FL Keys gets Riccobeatz closer to his sound

African electronic music and beat making is shaping the sounds on international stages across the globe. But Nigeria is not the only country creating the sounds of tomorrow.

A multi-instrumentalist, producer and beat maker, Riccobeatz Mr.808 hales from Rang'ala village, a small developing town in Siaya County, Kenya. He got his mainstream breakthrough working with king Kaka on "Gerrarahia". Then, in 2016, Riccobeatz then produced the mazishi instrumental for Khaligraph Jones and has continued to work with rising stars and local legends alike, including Femi One, Arrow Bwoy, Zzero Sufuri, Kristof, Wakadinali, Ssaru,Mejja & many, many more.

Riccobeats is a firm believer in building the skills of others, and his Instagram channel is followed by thousands of other FL Studio Producers, inside and beyond Kenya. Centre stage of his education centre and beats production facility is Novation’s FL Key; the only MIDI keyboard to be co-designed with the makers of FL Studio to provide unprecedented hardware / software integration, bringing Riccobeatz as close as possible to his own creativity.