Kelela
{{Short description|American singer (born 1983)}}
{{distinguish|Kehlani}}
{{for|the district of Ethiopia|Kelela (woreda)}}
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{{Use American English|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Kelela
| native_name = ከለላ
| native_name_lang = am
| image = Kelela Piknik i Parken 2018 (205003).jpg
| alt = In the stage lighting, framed against darkness, Kelela turns her head and looks to the side
| caption = Kelela in June 2018
| birth_name = Kelela Mizanekristos
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|06|04}}
| birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|Alternative R&B{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2013/dec/12/best-albums-2013-kelela-number-7|title=The best albums of 2013: No 7 – Cut 4 Me by Kelela|last1=Gibsone|first1=Harriet|date=December 12, 2013|work=The Guardian|access-date=June 28, 2014}}|electronic{{cite web |last=Offner |first=Daniel |url=https://salutemag.com/2015/10/11/just-cant-get-enough-of-kelela |title=Just Can't Get Enough Of Kelela |work=Salute Magazine |date=October 11, 2015 |access-date=May 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529211355/https://salutemag.com/2015/10/11/just-cant-get-enough-of-kelela |archive-date=May 29, 2018 |url-status=dead }}{{cite magazine |last=Vain |first=Madison |url=http://ew.com/music/2017/10/17/kelela-take-me-apart-album-interview |title=Kelela wants her 'empowering' music to help people find 'solace' |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=October 17, 2017 |access-date=May 29, 2018 |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222083852/http://ew.com/music/2017/10/17/kelela-take-me-apart-album-interview/ |url-status=dead }}|R&G{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1415-rg-a-brief-history-of-grimes-softer-side/|title=R&G: A Brief History of Grime's Softer Side|website=Pitchfork.com|date=January 18, 2017|access-date=March 19, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2016/07/10-rhythm-and-grime-songs-you-should-revisit/|title=10 R&G Songs You Should Revisit|website=Complex.com|access-date=March 19, 2020}}}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| years_active = 2011–present
| label = {{hlist|Warp|Fade to Mind}}
| associated_acts = Gorillaz
| website = {{URL|kelela.co}}
}}
Kelela Mizanekristos ({{langx|am|ከለላ ሚዛነክርስቶስ}}, {{transliteration |am |käläla mizanäkərəsətosə |italics=no}}, {{IPA|am|kələla mizanəkrɨstos|}}){{cite AV media |last=Michon |first=Eva |date=June 5, 2014 |title=Say My Name featuring Kelela |type=video |language=en-us |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hejohRKRhu4 |publisher=Bad Day Magazine }} (born June 4, 1983) is an American singer. She made her debut in the music industry with the release of her 2013 mixtape Cut 4 Me. In 2015, she released Hallucinogen, an EP which deals with the beginning, middle, and end of a relationship in reverse chronological order. Her debut studio album, Take Me Apart, was released in 2017 to critical acclaim. After a nearly 5-year hiatus, Kelela released her second album, Raven, in February of 2023.
Early life and education
A second-generation Ethiopian American and an only child, Mizanekristos was born in Washington, D.C., on June 4, 1983. Growing up in Gaithersburg, Maryland, she learned to play the violin in fourth grade and sang in her school's choir. In 2001, she graduated from Magruder High School.{{cite web |last=King |first=Jason |date=August 9, 2017 |title=Kelela's Philosophy of Love |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/interview/kelelas-philosophy-of-love/ |access-date=August 10, 2017 |work=Pitchfork}} After transferring from Montgomery College to the American University, Mizanekristos began singing jazz standards at cafés.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/kelela-an-randb-star-to-be/2014/04/14/f4681b6a-bb4a-11e3-96ae-f2c36d2b1245_story.html|title=Kelela: An R&B star-to-be|last1=Richards|first1=Chris|date=April 14, 2014|department=Style|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=June 28, 2014}} In 2008, she joined an indie band called Dizzy Spells and sang progressive metal after meeting Tosin Abasi, whom she later dated. In 2010, she moved to Los Angeles, where she currently lives, in addition to London.{{cite web |last=Starling |first=Lakin |url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/10/03/kelela-cover-story-take-me-apart-interview |title=Kelela Is Ready For You Now |work=The Fader |date=October 3, 2018}}
Career
=2012–2015: ''Cut 4 Me'' and ''Hallucinogen''=
In November 2012, Mizanekristos began work on her debut mixtape with already two recorded songs. She later quit her job as a telemarketer to fully pursue her career as a musician.{{cite web |last=Greeley |first=Shakeil |url=https://www.gq.com/story/kelela-is-thriving-in-an-unkind-world |title=Kelela Is Thriving in an Unkind World |work=GQ Magazine |date=March 29, 2018 |access-date=March 29, 2018}} Having moved to Los Angeles, Mizanekristos connected with Teengirl Fantasy and contributed to the group's 2013 album Tracer on the song "EFX", which led her to meet Prince William from the label Fade to Mind.{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kelela-mn0002946658/biography|title=Kelela: Biography|last1=Kellman|first1=Andy|website=Allmusic|access-date=June 28, 2014}} He introduced her to the sound of the record label and its sister imprint from London, Night Slugs. In May 2013, she appeared on Kingdom's "Bank Head", and five months later released her mixtape Cut 4 Me for free.{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/cut-4-me-mw0002581063|title=Cut 4 Me - Kelela|last1=Kellman|first1=Andy|website=Allmusic|access-date=June 28, 2014}} Harriet Gisbone of The Guardian described the mixtape as "an experiment for the production team, the first time the production crew had used vocals on their club tracks." Her track "Go All Night" was included on Saint Heron, a multi-artist compilation album released by Solange Knowles. The mixtape was heavily influenced by grime music, a popular electronic genre based in the UK, and helped revive the subgenre known as rhythm & grime.{{Cite web |last=Lea |first=Tom |date=May 9, 2014 |title=Sweet Boy Pose: the 25 greatest r'n'g tracks |url=https://www.factmag.com/2014/05/09/sweet-boy-pose-the-25-greatest-rng-tracks/ |access-date=June 10, 2019 |website=FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Patterson |first=Joseph JP |date=January 18, 2017 |title=R&G: A Brief History of Grime's Softer Side |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1415-rg-a-brief-history-of-grimes-softer-side/ |access-date=June 10, 2019 |website=Pitchfork.com |language=en}}
In December 2013, DJ Kitty Cash released her Love the Free mixtape, which featured her song "The High". Mizanekristos later released the track herself on February 4, 2014, on her SoundCloud.{{cite web |last=Breihan |first=Tom |date=February 5, 2014 |title=Kelela - "The High" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1657531/kelela-the-high/mp3s/ |access-date=September 26, 2018 |work=Stereogum}} She also featured on Bok Bok's song "Melba's Call", which was released on March 5.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefader.com/2014/03/05/video-bok-bok-feat-kelela-melbas-call/|title=Video: Bok Bok feat. Kelela, "Melba's Call"|last1=Frank|first1=Alex|date=March 5, 2014|work=The Fader|access-date=June 28, 2014}} On March 3, 2015, Mizanekristos announced the release of her first EP, Hallucinogen, alongside the release of the lead single, "A Message", and its accompanying music video.{{cite web |last=Camp |first=Zoe |title=Kelela Announces Hallucinogen EP, Shares Arca Collab "A Message" |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/58697-kelela-announces-hallucinogen-ep-shares-arca-collab-a-message |work=Pitchfork |date=March 3, 2015 |access-date=January 24, 2016}} The second single, "Rewind", was released on September 2. The EP covers the beginning, middle, and end of a relationship in reverse chronological order, and includes the previously shared "The High".{{Cite web |last=Breihan |first=Tom |date=October 6, 2015 |title=Album Of The Week: Kelela Hallucinogen |url=http://www.stereogum.com/1835544/album-of-the-week-kelela-hallucinogen/franchises/album-of-the-week |access-date=January 15, 2016 |work=Stereogum}}
=2016–2018: ''Take Me Apart''=
In 2016, Mizanekristos was featured on "A Breath Away" from Clams Casino's 32 Levels, "From the Ground" from Danny Brown's Atrocity Exhibition, and "Scales" from Solange's A Seat at the Table. In February 2017, she took part in Red Bull Sound Select's 3 Days in Miami.{{cite news |url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/red-bull-sound-selects-3-days-in-miami-returns-with-angel-olsen-goldlink-and-kelela-9104989 |title=Red Bull Sound Select's 3 Days in Miami Returns With Angel Olsen, Goldlink, and Kelela |last=Duran|first=Jose D. |date=January 31, 2017|work=Miami New Times|access-date=April 20, 2017}} Later that year, she was featured on the track "Submission" alongside rapper Danny Brown and provided additional vocals on the track "Busted and Blue" from Gorillaz's album Humanz.{{Cite web |last=Bowe |first=Miles |date=2017-03-23 |title=Gorillaz announce new album Humanz feat. Grace Jones, Kelela, Danny Brown |url=https://www.factmag.com/2017/03/23/gorillaz-announce-new-album-humanz-feat-grace-jones-popcaan-danny-brown/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Fact Magazine |language=en-US}}
On July 14, 2017, Mizanekristos announced her debut studio album, Take Me Apart.{{cite web |last=Dandridge-Lemco |first=Ben |url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/07/14/kelela-debut-album-title-take-me-apart |title=Kelela's Debut Album Is Titled Take Me Apart |work=The Fader |date=July 14, 2017 |access-date=July 31, 2017}} It was made available for pre-order on August 1 alongside the release of the lead single, "LMK".{{cite web |last=Moran |first=Justin |url=https://www.out.com/music/2017/8/01/kelela-debuts-take-me-apart-album-art-lead-single |title=Kelela Debuts 'Take Me Apart' Album Art & Lead Single |work=Out |date=August 1, 2017 |access-date=September 26, 2018}} Three more singles preceded the album, "Frontline",{{cite web |last=Lozano |first=Kevin |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/kaytranada-2017-38 |title="Frontline" by Kelela Review |work=Pitchfork |access-date=September 26, 2018}} "Waitin"{{cite web |last=Starling |first=Lakin |url=https://www.thefader.com/2017/10/03/kelela-waitin-song |title=Kelela comes face to face with the past on "Waitin" |quote=It's the third single from her forthcoming debut album Take Me Apart. |work=The Fader |date=October 3, 2017 |access-date=September 26, 2018}} and "Blue Light",{{cite web |last=McInerney |first=Anastasia |url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_au/article/43apjm/kelela-shares-moody-new-track-blue-light |title=kelela shares moody new track 'Blue Light' |quote=the artist took to Instagram to announce a fourth single from the record titled Blue Light |work=i-D |date=October 5, 2017 |access-date=September 26, 2018}} before it was released on October 6, 2017.{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/truth-or-dare/1263130527 |title=Take Me Apart by Kelela on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |date=October 6, 2017 |access-date=September 26, 2018}}{{Cite magazine |last=Bruner |first=Raisa |date=2017-10-25 |title=Kelela: 'I'm Pushing Back Against the White Misogynistic Heterosexual Establishment' |url=https://time.com/4969618/kelela-take-me-apart/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |magazine=TIME |language=en}} The album received widespread acclaim from music critics and featured on various year-end lists.{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/take-me-apart/kelela |title=Reviews and Tracks for Take Me Apart by Kelela |website=Metacritic |access-date=September 26, 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/feature/critics-pick-top-10-best-albums-of-2017 |title=Best Of 2017: Music Critic Top Ten Lists |website=Metacritic |date=November 27, 2017 |access-date=September 26, 2018 |archive-date=January 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118201758/https://www.metacritic.com/feature/critics-pick-top-10-best-albums-of-2017 |url-status=dead }} It was also included in the 2018 edition of the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The music critic Craig Jenkins noted heavy electronic instrumentation on the album with "deconstructed dubstep wubs in 'Blue Light' and used the Roland synth that gave 'Jupiter' its name—an instrument famous for its blaring leads—to play sultry chiptune instead."{{Cite web |last=Jenkins |first=Craig |date=2023-02-10 |title=Kelela Knows How to Interrupt a Groove |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/02/kelela-raven-album-review.html |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}
On June 13, 2018, Mizanekristos was featured on the Girl Unit remix of the song "WYWD", which served as the lead single from his upcoming album, Song Feel. The two have previously worked together on Cut 4 Me{{'}}s "Floor Show" and Hallucinogen{{'}}s "Rewind".{{cite web |last=Dunn |first=Frank |url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/vbqqqb/wow-girl-unit-and-kelela-just-created-your-2018-summer-jam-night-slugs-wywd-remix-exclusive |title=wow! girl unit and kelela just created your 2018 summer jam |work=i-D |date=June 13, 2018 |access-date=June 13, 2018}}
On September 12, 2018, Mizanekristos announced Take Me a_Part, the Remixes, a remix album consisting of remixes from her debut album, and shared a remix for "LMK" featuring Princess Nokia, Junglepussy, Cupcakke and Ms. Boogie. The album features contributions from Kaytranada, Rare Essence, Serpentwithfeet and others.{{cite web |last=Yoo |first=Noah |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/kelela-shares-new-lmk-remix-with-cupcakke-princess-nokia-more-listen |title=Kelela Shares New "LMK" Remix With CupcakKe, Princess Nokia, More |work=Pitchfork |date=September 12, 2018 |access-date=September 12, 2018}} On September 26, Mizanekristos shared Kaytranada's "Waitin" remix as the second single from the album. The album was released on October 5, 2018, making it a year since the release of Take Me Apart.{{cite web |last=Bruce-Jones |first=Henry |date=September 12, 2018 |title=Kelela will release TAKE ME A_PART, THE REMIXES on the anniversary of her debut album |url=http://www.factmag.com/2018/09/12/kelela-take-me-a-part-the-remixes |accessdate=September 27, 2018 |work=Fact}}
= 2022–present: ''Raven'' =
On September 13, 2022, Mizanekristos released "Washed Away", her first single in five years along with a music video. On November 15, 2022, Mizanekristos announced her second studio album, Raven, would be released in early 2023.{{Cite web |last=Holden |first=Finlay |date=2022-11-16 |title=Kelela has unveiled her second album, 'Raven', with the new single, 'On The Run' |url=https://readdork.com/news/kelela-has-unveiled-her-second-album-raven-with-the-new-single-on-the-run/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Dork |language=en-US}} "Happy Ending", "On the Run", "Contact", and "Enough for Love" were also released as singles prior to the release of the album.{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=September 13, 2022 |title=Kelela Returns With First New Song in Five Years, 'Washed Away' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kelela-new-song-washed-away-1234591785/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |access-date=October 5, 2022}}
On February 10, 2023, Raven was released. She performed "Enough for Love" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon the same day.{{Cite web |last=Arcand |first=Rob |date=2023-02-11 |title=Kelela Performs "Enough for Love" on Fallon: Watch |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/kelela-performs-enough-for-love-on-fallon-watch/ |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}
Raven includes collaborators such as Asmara from Fade to Mind's NGUZUNGUZU, Philadelphia-based DJ and producer LSDXOXO, German ambient duo OCA, and Toronto DJ BAMBII. The album showcases Black futurist art and electronic music sharing inspiration with Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, and Sun Ra to Janelle Monáe, Solange, Beyoncé, Drexciya and Aaliyah.
On November 10, 2023, Mizanekristos was featured on PinkPantheress' debut album, Heaven Knows, on the song "Bury Me".{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=2024-04-16 |title=PinkPantheress Completes Sold-Out Brooklyn Show Run With Special Guests Ice Spice and Kelela |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pinkpantheress-ice-spice-kelela-new-york-concert-1235005269/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}
On December 6, 2023, Mizanekristos announced the release of her second remix album Rave:N, the Remixes, a compilation of remixes from her album Raven released earlier that year.{{Cite web |title=Kelela enlists Yaeji, DJ Swisha, Shygirl, and more on new remix album |url=https://mixmag.net/read/kelela-enlists-yaeji-dj-swisha-shygirl-new-remix-album-raven-news |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Mixmag}} The album was released on February 9, 2024. “Contact (Karen Nyame KG Remix)”, "Closure (Flexulant x BAMBII Remix feat. RahRah Gabor & Brazy)", "Happy Ending (A.G. Remix)", and "Holier (JD. Reid Remix) [feat. Shygirl]" were singles leading up to the release of Rave:N, the Remixes. A music video was released for "Closure (Flexulant x BAMBII Remix feat. RahRah Gabor & Brazy)" along with vignettes for the other singles.{{Cite web |last=Tafoya |first=Harry |title=Kelela: RAVE:N, the Remixes |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/kelela-raven-the-remixes/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Kelela openly identifies as queer.{{cite web |last=Brinkhurst-Cuff |first=Charlie |url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/37763/1/kelela-on-the-joy-and-pain-of-being-a-black-queer-musician |title=Kelela on the joy and pain of being a black, queer musician |work=Dazed |date=October 14, 2017 |access-date=January 26, 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://www.thelgbtupdate.com/kelela-explores-the-intersections-of-being-a-queer-woman-of-colour-in-music-oystermag/ |title=KELELA – Explores The Intersections Of Being A Queer Woman Of Colour In Music (OysterMag) |work=The LGBT Update |date=May 16, 2016 |access-date=January 26, 2018 |archive-date=August 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811223449/http://www.thelgbtupdate.com/kelela-explores-the-intersections-of-being-a-queer-woman-of-colour-in-music-oystermag/ |url-status=dead }} In 2020, the artist made a reading primer that contained essays and literature, podcasts and videos, and documentaries as reference material for her friends, family and business partners.{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Amber J |date=2022-09-20 |title=Grounded: the revival of Kelela |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/56893/1/kelela-interview-take-me-apart-interview-new-album |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=Dazed |language=en}} Resources included Reader on Misogynoir by Kandis Williams, The will to change by bell hooks and Algorithms of Oppression by Safiya Umoja Noble; the Seeing White podcast and IGTV videos from Sonya Renee Taylor about Black labour called Are you stealing from Black folks? and More on Stealing from Black People: Right Relationship Beyond Capitalism; and The Last Angel of History (1996), which features interviews from the late Octavia E Butler and Greg Tate. The material inspired similar primers created and shared during the George Floyd protests and uprisings in 2020.
Discography
{{Infobox artist discography|Artist=Kelela|Studio=2|EP=1|Mixtape=1|Live=1|Remix=3|Single=19}}
=Studio albums=
=Remix albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ List of remix albums, with selected details. ! scope="col" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Album details |
| scope="row"| Hallucinogen Remixes
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| scope="row"| Take Me a_Part, the Remixes
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| scope="row"| Rave:n, the Remixes
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=Live albums=
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|+ List of live albums, with selected details. ! scope="col" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Album details |
| scope="row"| In the Blue Light
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=Mixtapes=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ List of mixtapes, with selected details. ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Album details |
| scope="row"| Cut 4 Me
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=Extended plays=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ List of extended plays, with selected details and chart positions ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Extended play details ! colspan="3" scope="col"| Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US Dance {{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/5870965/kelela/chart?f=322|title=Kelela – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums|magazine=Billboard}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US |
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| scope="row"| Hallucinogen
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| 4 || 4 || 40 |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| BEL (FL) Tip ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| JPN |
|---|
| scope="row"| "OICU" {{small|(with P. Morris and Le1f)}} | 2014 | — || — | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "A Message"
| rowspan="2"| 2015 | — || — | rowspan="2"| Hallucinogen |
| scope="row"| "Rewind"
| 33 || — |
| scope="row"| "LMK"
| rowspan="4"| 2017 | — || — | rowspan="4"| Take Me Apart |
| scope="row"| "Frontline"
| — || — |
| scope="row"| "Waitin"
| — || — |
| scope="row"| "Blue Light"
| — || — |
| scope="row"| "LMK (What's Really Good)" {{small|(featuring Princess Nokia, Junglepussy, Cupcakke and Ms. Boogie)}} | rowspan="2"| 2018 | — || — | rowspan="2"| Take Me a_Part, the Remixes |
| scope="row"| "Waitin" (Kaytranada remix){{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/il/album/kaytranada-waitin-115-bpm-single/1437000592 |title=KAYTRANADA_WAITIN_115 BPM - Single by Kelela & KAYTRANADA on iTunes |website=iTunes |date=September 26, 2018 |access-date=September 26, 2018}}
| — || — |
| scope="row"| "Washed Away"
| rowspan="3"| 2022 | — || — | rowspan="5" | Raven |
| scope="row"| "Happy Ending"
| — || 17 |
| scope="row"| "On the Run"
| — || — |
| scope="row"| "Contact"
| rowspan="5"| 2023 | — || — |
| scope="row"| "Enough for Love"
| — || — |
| scope="row"| "Contact" (Karen Nyame KG remix)
| — || — | rowspan="4" | Rave:n, the Remixes |
| scope="row"| "Closure" (Flexulant x Bambii remix) {{small|(featuring Brazy (NGA) & Rahrah Gabor)}} | — || — |
| scope="row"| "Happy Ending" (A.G. remix)
| — || — |
| scope="row"| "Holier" (JD. Reid remix) {{small|(featuring Shygirl)}} | 2024 | — || — |
| scope="row"| "Better" (Unplugged)
| 2025 | — || — | In the Blue Light |
| colspan="5" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
=Guest appearances=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col" style="width:14em;"| Other artist(s) ! scope="col" style="width:14em;"| Album |
| scope="row"| "In Tatters"
| 2011 | Daedelus | Bespoke |
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| scope="row"| "EFX"
| 2012 | Tracer |
| scope="row"| "Bank Head"
| rowspan="3"| 2013 | Kingdom | rowspan="2"| Saint Heron |
| scope="row"| "Go All Night"
| {{N/A|none}} |
| scope="row"| "Bank Head"
| Kingdom | Vertical XL |
| scope="row"| "Melba's Call"
| rowspan="7"| 2014 | Bok Bok | Your Charizmatic Self |
| scope="row"| "With You"
| Kindness | rowspan="4"| Otherness |
| scope="row"| "World Restart"
| Kindness, Ade |
| scope="row"| "Geneva"
| rowspan="2"| Kindness |
| scope="row"| "For the Young" |
| scope="row"| "Autumn (Lude I)"
| Boots |
| scope="row"| "Want It"
| Songs from Scratch |
| scope="row"| "Dangerzone"
| rowspan="5"| 2015 | Future Brown, Ian Isiah |
| scope="row"| "Soulful Beat"
| rowspan="3"| Mocky | rowspan="3"| Key Change |
| scope="row"| "Weather Any Storm" |
| scope="row"| "Living in the Snow" |
| scope="row"| "Airy"
| Obey City | Merlot Sounds |
| scope="row"| "A Breath Away"
| rowspan="3"| 2016 |
| scope="row"| "From the Ground" |
| scope="row"| "Scales"
| Solange |
| scope="row"| "Submission"
| 2017 | Gorillaz, Danny Brown | Humanz |
| scope="row"| "WYWD" {{small|(remix)}}
| 2018 | Girl Unit | Song Feel |
| scope="row"| "Bury Me"
|2023 |
| scope="row"| "Within Without"
|2024 |Green-House |
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