Kanyanta M.

English and the languages he grew up speaking, in the same line — the way people actually talk.

Kanyanta M. writes Afro-pop and melodic hip-hop out of Zambia. The rap is conversational rather than performed, the production is built to sit next to anything, and the writing is adult: two people, both sides, what was said and what wasn't.

Modern Zambian music that doesn't translate itself for anyone.