ASHLEYE SCARLETTE - MUSICIAN

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Ashley Ayuma, popularly known as Ashleye Scarlett is a Kenyan singer , song writer as well as recording and performing artist born in the lake side city of Kisumu, western Kenya and currently residing in Dubai. The versatile and immensely talented artist discovered her passion for music and the tender age of 12 while still in elementary school. Growing up in a family of three siblings, Ashleye found her natural audience who enjoyed regular nagging from her insistent singing that gradually developed into profound flair for composing and performing her music to larger audience along the years.



With tremendous influence from other great female artists that have impacted African music from the lake side region such as Mercy Myra, Suzzana Awiyo, Achieng Obura, Ashleye Scarlette aspired to carry on the great legacy of creating music that resonates with the hearts of audiences from all walks of life with her unique sound that borrows elements of traditional folk and contemporary Rnb sound.

Delving into the topic of love and society, Ashley’s music covers a broader spectrum of the day to day experiences that inspire her writing. Her debut single, Catch my breath produced by Ryez of Ryez entertainment captures the essence of a romantic relationship in the smooth laid back love song that enjoyed great reception from audiences locally in Kenya and beyond. The fusion of Swahili in her music has also created an enjoyable listening experience to her growing fan base.

As a follow up to the debut single, Ashley released her 2nd hit single late 2017, It’s you, a feel good song with different style of production proving her versatile nature and flair for serenading her audiences. With the same artistic energy and consistency she has continued to rise higher and solidify her image as a reputable young artist with an African appeal. Her most recent music projects include; Yule, a Swahili rnb Afropop hit released in August, 2018 that was followed by another song titled Bana produced by Vicky pon dis laced with great love vibes and complimenting visuals by renown video director Richie G of ATL entertainment. Asheleye hasn’t slowed down and May 2019 saw the release of her latest single track, Nikuamini, a song painting the reality of most relationships amongst the youth. The song is also produced by Vick Pond is, a producer, Ashleye has closely worked with from the start.

 

 Ashleye has graced different performance stages both in Kenya and Dubai, harnessing her art of delivering high quality charged performances to different range of audiences, the most recent being the African Artists Night at Chelsea plaza hotel, Dubai.

 

She continues to consistently etch her legacy not only as a singer and performing artist but also as an influencer though art using social media and other platforms to deliver her talent in music to the world. Her music is readily available online on different platforms such as YouTube, mdundo, soundcloud among others. The journey to the top is for Ashley is promising as her undeterred dedication for becoming a formidable force and name a name to reckon with on the African music footprint, in an out of Africa for the young, vibrant and talented artist.

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