Wanja Wohoro

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Wanja is an Indie-Soul singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Nairobi, Kenya and Sydney, Australia – currently residing in Southern California. In February 2015 she released a tropical summer single ‘Counting’ and an accompanying music video. On September 21st 2018, Wanja released her debut album ‘Matriarch’: a creative endeavour exploring the story of contemporary womanhood through a personal lens. Since it’s release it has garnered a great deal of positive attention including making Wanja Apple Music Africa’s ‘Favourite New Artist’ for the month of October. She was also selected as one of the top 100 artists in Africa as part of Mr Eazi’s (Nigeria) #Empawa100Africa initiative in 2019. In August 2019 Wanja participated in the Art Omi Music Residency in Upstate New York. She was one of twelve international musicians selected to participate in the collaborative music incubation in Hudson NY. Her collaborative EP with electronic music colloective EA Wave 'Honey' came out in 2020 to positive reviews and engagement. Wanja has also featured at various festivals and performances in Australia, Kenya, the US and South Africa, and continues to perform and release music regularly, bringing visibility to the Black feminine experience and the necessity for authentic, intimate storytelling throughout Africa and to the world.