Syrian born Singer/Songwriter Mai. K is a breath of fresh air in a crowded industry of manufactured artists. Mai.K can be regarded as a 21st century, DIY artist. Someone who has suffered, fought and continued to know the only person she can truly rely on, is herself and the results are a true testament to her strength. Mai.K demonstrates that showing your true self and stripping back to show the honest truths, instead of coating the ‘truth’ in glitter creates a unique and much needed art form in today’s Music Industry.
“Breath of fresh air in a crowded industry of manufactured artists”
Fate is a wondrous thing – sometimes the timing isn’t ideal, but sometimes it’s perfect. When Mai.K was at the height of her career in 2017 and her critically acclaimed album, Reflection, was released and foreshadowed for big things, Mai discovered she was pregnant. She sacrificed the promotion of her newly released album to enjoy and delve into pregnancy and future motherhood; what an amazing time to reflect upon. Reflection of personal experiences is undeniably one of the key features in Mai.K’s music, it’s her truth and that’s something that’s sadly lacking in many popular acts today.
Luckily for us, Mai.K wouldn’t let motherhood set her back too far. Once again proving her perseverance and independence, she released EP, Change, in April of this year. Now, let’s do some reflection of our own and see what delights spring from Change.
The lead single, ‘Little Arab Girl’, is beautifully written with such simple yet emotive language. It’s one of those tracks you could listen once then listen to 50 times over and still be drawn into the emotional story it conveys. Racking up over 30 thousand views on YouTube, the video for Little Arab Girl is perfectly directed. It follows the theme of authenticity and Mai.K definitely acknowledges that such an emotive song doesn’t need a ‘busy’ video behind it. Simple and so beautifully effective.
“Powered by their equally politically driven music”
If you’ve heard of rapper, Lowkey, you’ve certainly been delighted with Mai.K. The two have collaborated on several tracks together, powered by their equally politically driven music. Most recently, Mai.K featured alongside Lowkey on ‘Ghosts of Grenfell’. Fortunately for many of us, we can’t directly relate to the struggles Mai.K refers to in her music but she demonstrates them so emotively that they become topics we have to attempt to relate with and understand how those directly impacted struggle.
Somebody with such realism, passion, bravery and drive for success deserves complete admiration. The future for Mai.K is bright, her drive for success equal to her drive to display positivity during dark times will carry her far. Keep a lookout for new releases and watch her artistry develop and teach along the way! I’ll link Mai.K’s social platforms below.
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClfG-4PKSWSgDcbkt0r2BMA
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Maikhalilmusic
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/maikhalilmusic/
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