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Kiaani, whose real name is Stephen Kofi Annan, says he wants to make Afrobeat the number genre of music around the world.

He explained Afrobeat is spiritual and has a massage for every that listens to it, adding that he wants to pass his massage to the world through his music.

The rising Afrobeat star noted that making music comes to him easily because he is a freestyle artiste. He flows effortlessly in freestyle and has been invited on several high profile occasions and he always has great effect on his audiences.

Kiaani’s music is different from the usual because he amazingly puts life into his it with the aim of making an impact on anyone who listens to his songs. There no doubt that he has impressed every person who has come across him.

The secret to this is that whilst making music, he focuses on connecting to the instrumentation in order to understand the language it speaks before adding his magical touch to it. He once said in an interview that music is more spiritual than physical to him.

The fast-rising singer was born on 28th of December 1991 in Prampram, in Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

He started basic school in Medina at La-Nkwantanang and still lives there. After basic school, he moved to Hillview Secondary School where he studied visual art.

His parents wanted him to be a soldier as he was the sixth child out of the seven they had but he had interests in music.

He disclosed that he picked up interest in music at a very young age because his mother loved music. He said that he used to freestyle songs on the streets about 20 ago and decided to go professional after giving it a thought. He claims music chose him and not the other way around.

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As a musician, Kiaani sings predominantly in English, Twi and Ga.

The last two are Ghanaian languages. However, he stated that creating and making music is the best thing he excels at even with the inclusion of the art he still practises. Besides music, he used to play football but stopped due to an accident he had when he was much younger.

He explained some time ago that one of his challenges in getting a wider exposure is that people do not wholeheartedly accept change and would not pay much attention to people who do not rock with the stars and icons in the music industry.

However, for the fans that he already has, he happens to pass through the facade of just been a music artiste to them but strives to keep an ever glowing and appreciative atmosphere with them.

Interestingly, although Kiaani is signed to a record label called “Triff Music”, Asamoah Gyan, who is soccer icon and entrepreneur, has recognized him.

Asamoah Gyan, who stumbled upon Kiaani on social media, was so thrilled with his unique style of music that he started sharing them. Kiaani mentioned that that this act of kindness brought further limelight to his career and more people started appreciating his music. Fortunately, he has collaboration with him underway

Initially, he debuted his first single entitled “Vanavakpo”, produced by Mix Master Garzy under the name, Rhino Rignal but now Kiaani has about eight released music songs and is known for his viral single tracks. For instance, “Smoke Dem”, directed by Banabas Delali, speaks about wolves in sheep’s clothing, who pretend to be friends all the time and emphasizing that they stay far away from him.

His other songs include “Distance Love”, “Hopeful” featuring his elder brother, “Ginger Me”, “Missing Me” “Money”, “Fa” and the hit maker “For Better For Worse” after which he dropped a new banger “Who’s The King?” produced by Caliber and mastered by Mix Master Garzy. “Who’s The King?” is a track that questions the rulership in the music industry as everyone, having something great in them, claims to be the king but ends on the note that everyone is only a king or queen in their own right.

Kiaani said Sean Paul, Bennie Man, Kojo Antui, Nana Acheampong and Sammi Asan were an early inspiration to him. However, much he admires them, he says he exercises caution to maintain his own uniqueness and specialty, so he doesn’t begin to sound like them.

He looks forward to working with Davido, Burna Boy, Wizkid, Diamond and others. His advice to aspiring musicians is that they should remain focused and determined now more than ever and urged them to pay less attention to people and focus on God.

Kiaani is without doubt going to hit the music industry with a wave of unique hits and freshness and everyone should be on their toes for more.