KABEAUSHÉ PRESENTS: IGGY SWAGGERING UNGRATEFUL...

Radical, ingenious, and complex, as if it were a grand and joyful game, the singer, rapper, and producer creates a captivating whirlwind of styles and references ranging from his hometown, Nairobi, to his current residence in Berlin, from French baroque music to soundtracks, rock, hip-hop, and pop. All of this is shocking yet makes sense when he allows a wide variety of musical, cinematic, and pictorial influences to intensify within his extravagant pop culture total artwork. "It should bite the ears a bit," he says, affable in conversation and completely furious on stage. Exploring ideas of beauty, pain, and identity to their ultimate consequences, Kabeaushé is a hyper-creative force expanding boundaries as much as the title of his second and most recent album: “KABEAUSHÉ PRESENTS: IGGY SWAGGERING UNGRATEFUL INCESSANT LITTLE PEEEAAAAAAAA”.

Kabochi Gitau, his real name, created Kabeaushé to live, explore, and savor his passionate art in all its facets. It is a constant and dazzling process. And from this Kabeaushé universe, a character has emerged in recent years who now dominates the current album with a terrifying splendor and a sarcastic force: Herr. Iggy, leader of the fictional empire The Kingdom of Doerf. His people want to overthrow this egotistical despot, but he desperately clings to power. In songs and videos, Kabeaushé narrates the story of Iggy's rise and fall.