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Victoria Kimani

One of the biggest names in Kenyan music, Victoria Kimani, has just released her fifth album, Mood for Life.

Victoria Kimani is one of Kenya’s top performers of Afro-R'n'B fusion music. She has just released her fifth album, Mood for Life. Born in Los Angeles to Kenyan parents, she grew up moving around the US and then Nigeria before settling full time in Kenya. She was the first female artist to sign with Nigerian record label Chocolate City in 2012, and released her first single, Mtoto, the following year. After numerous singles, including a collaboration with Tanzanian star Diamond Platnumz, she dropped her first album, Safari, in 2017. She then became an independent artist and is charming her fans with her beautiful voice.

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