I'm rather skeptical when it comes to local music artists. However, over the years I've come to like a few, namely Liang, Juwita Suwito, Karen Kong and lately, Zee Avi aka KokoKaina aka Izyan Alirahman from Miri, Sarawak. Born in 1986, she studied Fashion Design in London - probably where she got her perfect English slang as compared to... non-English speaking people.
She had a lucky break when Brushfire Records (Jack Johnson owns it) spotted her on YouTube in 2007. She then released a self titled debut album on May 19, 2009. The rest is then history.
I like her music because her voice is clear and really melodious. You can sing along to her songs too. She sounds like how a female Jack Johnson would sound. Her Malay-English song, Kantoi doesn't sound Malay at all. (fyi, 'Kantoi' in English means 'So Screwed') You can hear Bitter Heart played over the radio. Check out her YouTube page.
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Do try listening to her. I like all her songs. If I had to name a favourite, it would be "Let Me In" cause it has piano in it. It's my addiction for the week of 12th April 2010.
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