{"id":64629,"date":"2020-08-20T08:56:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T07:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=64629"},"modified":"2020-08-20T08:56:20","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T07:56:20","slug":"aka-klaye-brings-that-authentic-london-sound-with-latest-single-faya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/08\/aka-klaye-brings-that-authentic-london-sound-with-latest-single-faya\/","title":{"rendered":"AKA Klaye Brings That Authentic London Sound With Latest Single &#8216;Faya&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Singer\/songwriter and rap artist AKA Klaye grew up in London, where he absorbed the sounds of modern street culture. His music is a fusion of catchy pop beats and melodies with dancehall, resulting in a Jamaican-flavoured summery party vibe. His latest single, &#8216;Faya&#8217;, certainly captures all this and will be a sure-fire dance floor hit. The video for &#8216;Faya&#8217; premiered on Link Up TV on August 18.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Faya&#8217; has an upbeat, fun sound, which will get your body moving right from the start. The clip is made up of quick juxtapositions of AKA Klaye and a variety of dancers, dressed in bright colours, against a background of either studio lighting or in a stark white room. Listening to the track in isolation it&#8217;s easy to understand why AKA Klaye has been highlighted as a new and upcoming London artist: his music exudes the city with every note; it&#8217;s almost possible to smell it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_71194\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KnHDaWO70pg?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"AKA KLAYE   FIRE :FAYA NW2 MUSIC\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/KnHDaWO70pg\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">AKA Klaye&#8217;s trap music has caught the ear of radio and club playlist compilers, and has been embraced by BBC Radio 1 Xtra&#8217;s reggae legend, David Rodigan MBE, and Toddla T, the latter of whom said,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAKA Klaye\u00a0bringing that authentic UK vibe, absolute fire!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Additionally his music has been played on Capital Radio, and KISS FM, as well as radio stations across Europe, particularly Scandinavia, making him a very exciting one to watch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">AKA Klaye and his band have also supported UB40 on a UK stadium tour, where he was given the opportunity to showcase his sounds, which are a true representation of what&#8217;s going on in Modern British Music.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Faya&#8217; is out now, and can be streamed and downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/ditto.fm\/faya-aka-klaye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find out more about AKA Klaye and his music online on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/officialklaye\/\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/klayemusic?lang=en\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/officialklaye\/\">Instagram<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/3vJI0q5sn2LwcViODy6yTD?si=c6irdfwkTY6ZOj6j1B2-Tw\">Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer\/songwriter and rap artist AKA Klaye grew up in London, where he absorbed the sounds of modern street culture. His music is a fusion of catchy pop beats and melodies with dancehall, resulting in a Jamaican-flavoured summery party vibe. His latest single, &#8216;Faya&#8217;, certainly captures all this and will be a sure-fire dance floor hit. The video for &#8216;Faya&#8217; premiered on Link Up TV on August 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":64630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,21453,21445,21446,21449,640],"tags":[25936,12162,25937,11720,77,370,1945,116,10677,819,81,22992],"class_list":["post-64629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-new-singles","category-reviews","category-single-reviews","category-video-reviews","category-videos","tag-aka-klaye","tag-dancehall","tag-faya","tag-lisa-hafey","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-new-video","tag-review","tag-single-review","tag-trap","tag-video","tag-video-review"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-gOp","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":54375,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/09\/kay-da-ace-releases-brand-new-single-daily\/","url_meta":{"origin":64629,"position":0},"title":"Kay Da Ace Releases Brand New Single &#8216;Daily&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"10\/09\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"'Daily' is the second release this year from Kay Da Ace, and follows on from his single, 'Laye Mi', which came out in March.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/KayDaAce-Daily-Artwork.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/KayDaAce-Daily-Artwork.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/KayDaAce-Daily-Artwork.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/KayDaAce-Daily-Artwork.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":66695,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/12\/fya-nya-releases-latest-single-sen-on-ft-whosdxn\/","url_meta":{"origin":64629,"position":1},"title":"Fya Nya Releases Latest Single, &#8216;Sen On&#8217; ft. 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