2x award-nominated radio presenter, actress and voice-over artist, Kea Zawadi, is now adding musician to her many professional titles. The Klerksdorp talent is channelling her focus to unearthing and growing her music career by releasing her debut body-of-work, an R&B EP titled ‘Love High’.
"An illustrious music career has always been a secret ambition of mine, since I was 10 years old. It was 2008 and my primary school was preparing for their school concert (we called it a Revue back then) and I just remember being picked for a lot of lead performances... I was only in grade 5 and I was singing with the grade 7s. Performing on that stage, was one of my first recollections of wanting to do music."- said the Klerksdorp born artist.
Fresh from her recent viral Hippo advert, where she starred as the lead, Kea Zawadi wants to play her part in the meteoric rise of African R&B, she sees herself as someone who can influence this generation of R&B. When asked about her musical aspirations, this is what Kea had to say “I would like to be mentioned amongst artists such as Tems and Elaine, as someone who pioneered African R&B to the world. The world has become a lot smaller and I think my music is good enough to be a true ambassador to the world”.
Kea Zawadi is no stranger to the recording studio. In fact, she previously released a single “NgiBheke Wena” with Cape Town DJ, Deejay 1D, which was recognized by Apple Music and was featured on the Isgubhu Voices playlist. Her first solo single, Chill, is currently playlisted on MTV Base and BET. She has previously worked with artists such as PDotO, Cuebur and Lebza The Villian.
The ‘Love High’ EP is scheduled to drop on the 23rd of September 2022 and the project has no features “this was a deliberate move because I want to show people that I can stand on my own as a musician while also showing you my range as an artist” - said Kea Zawadi.
Production credits include IceeZA, a Vosloorus born producer who is on a fast-paced rise in the Amapiano genre, and Bionic(Kgosi) a Bloemfontein based multi-talented producer.
You can stream the EP below:
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