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Sofiya Nzau from Kenya, has become a sensation in the world of EDM (electronic dance music) because of her Kikuyu vocals that grace the monster hit Mwaki, produced by Brazilian artist Zerb.

His version of Mwaki has been viewed at least 53 million times on Youtube and streamed more than 200 million times on Spotify - 'his version’ because Mwaki is the name of a song written and sung by Sofiya, but available on apps to be used for a fee by musicians everywhere. To date, there are more than 36 versions of Mwaki.

In this edition of TIA, Sofiya tells DJ Edu how she came to use these apps as a way of promoting her music, and how her life has changed thanks to the phenomenal success of Mwaki.

She also introduces her new song, META, a collaboration with Nigerian afrobeats royalty Fireboy DML and South African Grammy-winner Nomcebo Zikode, of Jerusalema fame.

Image: Sofiya Nzau (Credit: Nkateko Masinga)