Mari

Bio

Mari is a singer-songwriter based in Nairobi, Kenya who does conscious music (music with a message that relates to everyday life experiences). His career spanning from 2009 has seen him grow to perform in some of Kenya's most prestigious venues and get recognition both locally and internationally. His music has reached audiences in over 100 countries worldwide cutting across continents from Africa to Europe, North America to South America, Asia to Australia. At the height of the COVID pandemic, his music was streamed in 130 countries on major music streaming platforms globally. At the start of 2021, he was nominated in The Rampage Music Awards for 'Best Male Vocalist' and 'Entertainer of the Year' categories.

With his debut single 'Happy to be Yours' getting featured on Africa's popular 'Channel O' after release in 2012, Mari embarked on the journey to his debut E.P 'Let It Out EP'. Its 1st single, 'Matilda An Acoustic' released in 2014, saw him grow his career further, with one of the highlights being an interview feature on Zuku Entertainment's 'Raw Sessions' which popularly aired in the Eastern and Southern Africa regions. He went on to release the E.P. in 2015, whose success climaxed with one of the singles 'Break of Dawn' being selected as the soundtrack for M-net's 'Flowers & Bricks' movie.

The complete 16-track ‘Let It Out’ album was released in November 2018, with a 10-track version released on Boomplay in January of 2019. The release has proved to be a success with select singles from the album currently on rotation on several radio stations in different countries around the world including the US, UK, Canada, France, and Kenya, among others. A few of the songs have also been featured on several charts worldwide including the top 5 weekly pop charts on Indie Storm Radio, top 10 pop chart on Indie Rampage Radio, top 20 chart on Digital DJ Pool, and top 50 pop charts on Boomplay in Kenya, Cote d’Ivoire, and Guinea.

In the course of 2019, his efforts caught the eye of international music company, Rehegoo Music Group. Mari is currently working in conjunction with the company to reach wider audiences for his music. He has since released two singles ‘Duty Calls’ and ‘Beautiful Monster’ globally through Rehegoo Music. The songs have also been featured in several compilation albums released through the label.

With no releases of his own in 2020, Mari embarked on collaborative projects, featuring on four songs on Thomas Hype's album 'God's Son'. The album was released in October 2020. He also performed on the main stage at the annual ONGEA Eastern Africa Summit, arguably the region’s biggest music conference. As a strong advocate of keeping safe during the Covid-19 pandemic, Mari was among select artists chosen to perform at the “Together at Home” virtual concert, a Kenyan government initiative to create awareness of the spread of Covid-19. The production has been airing on local TV stations since June 2020.

2021 saw Mari’s music soar to new heights...

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Hello Tees - Merch Release Announcement #merch #spaceexploration
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'Pages of my Diary' is out now on stores worldwide. Have a listen
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Mari - Like a Waterfall (KBI Launch live performance)

Music

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Duty Calls
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Deezer
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Dancing to the Beat of the Drums
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SoundCloud
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Happy To Be Yours by Mari
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Videos

Hello Tees - Merch Release Announcement #merch #spaceexploration
Mari Releases New Line Of Merch
Mari - Like a Waterfall (KBI Launch live performance)
Mari - Like a Waterfall (live performance keys + vocals)
Mari - Like a Waterfall (live performance)
Mari - Memories Live on The Lounge with Chao @CapitalFMKenya
Memories... performance snippet of my interview on The Lounge with Chao Tolle on @CapitalFMKenya
The 'My Tribe Your Tribe' concert was an amazing experience. Here's a clip of me performing D Song
4 days to go till the My Tribe Your Tribe concert. Get your advance tickets
Shujaa - Thomas Hype ft Mari Trailer
Back 2 Basics Episode 9 - Mari - Memories (Live Performance)
Back 2 Basics Episode 9 preview #shorts #back2basics #liveperformance #consciousmusic
Back 2 Basics Episode 8 - Mari - Misplaced Tears (Live Performance)
Back 2 Basics Episode 8 preview #shorts
Back 2 Basics Episode 7 - Mari - Living On The Rainbow (Live Performance)
Back 2 Basics Episode 7 preview #shorts
Back 2 Basics Episode 6 preview #shorts
Back 2 Basics Episode 6 - Mari - Love Song I Wrote (Live Performance)
Back 2 Basics Episode 5 - Mari - Where I Wanna Be Live Performance
Back 2 Basics Episode 5 preview #shorts
Back 2 Basics Episode 4 - Mari - Beautiful Monster Live Performance
Back 2 Basics Episode 4 preview #shorts
Back 2 Basics Episode 3 preview #shorts
Back 2 Basics Episode 3 - Mari - Matilda an Acoustic Live Performance
Back 2 Basics episode 2 - Mari - Happy to be Yours (Live Performance)
Back 2 Basics episode 2 preview #shorts
Back 2 Basics Episode 1 - Mari - Music Is My Life (Live Performance)
Mari Live Stream
Mari x TD Poetsome - Live Performance at the Pawa Cafe
Mari - Music is my life (Intro Let It Out album)
Mari - Beautiful Monster (Live Recording Session)
Mari - Matilda an Acoustic (Audio)
Mari - Happy to be Yours (Official Music Video)

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Gigs

KENairobi, Kenya
In operation since: 
2009

Contact

Mari Gikaru

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