Kaysha

Kaysha
Edward Mokolo Jr.
Background information
Born
Edward Mokolo Jr.

1974 (age 51–52)
Kinshasa, Zaire
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • businessman
  • producer
Years active1992–present
LabelSushiraw

Edward Mokolo Jr. (born 1974), better known as Kaysha, is a French singer/rapper and producer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (former Zaire). He is the son of Congolese politician Édouard Mokolo Wa Mpombo.

Career

He was born in Kinshasa, Zaire but emigrated to France with his parents at the age of seven[citation needed]. Kaysha's first single, which used a sample from French West Indian band Kassav's Oulé, was called "Bounce Baby".

Kaysha's second single was "Telephone", from his album I'm Ready. The next year, he changed his entire style to record a more urban album called Worldwidechico with a duo with Wu-Tang Clan's Killah Priest. One of his biggest single is the global African hit "On dit quoi", from his album It's All Love, released on his own label Sushiraw in 2003. Some of his biggest hits are "Love de toi", "One Love", "Question my heart", "Fiona", "Musiquarian" and many more...

Kaysha is also a music producer. He produced songs for Passi, Solaar, Jacob Desvarieux, Soumia, Elizio, Ludo, Vanda May, Aycee Jordanu and others.

He produced huge hits for other artists like "Deeper" & "Rebound Chick" for Nelson Freitas, "I like it" for Abege, "Close your eyes" for Djodje, "Ceu" & "Love again" for C4 Pedro, and many more hits

Kaysha is one of the first African artist to have been nominated in the MTV Europe Awards in 2005 for Best African Artist

He won a Kora award for best African Artist in 2000. He won a Kora award for best African Artist of the Diaspora in 2004 and 2005.[citation needed]

In 2015, he issued an Afro-house hit single, "Mama Kosa" featuring Central African, DJ and music producer, Boddhi Satva.

On 17 June 2019, Kaysha collaborated with Poison Mobutu, Mj30, Tutu Calugi, Nathalie Makoma, Noah Lunsi, Rebo Tchulo, Nzeté Sexy Chocolat Chaud and Oliverman on "Allez Les Leopards," a song composed for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations to honor the Congolese football national team, dubbed Les Leopards.

Discography

Albums

Covers

Performances with others

As producer | Writer | Composer | Executive producer

References

  1. ↑ Lebrave, Benjamin (July 20, 2015). "Meet Kaysha and Boddhi Satva, the collaborators behind Afro House Hit "Mama Kosa"". The Fader. Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Découvrez la chanson "Allez les léopards" pour la CAN 2019, chantée par Poison Mobutu, Mj 30, Tutu Calugi, Nathalie Makoma et pleins d'autres Congolais" [Discover the song “Allez les leopards” for CAN 2019, sung by Poison Mobutu, Mj 30, Tutu Calugi, Nathalie Makoma and many other Congolese]. Mbote.cd (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2024.