Kaya
Kaya are a band that have single-handedly managed to play all over Europe, supported chart-topping acts such as Sugababes and Ne-Yo, played Glastonbury, performed at the Radio Academy Awards, provided music for TV shows on Channel 4, and most of the line-up were part of a previous collaboration voted BBC Radio 1's Unsigned Band Of The Year in 2003.
The group consists of two vocalists Natty & Aina; guitarist Matt; Bassist Tom Y; and drummer Tom H; a five-piece line-up that can entertain any crowd anytime.
Their music is a fusion of Jazz, HipHop, Soul, Funk, Pop and Reggae with an occasional light jazzy drum n bass rhythm thrown in to boot, all performed live, no samples. A curious combination, its better to let the music do the talking.
Whilst focusing on the writing and recording of their forthcoming album, band members Natty, Aina and Tom Y set up and continue to run Defcon Workshops, a music coaching program for teenagers to help them find a focus and stay out of trouble!
The workshops have been running for many years and are requested by an increasing number of councils and schools around the UK.
So effective it has been that Natty was made an Ambassador of the Princes Trust in 2007 as a result of this successful and productive project.
Kaya give back to the community by being a positive and fundamental part of the community, and their popularity as a group is spreading further every day.
Links:
www.officialkaya.com
www.myspace.com/officialkaya
Track 01: Rat Race
Track 02: Stay Strong
