Kae Sun
Encyclopedia
Kae Sun or Kwaku Darko-Mensah is a Ghanaian singer-songwriter
based in Toronto,Canada. Kae Sun's music has hints of soul
, folk
, reggae
and hip-hop
creating a sound that is sometimes described as urban folk
and sometimes as hip-hop. He recently released his debut full length LP Lion On A Leash, in Canada on October 5, 2009. Kae Sun also writes poems and his work is regularly published in One Ghana, One Voice.
Studio albums
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
based in Toronto,Canada. Kae Sun's music has hints of soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
, folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
, reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
and hip-hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
creating a sound that is sometimes described as urban folk
Urban Folk
Urban folk may refer to:*Folk music from any urban cultural tradition *Anti-folk music...
and sometimes as hip-hop. He recently released his debut full length LP Lion On A Leash, in Canada on October 5, 2009. Kae Sun also writes poems and his work is regularly published in One Ghana, One Voice.
Discography
EPs- Ghost Town ProphecyGhost Town ProphecyGhost Town Prophecy is a 2007 album/EP by Canadian/Ghanaian Musician Kae Sun.-Track listing: # "Where Did Everybody Go" – 3:44# "Kidnapped" – 3:38# "Stay Up" – 3:52# "Metropolis" – 2:54# "Living In The City" – 3:38# "Angels By Day" – 4:37...
EP (2007) - Last Press Label - Outside The BarcodeOutside The BarcodeOutside The Barcode is a digital only, acoustic EP by Ghanaian/Canadian musician Kae Sun. Recorded in a one day session on a farm in Acton, Ontario and made available only through the artist's website....
EP (2011) - Digital Download Only.
Studio albums
- Lion On A LeashLion on a Leash-Track listing:# How Long# Too Young, Too Soon# A Day Goes By# Jungle Law# Black Candles# Freedom Train # Free# Word Interlude# Lion On A Leash# Going The Distance# Blow At The Stars ft. Vanderpark# On The Lookout...
LP (2009) - URBNET/Fontana NorthFontana NorthFontana North is a Canadian record distribution company and represents the Canadian wing of Fontana Distribution. It is a joint venture between Canadian-based MapleCore and US-based Fontana Distribution. The company was established by MapleCore in 2004 as MapleNationwide, and in 2006, it partnered...