FlowFlani Brings Mugiithi To Hip-Hop With New Single 'Rekia Wacuka' Featuring Paul Gathu
1 May 2020
by Kabura Ng'ang'a
It is always amazing when oldies are making a comeback in a very contemporary beat; even much better when they maintain the native language of the song. This is what FlowFlani has done with his latest single ‘Rekia Wacuka’.
‘Rekia Wacuka’ is a hip-hop ode to Kajohnie Kariuki’s Kinyanjui Mambrita. It is a song about fighting for love and in the context of FlowFlani, he explains it as, “when you find love, hold on to it and fight to keep it there.”
‘Rekia Wacuka’ is put on a background hip-hop bass beat. This is then layered with a number of traditional instruments and an acoustic guitar. FlowFlani marries the kikuyu genre, mwomboko and hip-hop to create this masterpiece.
The song opens to a sang chorus by Paul Gathu. FlowFlani jumps on the verse with great delivery lyricism, all done in Kikuyu. He maintains a lot of originality of the original song with FlowFlani rapping in Kikuyu. FlowFlani and Paul harmonize towards the end of the song to create this good outro for the song.
FlowFlani is a beatboxer and a hip-hop artist who has been releasing hip-hop music done in Kikuyu. Get ‘Rekia Wacuka’ on FlowFlani’s socials and catch this hip-hop mwomboko vibe with him and Paul Gathu.
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