Maluda (musician)
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| Birth name | Eystone Mukubi |
| Born | September 2, 1988 Nairobi, Kenya |
| Genres | Rap |
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| Years active | 2007 - present |
| Labels | Indie |
Eystone Aoko Mukubi (born 2nd September 1988) popularly known as MALUDA, is an African Hip Hop artist, musician and rapper from Nairobi, Kenya, and is currently based in Kenya. He began his music career as a member of the gospel rap group Eternal Mc’s. The group gained traction among Christian fans with their song Jesus In My Walk.[1]
MALUDA was born and raised in Nairobi’s inner city, Jericho, Nairobi Lumumba [2]
Early life[edit]
MALUDA was born in the inner city of Jericho, Nairobi, Kenya.[3]
MALUDA's interest in music began when he was in high school. He started writing raps when he was in high school and took music seriously when he finished his High school studies.[4]
Career[edit]
In 2006, MALUDA started recording music, he joined a rap group soon after his music group 'Eternal Mc's' broke, MALUDA decided to go solo on his music career. MALUDA decided to rap as a hobby, Jericho, Nairobi is known as a melting pot of various talented individuals and this served as an encouragement for MALUDA.
In 2016, MALUDA won the hip-hop song of the year award at the annual Groove Awards ceremony for his song Easy featuring the renowned rapper Juliani.[5]
In 2017 MALUDA was nominated for ‘Afro Rap/Hip Hop/Afropop Artiste of Excellence in the AGMMA award ceremony. [6]
2022 MALUDA has been nominated for hip hop song Hip Hop rap artist of the year at the FEMA awards.
MALUDA has released one album so far and is currently working on an Ep titled In My Own Words.[7]
Throughout his music career, he has worked with a number of notable musicians from Kenya, namely khaligraph Jones, Juliani, Kayvo Kforce, Bamboo, Scar Mkadinali, and Anto Neo Soul.[8]
Discography[edit]
| Year | Title | Ref |
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| 2015 | TRANSFORMED ALBUM | [9] |
| 2015 | Have Mercy Ft Khaligraph Jones | [10] |
| 2016 | Maluda - Glory To The King ft Kayvo Kforce | [11] |
| 2020 | Sondeka ft all-star | [12] |
| 2020 | Siringi (Single) | [13] |
| 2022 | Uwezo Single | [14] |
References[edit]
- ↑ Vibe, Kenyan. "Eyes On Maluda As He Makes A Powerful Comeback". Kenyan Vibe. Agnes Opondo.
- ↑ Media, Standard. "Maluda: Life in Jericho was like a Hollywood script". Standard Media. Boniface Mithika.
- ↑ Media, Standard. "Maluda: Life in Jericho was like a Hollywood script". Standard Media. Boniface Mithika.
- ↑ Question, One. "Maluda-Five plus interview". One Question Network. One Question Network.
- ↑ Kaka, Biggest. "Groove Awards winner Maluda". Biggest Kaka. Biggest Kaka. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ↑ Kaka, Biggest. "Maluda gets nominated for a regional award in UK". Biggest Kaka. Biggest Kaka.
- ↑ Vibe, Kenyan. "Imagine Writing A Song Not Knowing If You'll Be Well Enough To Release It." MALUDA Speaks On His Comeback". Kenyan Vibe. Agnes Opondo.
- ↑ Kaka, Biggest. "Exclusive: Kenyan Up And Coming, Talented Gospel Rapper Maluda is At It Again Only This Time With Kibera's Namba Nane Artiste Kayvo KForce". Biggest Kaka. Biggest Kaka.
- ↑ qn, one. "Maluda-Five plus interview". One Question Network. One Question Network.
- ↑ Kaka, Biggest. "Gospel Lyricist Rapper Maluda Has Finally Dropped the Video for His Song with Khaligraph Jones". Biggest Kaka. Biggest Kaka.
- ↑ Nation, Daily. "Glory To The King". Daily Nation. Zouqa.
- ↑ Kaka, Biggest. "Maluda: working with Naiboi was my best highlight of 2019". Biggest Kaka. Biggest Kaka.
- ↑ Kaka, Biggest. "Maluda drops new gospel rap song 'Siringi' and it's going in hard!". Biggest Kaka. Biggest Kaka.
- ↑ Play, Boom. "Award winning Gospel Artist Maluda is Back ft Scar Mkadinali". BoomPlay. Boombuzz.
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