The perfect blend
Downtown Kayoto is finding himself and forging his own path in UK D&B music.
Looking for new music with strong drums&bass, a catchy melody, and high quality production?
Check out Downtown Kayoto, who released his latest single “Run from you” this morning.
This new single comes only a few months after he released “In2you,” his only release in 2022. He has put huge emphasis on all of the visuals accompanying each track, even posting a behind the scenes of how he created the cover art for “Run from you” in London.
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A Rap/Hip Hop artist, Chiko Chinyazda was born in Zimbabwe and moved to the U.K. when he was four years old. Growing up in Hull, a town with mostly working class white families, he always knew he was different and embraced it. Being in the open fields inspire his music, giving him the space to grow and experiment without the pressure of a larger music scene like in London. His 2021 EP “NAVIG8” came from Chinyazda’s experiences navigating through major events in his life and setting goals for himself.
He told Jay Fullarton with The Pit London, “It’s a mixed bag [NAVIG8], I came into it approaching it thinking this would be like the be-all and end-all, like I had to deliver a classic. I really slowly learnt that that wasn’t the case, and I was putting a bit too much pressure on myself, thinking I’ve been awarded this opportunity to make music at this level and it be presented to the masses, so I felt like every single swing had to be a home run, but that wasn’t necessarily the case. I had to think of it more as trekking up a mountain, I can take a few steps today, but tomorrow you might trek half of it, and achieve way more.”
Chinyazda started releasing music in 2019 and has since been named Radio 1’s Future Artist and has received co-signs from Jessie Ware, Zane Lowe, and Pharrell Williams. He is getting festival slots around the UK and continuing to grow his audience with music that was mostly recorded in his bedroom in Hull.
His tracks are at home on playlists alongside music by Channel Tres, Q, and Duckwrth. Influenced by artists like The Weeknd, Myles Cameron, and slowthai, Chinyazda is putting his own spin on the R&B, D&B, and Hip Hop coming out of the U.K.
We hope there is a full album on the horizon for Downtown Kaytoto. Follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @downtownkayoto to stay up to date with new music.
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