Swedish artist MaKeyla has made a name for herself with her latest single ‘Gråta in the rain’ and she isn’t bound by what genre she belongs in. The 26-year old musician fuses Afrobeats, amapiano and sleek modern pop into an irresistible track that is an irresistible fusion of disparate influences into a singular, invigorating artistic vision.
From its hypnotic percussive salvo it shows you like no other, with a kinetic, undulating groove that will never relinquish itself from your ears. Ultimately, however, it’s MaKeyla’s vocal performance that sticks in the mind most. Performing entirely in her native Swedish , MaKeyla’s lyrics stingingly explore the after math of a messy romantic split, delivered with a persuasive heart on the sleeve authenticity, but full of electricity and power from her delivery, which is equal parts powerhouse and nuanced, able to shift from sculpted melodic refrains to rapidfire rhythmic demonstrations at a moments notice. While it’s a raw message, it never supersedes the auditory pleasure in the way she moves between flows and cadences over the thrumming Afro fusion instrumental.
The song’s very existence is a testament to MaKeyla’s tenacious independent spirit and relentless drive. From getting rejected by the Swedish music industry as a teenager to braving uncertain waters abroad, the path to “Gråta in the rain” has been an arduous uphill climb paved with constant self-belief. A first introduction to an ascendant creative force, “Gråta in the rain” is a bold and uncompromising work as bold and uncompromising as her own life’s journey, in forging her own resilient artistic identity across stints in Toronto, Los Angeles, and tutelage under industry luminaries. For longtime fans it is an inspiring affirmation that MaKeyla’s devotion to brazenly following the singular artistic truth is thrillingly still intact.
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