| Kae Sun | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kwaku Darko-Mensah Jnr. |
| Origin | Accra, Ghana |
| Genres | Indie, folk, hip-hop, world |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Labels | Urbnet/Fontana North |
| Website | www.kaesunmusic.com |
Kae Sun or Kwaku Darko-Mensah Jnr. is a Ghanaian-Canadian singer-songwriter. Kae Sun's music has hints of soul, folk and hip-hop creating a sound that is sometimes described as urban folk.[1] Kae Sun's debut album Lion On A Leash, was released on October 5, 2009 to very favorable reviews.[2] Kae Sun immigrated from Ghana to Canada in his teens after graduating from the renowned Achimota School in Accra where he first started performing. He studied Multimedia and Philosophy at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. The "tastemaker" music website Okayplayer described the emerging artist as , "a poetic observer of the human experience, his music is designed to touch without suffocating the listener with faux illusions of authenticity or grandeur".[3]