Singer Amani Reveals Her Relationship With American Superstar R. Kelly

Amani is one of the most established artistes in Kenya who have been in the industry for more than a decade and still going strong.

The veteran songbird has had an experience that is insurmountable in the music industry, and along the way someone has been an integral part in her glittering career.

Speaking to the Nairobian Amani revealed that American music luminary R.Kelly is one person she holds so close to her heart and that he is one of the people who have inspired her music career.

Amani recalls when in 2010 she was picked to represent Kenya in the Airtel One8 Project and was the only female artiste from Africa to be picked for the project.

                R.Kelly

“That Airtel endorsement put me on the continental platform. I remember once being stopped at the airport by two fans from Cape Verde for autographs. I was shocked. I have performed in countries that I would never imagine,” Amani told the Nairobian.

The songstress recalls how the Project enabled her and other 7 artistes record the song Hands Across the World with R.Kelly in his house in Chicago.

It was here that Amani developed her relationship with R. Kelly and since then, the singer has continued to inspire the Kenyan songbird and she is not looking back any time soon.

Other artistes in the song include 2face (Nigeria), 4×4 (Ghana), Alikiba (Tanzania), Fally Ipupa (DR Congo), JK (Zambia), Movaizhaleine (Gabon) and Navio (Uganda).

Amani recently released a single Kizunguzungu which is expected to be launched on Vevo, a global platform.