Artist of the week: Kiko Bun

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Kiko Bun is a South London musician revitalising the charts with the sweet sounds of reggae. Super-catchy, gloriously rhythmic and ultimately feel good is his approach and quite frankly we can't scrape him from our stereo.

Signed to Island Records, Kiko is an emerging force in the UK reggae scene, helping to drive Sound System culture beyond its regional roots. (Catch his track 'Where I'm From' below)

 Although strictly from South London where he was immersed in all manner of sounds from birth, Kiko is half-Panamanian and half Italian.

This eclecticism reflects in his music, even more so on his latest joint 'Sticky Situation' (listen below) - pinned on a hip hop beat and a stupidly infectious vocal hook.

Currently taking it steady with only a single EP and a handful of singles to his name, Kiko is undoubtedly working towards a debut LP.

But first he plans to send some riddims at a secret location on 420 before he plays a mountain of festival dates including Scarbrough Fair in May and Madness presents House Of Common in August.

Find all of Kiko Bun's upcoming dates.     

Listen to our 50 track 420 Spotify playlist