Nigerian star Tems will be making her way to Kenya anytime soon, she has confrimed, and Kenyans are unsurprisingly more than ready.
The crooner who has amassed quite the colossal global appeal and success in just over a year tweeted: “Nairobi, Kenya, I’ll be coming very soon,” to the excitement of of her throngs of Kenyan fans on social media. This came just shortly after the ‘Damages’ singer wrapped up a successful London tour that saw her thrill fans at renowned concert venue, Koko.
Tems, real name Temilade Openiyi, sprung to prominence at the height of the global pandemic after featuring on Wizkid’s ‘Essence’ smash hit that was deemed 2021’s song of the summer. The hit earned her a Grammy nomination and catapulted her to new levels.
Since then, she has scored other major accolades (like winning Best International Act at the 2022 BET Awards) and collaborated with top tier artistes like Drake and Future and most recently featured on ‘Move’ off of Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance’ album.
She had fans in a chokehold with her rendition of Bob Marley’s ‘No Woman, No Cry’ featured in the trailer for the Black Panther sequel.