We first encountered the music 21 yr old Kenya Vaun from
Philadelphia with her excellent fourth single "Overrated" in Feb last year. Since then she's released two further singles "Summer" (May '23 which samples "Love T.K.O.") and "Used To" (Jan '24 samples Billy Stewart's "Sitting In The Park").
Today she has released her debut (13 track) album "The Honeymoon Phase" which includes all three singles plus a new version of "Summer" feat.
Musiq Soulchild.
Given that a music video for it has been posted for it today, we would
assume that the opening track, "Yesterday", is geared up to be the next single, although a lyric video has also
been produced for "End Of The Day".
"Yesterday" is another that implements a sample, one well known to soul
aficionados, "That Ain't The Way You Make Love" by Z.Z. Hill (1975) (but recorded first by Reggie Garner in 1974)
co-written by McKinley Jackson and Lamont Dozier's brother
Reginald,
Kenya released her first single "Movie Night" in 2018 followed by "Certified" in Jun 2019 and her third, "Bout Me", didn't arrive until Apr 2022. A child of the noughties, she grew up
listening to what her mum was, i.e. Mary J. Blige, Angie Stone and
Lauryn Hill, but cites her main influence as Inia Arie.
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
Click icons below for further information or to connect with the
artist.
| Rating: | 8.4 |
| Explicit: | Y Tracks: 1,2,6, 9-12 |
| Genre/Style: | Neo Soul |
| Format: | Album |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | 300 Entertainment |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 22/03/2024 |
| Price: | £8.69 |
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