Denis Kanaka

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About Denis Kanaka

In the artist’s words: Describe one of your earliest musical memories in detail. I'm 13 years old in Rwanda, and I'm watching Kanye West and T-Pain's "Good Life" on TV. I'm inspired. I pick up an art book and write my first rhyme. The next thing I know, I'm downloading FL Studio. 10 years later, I'm opening for Big Sean & T-Pain. What are your top 3 all-time favorite albums on Apple Music, and why? Why did you choose these three albums in particular? John Mayer, Continuum Kanye West, Graduation Lupe Fiasco, Lupe Fiasco's The Cool (Deluxe Edition) Graduation encouraged me to take up music production, Continuum moved me to play the guitar, and The Cool pushed me to pick up a pen. Listen to my music and you'll hear these influences plus the Afrobeat that I grew up around in Kigali. Find a song of yours on Apple Music that you love and tell us what makes it special. Tell us why you chose this song. “My Queen (feat. Mike Kayihura)” My Queen with Mike Kayihura is my biggest hit thus far. When we created it at my crib in Kigali, I had no clue that it would be so big. I played the guitar riff and my wife added the sick snare. Mike came through with some konyagi and he killed it.

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