love the feeling that develops in me when I listen to Motown music and artists like Donny Hathaway, Etta James, Nina Simone and Fela Kuti. Blues, Jazz and Afro beat inspire me to write and use my voice as an instrument. Music to me is about my voice. No sugar, no spice, just my voicein its true form"

says 22-year-old recording artist KenO.

Born in Nigeria and raised in the city of Atlanta, Georgia, KenOs voice captures the richness of African soul blended with American rhythms that traverse decades back, while still embodying the urban sounds of todays