Ila Nia, Kahuti open Fresh Finds Nairobi project with four-language love song 'hoosing You'

Ila Nia and Kahuti, whose collaboration on Choosing You marks the first release from the Fresh Finds Nairobi Sessions [Photo: Courtesy]

Singers Ila Nia and Kahuti have teamed up on Choosing You, the first release from the inaugural Spotify and ONErpm Fresh Finds Nairobi Sessions, bringing together two emerging voices in a four-language Afro-R&B song.

The collaboration follows a two-day music camp held in Nairobi, where artistes from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania worked with producers, songwriters and mentors to create new material.

The sessions marked the first time the Fresh Finds programme, which has previously featured emerging independent artistes through Spotify’s discovery platform, was brought to East Africa in this format.

Choosing You centres on the idea of repeatedly choosing the same person, with Ila Nia and Kahuti moving between English, Swahili, Luo and Kikuyu as they trade perspectives on love and commitment.