MZIKI (Kenya): Tonight w/ Band Beca and Petra

In Tonight, which gives us nearly 5 minutes of silky funk, the youthful and self-assured Kenyans, Band Beca and Petra, sing like seasoned artistes, with seductive pauses and poses. It's hypnotizing, non-stop verve. They rap, too. It's exquisite rap, Joe! Deep-breath rapping. You want to listen and listen.

Petra, she with braided hair, truly sets the pace with her finely pitched rap and distinctive voice (which you will encounter in the near future as well, in Rider, which she sings with irrepressible Khaligraph Jones); and her sexy body texts.  


"Cheza Nami, Cheza Nami!" The sirens beckon. You wait to exhale!


You wonder, too: where did these three emerge from with such a fullness of talent -- so all of a sudden! They are a delight to watch, and to listen to. But if you don't know them already, you can't, without help, tell who's who. All those cat-eyes; all that elegance of spirit! Watch, then. Listen. 

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And Here: The Lyrics.


Updated: March 4, 2018

Text Dancing: Haiku

Fine, throbbing beat.
Silky bodies. Tandem turns.
So sunny a day.