Within the quiet areas between rain and sunshine, the place the luxurious greenery of St. Ann whispers historical knowledge, Ky-enie King discovered his voice. In his personal phrases, he isn’t just one other reggae artist, he’s a vessel carrying the torch of acutely aware music whereas blazing his path within the modern scene. Born of a journey amid Jamaica’s vibrant hills—the place reggae ancestors nonetheless murmur within the breeze—Ky-enie’s soul was all the time destined for greater than the runway. His Rastafarian religion isn’t only a non secular anchor however the compass guiding his artwork, remodeling melody and verse right into a calling far past leisure.
When his observe “Rain” slipped into the gritty realism of the film “Shottas,” the world caught a glimpse of a storyteller whose authenticity refused to be confined by geography, planting a seed that has grown over practically twenty years of dedication.
As 2025 unfolds, his sophomore EP, Let It Rain, emerges as each a excessive level of his journey and the start of one thing new. With every acoustic-infused be aware and introspective lyric, Ky-enie crafts a sanctuary the place private struggles morph into collective therapeutic, inviting listeners to sway and journey inward.
When requested in regards to the new EP, Ky-Enie answered World A Reggae: ‘Let It Rain is about recharging and re-energizing the soul, tapping again into self, and awakening the sleeping minds. The race shouldn’t be for the swift—life is about endurance, development, and perseverance. This music is right here to uplift the spirit, wash away sorrows, and produce therapeutic. Similar to the rain nourishes the earth, we’ve got to embrace the storms to develop. Let it rain.’”
This launch isn’t simply music—it’s a limited-edition, multi-sensory communion that transforms sound into ritual, resisting not solely oppressive programs however the non secular disconnect that so usually leaves us adrift. In Ky-enie King’s fingers, reggae stays at its core a drive of resistance and ascension, a reminder that even in a fractured world, the rain falls, the earth receives, and one thing lovely, life-affirming, all the time grows.
The Let It Rain Video is directed by Khemis. Govt Producers: Huey Gowdie, Lloyd “Reggaeology” Laing and produced By IslandRock For International Beat Studios.