Hate it or Love it! Victoria Kimani is the biggest female musician in East Africa.
Kimani is a Pan-African International Artist from Kenya, East Africa, Her music is a fusion of sounds.
Despite all the competition from the likes of Jovial, Nadia Mukami, Zuchu, and Nandy, Kimani reigns. She continues to be the supreme queen of East African music.
People often ask me what it’s like to be such a successful artist in Africa. And to be honest, it’s not always easy.
The Artiste face a lot of criticism and judgment, but they must learn to block it out and stay focused on their goals to achieve their dreams.
Victoria Kimani’s background snippet
Victoria Kimani is sister to legendary rappers Kimya Miyaki and Bamboo of the timeless hit record dubbed ‘Usilete Compe’ who is now a born-again preacher of the Gospel.
Victoria Kimani is not like your typical Kenyan singers who easily fade away into an abyss without us ever mentioning their name like ever, no she’s way bigger than a lot of people want to credit her.
She did all the hard work many years ago by putting Kenya on the musical map, on the international music pedestal even by collaborating with the biggest artistes in Africa and the world, like Busta Rhymes, Diamond Platnumz, Sarkodie, Khuli Chana, AKA, just to name a few, when it all seemed impossible and not feasible from way back!
9 years ago she dropped the dance-hit single dubbed ‘Mtoto’.
“Sexy, Body Moving, and Fun are three words that describe the video,” says Kimani.
To date, she is still the biggest female musician in East Africa and that’s the honest truth that most people out there don’t want to admit.
She’s got talent, charisma, and a whole lot of attitude. And when it comes that outstanding fashion statement, you’ve got to admit that she’s a BOSS.
Victoria Kimani on stage, work, and philanthropic projects
Victoria Kimani is the first-ever East African Maybelline NY Ambassador, like ever! you don’t see her flaunting that achievement every day, that means she’s as humble as she’s successful, she doesn’t rub her success on people’s faces like most female artistes do nowadays.
She is among the few artists selected to perform on Coke Studio by Coca-cola for two consecutive years.
Kimani was also involved in Bono’s One Campaign for two years.
She was working with Women and Girls across Africa as well as promoting Agriculture along side U2’s Bono.
Why Victoria Kimani is the biggest female musician in East Africa
The award-winning Singer-Songwriter has released 4 studio projects and collaborated with plenty of Afrobeats & International artists worldwide.
The albums are; ‘Safari’, released in 2016, with 14 songs, ‘Afropolitan’ which was released in 2018 with 7 songs, ‘Afreaka’ in 2020 and 9 songs and finally, ‘Spirit Animal’ in 2021.
Animal Spirit is a 16-track project featuring artists like KiDi, Bella Shmurda, Peruzzi, H_ART THE BAND, Yemi Alade and many others.
So if you’re looking for some good afro-pop tunes to get your groove on, be sure to check out her music that’s available across all digital platforms.
No matter what you think of her, either her personality or her music, there’s no denying that Victoria Kimani has put in the work and effort to be who is she. She is still the most successful female artist in East Africa.
