Kiu: Obey Your Thirst

There’s no describing these girls’ voices. The first time I heard Pauline sing Ndiza, she made my hairs stand on end. 

Mouth agape, I replayed her video over and over again, and woke up humming it. The purity of Pauline’s voice enthralled so many people including the song’s original writer Zahara. Read about that here.

Honest confession, I’d never heard of Zahara before Pauline, thus the Ndiza cover could have passed as one of her songs and I’d have fallen for it hook line and sinker. That video was shared so many times on my Facebook and twitter timeline (mostly by me), that when I finally met her at Kenya Music week last year, I wanted to prostrate at her feet. I was disappointed she’s not divine, true story.

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Well thanks to the ongoing Sauti academy competition, she’s at it again, but this time she’s taken a stab at a girl group. Swahili for thirst, Kiu is the name and clearly three is NOT a crowd! The other belles’ names are Tracy and Rosa and boy do they quench your musical thirst! From the way their harmonies blend so effortlessly, it is evident that great things await. My maiden karaoke experience was with Tracy and Pauline so yes, maybe a collabo is in the offing. I’m kidding.

Watch their latest video here and share it with your people.

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