Based: Kenya

Elani are a Kenyan African pop group from Nairobi. It consists three members; Wambui Ngugi, Brian Chweya and Maureen Kunga. The trio released their debut single”Jana Usiku” in November 2013 that became a great success,creating a pavement on their subsequent singles.

In 2014, the trio released numerous singles in the making of their debut album Barua ya Dunia.

In 2013, the band released their debut single “Jana Usiku”In March 2014, Elani released their second single “Milele”, the song talks about two lovers who live a forbidden passion, thereby the lady’s family tries hard to hook her up with a doctor. The video was shot by Sauti Sol’s Savara Mudigi in conjunction with Sol Music Entertainment and directed by Enos Olik.

In mid 2014, the trio released “Kookoo”a song that was shot in the streets of Nairobi, and is the most successful production the band ever released since it was the most downloaded song in the downloading platforms. As of 16 July 2014, “Kookoo” was ranked second in the respective week’s chart just coming right after Bahati’s “Barua”. The band has also released “hatua”, “Zuzu”, “Uko Wapi”, “Barua ya Dunia” and “Mahindi. In 2016, the band featured Chameleone in their new single “My Darling”.