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Desire

28.7K streams

28,690

No Retreat

19.5K streams

19,548

No Retreat

19.5K streams

19,548

Wine Fi You

16.4K streams

16,391

Never Leave Me Alone

15.7K streams

15,704

African Men

15.6K streams

15,569

Don't Cry

11.4K streams

11,405

Get Lifted (Remix)

9.2K streams

9,206

Lover's Paradise

9K streams

8,999

Praises to Mama

7.6K streams

7,604

Biography

Cathy Matete is a Kenyan award winning singer, songwriter, recording and performing artist whose music encapsulates a determined and passionate energy intent on telling the African story. Her soulful performances surface the listener’s deepest, most profound thoughts taking them on a journey through a musical world where freedom and joy, balance sorrow and injustice. 
 Cathy who has always been a creator at heart, writes her music from a place of meaning intending to capture her audience with music that is relatable and full of emotion. The development of her unique style is as a result of a lifetime of music influenced largely by Lovers Rock and Roots Reggae fused with Neo-soul and elements of African Languages. Her larger than life stage persona, powerful but heavenly voice has seen her take the Reggae music world by storm!! 
 Cathy Matete has graced numerous stages; The Jamhuri Reggae Festival, SoFar Gig, The Go down Gig, Alliance Française of Nairobi with her hit single ‘No Retreat’ which caught Kenya by surprise. Cathy Matete has also shared the stage with international and award winning Reggae acts such as Queen Ifrica, Capleton, Jah 9, Christafari Band just to mention a few. Apart from gracing stages with her soulful performances, Cathy Matete has been honored at the Kalasha Awards, East Africa’s most prestigious film awards for her contribution to the film industry in 2019 for “Best Original Score” for her song ‘Woman Of Steel’ on the Film ‘What’s on Your Mind’.