Super Morio: 'Matata' set to launch new album

By Wendy Sonye

Matata, a Norway-based Kenyan dance/music group, is set to launch their debut studio album dubbed ‘Super Morio.’

The group has released their first single, ‘Oversize T-shirt’ featuring Sauti Sol, from the upcoming album.

The song’s audio was recorded in Oslo, Norway, and Nairobi, Kenya, and then mastered in London.

The group, which has been off the scene for the better part of the year, has been promising their fans a project they have been working on for months, which is almost complete.

“We are cooking like never before. We can’t wait for y’all to listen to our new projects. It’ll be Matata season soon,” the group responded to their fans on why they went low-key.

The ‘Mare Mare’ and ’Gengetone love’ hitmakers during an interview said they don’t want to announce the release date of their new album as they are looking for potential distributors to work with.

“The thing is we do not want to disclose anything yet since we are looking to work with big distributors so we cannot give details until we are sure of the release dates,” Festus Mwenda, a Matata group member, told the Standard.

Matata is comprised of five members namely Freddy Milanya, Richie Mathu, Ken Kimathi, Marcus Ojiambo and Festus Mwenda.

They are speculated to have worked with musical virtuosos like Liam Bailey and NSG from London, Okello Max, Sauti sol, and Wakadinali from Kenya.