biography

His voice has been described as "dreamy", "silky" & "smooth", influenced by the likes of Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and Michael Jackson but Melbourne based British/Nigerian singer Kehinde takes it all in his stride. He has one purpose with his music and that is to touch people and caress them with his voice. It has been a long and slow process. Originally a composer and budding producer, Kehinde learnt how to sing as a matter of necessity. "I wasn't that great early on and anytime I listen to my early demos I cringe with embarassment. Fortunately I had decent vocal coaches around me who taught me the basics and I was able to fashion out a style of my own".

But singing wasn't always his first love. Writing, recording and producing was and Kehinde spent the best part of ten years learning, recording demos and writing with up and coming singers. "I found it easy to relate to singers because I could sing and I could show them how to reach out and sing the note required by the song. I also did a lot of backing vocals as well". After a brief stint in pop/dance group, Vision of Heaven, Kehinde focused more on songwriting and developing singers, performing and recording occaisionally. Despite a sporadic singing career, Kehinde always wanted to record an album and it wasn't until 2008 that he decided to do something about it.

Now Kehinde is ready to take on the world with his brand of smooth pop/soul music and aims to join the likes of Seal, Lemar, Sade & Tunde Baiyewu as British/Nigerian global pop stars. He has a unique style of singing and a likeable charm, which should stand him in good stead. Kehinde is aiming for the top but is wise enough to know what it is all really about.

"Singing for me is about sharing ideas, love and emotion. It is about being blessed and blessing. It is intimate, it's about the individual fan and listener. I aim to touch people whichever way I can and if I only have one fan in the world then I will ensure that one fan has the best experience I can give".

Kehinde has taken his time to develop his own style, blend and music. From an early age music was in his blood. At age 5 he used to listen to his dad's reggae music and cut up circles of paper and play them on his tricycle wheels whilst emulating his reggae icons. As a teenager, he was introduced to the new wave sounds of Duran Duran, Tears For Fears and Spandau Ballet. His musical taste and influence crosses all cultures and all genres and with this rich history of musical influences, Kehinde sets out to make music to reach the parts others just cannot reach.