Kato Change

Kato is a guitarist/ producer from Nairobi, Kenya. His self-directed style
draws from a heritage of African music as well as Blues and Jazz. Kato's
debut album 'The Change Experience', is a collaborative journey, with
each artist sharing a unique perspective on creating music. His most recent
release was Sazile (2020) An Afro house EP with DJ Suraj and singer
Winyo. Kato has attended several artist residencies including 1Beat
(Florida) 2012, OMI (New York)2016 and Sacatar (Brazil)2017. He has
performed in festival around Africa, Europe, USA and Brazil. He was the
lead guitarist and producer for Brazilian artist, Luedji Luna's album 'Bom
Mesmo' (2020).He was lead guitarist in African projects; Tusker Project
Fame and 5 seasons of Coke Studio Africa, during this time Kato played
and recorded for Salif Keita, Seun Kuti, King Sunny Ade, Neyo, Trey
Songz, Aloe Blacc, Yemi Alade, Jason Derulo and Burna boy among
others. Kato plays regularly alongside his ensemble and several other
groups in Nairobi.