Malaika Khadijaa - Nyota (Official Music Video)

This is the official music video for “Nyota” by Malaika Khadijaa (2021). You can stream “Nyota” here.

About: Malaika Khadijaa is a Toronto-based artist whose sultry yet soft voice is as smooth as her signature headscarf. Her music oozes into the pieces of your soul that you didn’t even know existed. She harmonizes like an angel and her indie R&B with a sprinkle of African melodies have the power to make your heart shine a little brighter.

Malaika was born and raised in the suburbs just outside of Toronto. She is a first-generation Canadian but celebrates her Ugandan, Kenyan, and Antiguan roots. Incorporating her heritage into everything she does as an artist is extremely important to her. She possesses a unique ability to masterfully blend her culture into modern art. Whether it be by the way she dresses, the rhythms in her music, or even the languages used, you will get a little taste of her Afro-Caribbean roots.

Malaika has also begun incorporating her home languages of Swahili and Kinubi into her more recent music in hopes to connect with her people across the diaspora.

Credit List: Director: Chrxstelle, Videographer & Editor: Paul Ohonsi, Producer: Malaika Khadijaa & Chrxstelle, Executive Producer: Free, Stylist: Zehna Odwar, Model 1: Amara Lorde, Model 2: Bryana Burnette, Model 3: Miriam Rowe

Connect with Malaika: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Website

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