The Kenyan guitarist and producer talks about growing up with Grace Jones’ music, and the impact it still has on his musical output ⚡️
was the first artist that I connected with. My older sisters were huge fans – I remember seeing a copy of her albumin the house as a child. I found that iconic cover artwork by Jean-Paul Goude, where her screaming face has been elongated, so terrifyingly beautiful even though I was only seven at the time. I felt like she was screaming at me, but not in a way that was aggressive. It felt more like a pure expression of vitality and exuberance. The message was simple – just be yourself.
Known for fronting the electronic trio the Invisible – whose sound the band describes as “experimental, genre-spanning spacepop” – the Vienna-born, Kenyan guitarist and producerwas raised on 1980s pop, funk and soul. His decades-long career has included performances and recordings with the likes of Amy Winehouse, Tony Allen, Adele and Jessie Ware – that last collaboration earning him his second Mercury Prize nomination in 2012, following The Invisible’s own nomination three years earlier.
Make-up: Rachael Thomas. Photographic assistant: Wynston Shannon. Styling assistant: Mary Hovhannisyan This story features in the Autumn/Winter 2022 issue of AnOther Magazine, which is on sale internationally now. Buy a copy
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