Sauti Sol Signs With Universal Music Africa
Sauti Sol, East Africa’s well doing band, has signed with Universal Music Africa.
The music group kicks off the year with a major deal, the group is made up of four musicians (Polycarp Otieno, Savara Mudigi, Willis Chimano and Bien-Aimé Baraza).
Sauti Sol will be looking to break into the international market following this deal. Already, their discography is stacked with timeless gems such as “Melanin” (featuring Patoranking) and “Sura Yako.”
It’s official! Our first major label deal, UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP. Thank you guys for being patient. We really hope y’all are ready for the new album 🔥 #MidnightTrain 🌏. @umgsa #AfricaCreativeAgency pic.twitter.com/pCksFzxgmt
— SAUTI SOL (@sautisol) January 30, 2020
Their music is an amalgam of traditional African music, Kenyan folk, R & B, and Afro Pop. They have four albums to their credit with the most recent being Afrikan Sauce, their 2019-released collaboration-heavy project.
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