Data updated on 2025-05-05 15:17:50 UTC
Iyanah is a Diani raised, Nairobi based singer-songwriter, recording, and performing artist. She describes her style of writing as being as honest as her own journal entries and her sound as not being confined to any specific genre; but being heavily influenced by what she grew up listening to, or is currently inspired by. Music has been a core element in her life for as long as she can remember and she has actively been writing songs since a young age, before purposefully deciding to record and release her debut single 4U in April of 2021.
She then began her journey into live performance by doing acoustic renditions of her music at various shows such as the second 'TANGAZA and Friends' showcase while progressing into live background vocal work for local and international talent such as Xenia Manasseh, Maya Amolo, Vallerie Muthoni, Xtatic, and June Gachui; opening for Anthony Hamilton at the Stanbic Yetu Festival with the latter.
From 2022 onward she has released a string of successful singles and features (such as Lose and Saviour with friend and long time collaborator M. Rumbi). With the release of her infectious bop of a song, mr. sneaky link, and equally addictive second single truth, she has steadily grown a local fanbase all while recording and gearing up for the release of her first project. She is undeniably a rising act to watch in the bubbling Kenyan music scene.
Pictures by Selina Onyando
She then began her journey into live performance by doing acoustic renditions of her music at various shows such as the second 'TANGAZA and Friends' showcase while progressing into live background vocal work for local and international talent such as Xenia Manasseh, Maya Amolo, Vallerie Muthoni, Xtatic, and June Gachui; opening for Anthony Hamilton at the Stanbic Yetu Festival with the latter.
From 2022 onward she has released a string of successful singles and features (such as Lose and Saviour with friend and long time collaborator M. Rumbi). With the release of her infectious bop of a song, mr. sneaky link, and equally addictive second single truth, she has steadily grown a local fanbase all while recording and gearing up for the release of her first project. She is undeniably a rising act to watch in the bubbling Kenyan music scene.
Pictures by Selina Onyando
Monthly listeners
5,846
Followers
1,713
Top Cities
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Nairobi3,294 listeners -
Lagos156 listeners -
Johannesburg279 listeners -
Pretoria124 listeners
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Durban101 listeners
Most popular tracks
| Track | Plays | Duration | Release date | |
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93,605 | 3:00 | 2023-12-12 | |
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81,704 | 2:33 | 2024-05-14 | |
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60,217 | 2:17 | 2023-07-14 | |
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49,443 | 2:59 | 2024-02-15 | |
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38,262 | 2:50 | 2022-09-23 | |
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20,171 | 2:54 | 2025-01-10 | |
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19,831 | 2:25 | 2022-05-28 | |
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16,717 | 3:13 | 2022-06-23 | |
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11,877 | 3:23 | 2023-01-13 | |
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8,155 | 5:59 | 2023-08-08 |
