Kivuli is a Kiswahili word meaning 'shadow'. This album explores hidden secrets and acts of desire that lie out of sight. What do our bodies crave when the lights go out? These stories delve into all of that. Welcome to Kivuli, the dark side of this Afro erotica offering. 

Written by: Tiffany Kagure Mugo

Produced by HOLAAfrica!

Curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo,

Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto

Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei.

A chance encounter in a cinema may lead to a night of delectable and forbidden love-making.

Written by: ndegwa nguru

Read by: Kevin Mwachiro

Produced by HOLAAfrica!

Curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo,

Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto

Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei.

In a land where sex is forbidden and hidden, getting warmed up is not always on the cards. A chance encounter in a public bathroom proves as dirty and quick as its surroundings.

Written by: Kobby Ben Ben

Read by: Anthony Oluoch

Produced by HOLAAfrica!

Curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo,

Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto

Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei.

An ode to aching for a love that, although gone, continues to consume. 

Written by: Mia Ardene

Read by: Kim Windvogel

Produced by HOLAAfrica!

Curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo,

Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto

Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei.

A man who once left the conservative confines of home returns to make love to the man who rejected him to become the anointed of God. 

Written by: Mathendu Muchoki

Read by: Mathendu Muchoki

Produced by HOLAAfrica!

Curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo,

Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto

Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei.

The slippery slope of overpriced cocktails leads to a long, fulfilled night, with regret at dawn. 

Written by: Carlo Kui

Read by: Carlo Kui

Produced by HOLAAfrica!

Curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo,

Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto

Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei.

Two's company and three's a pleasure, but what happens when one is more tempting than the other? A story of the complicated tangle of desires and unspoken feelings.

Written by: Charlie French

Read by: Loren Loubser

Produced by HOLAAfrica!

Curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo,

Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto

Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei.

The friends-to-lovers journey is one we all know, the ebb and flow that floats you out of the friend zone and into something deliciously different. What happens when your homie starts giving a more horny vibe and the path to exploration opens up?

Written by: Jarred Thompson

Read by: Jarred Thompson

Produced by HOLAAfrica!

Curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo,

Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto

Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei.

When a queen meets her African king, longing is unleashed, and lust knows no bounds. What can come when two bodies give in to the pent-up passion between them?

Written by: Deesire

Read by: A. Duchess

Produced by HOLAAfrica!

Curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo,

Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto

Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei.

The pain of grief grips the heart, and not even sex across the centuries can cure it. Immortals, too, can know lust and loss, but the blood can bond lovers. It is a supernatural type of love.

Written by: Awurama Takyi-Abiam

Read by: Ria Boss

Produced by HOLAAfrica!

Curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo,

Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto

Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei.

Home is where the heart and the homophobia are. A Nigerian seeks to go home to honour his godfatherly duties, causing his lover to worry as his past plays in his mind and his homecoming haunts him.

Written by: David Nnanna Ikpo

Read by: David Nnanna Ikpo

Produced by HOLAAfrica!

Curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo,

Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto

Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei.

Did it frighten you when we kissed on the dance floor? Did you get lost in it the way I did? Did you feel the world melt away, a world that does not want us? Two women find lust and possibly love to the sound of Afrobeats and the pulse of the club.

Written by: Eliana N'Zualo

Read by: Eliana N'Zualo

Produced by HOLAAfrica!

Curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo,

Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto

Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei.

Dirty words for dirty thoughts. Sometimes the longing for someone can make you want to write a dirty poem.

Written by: Yvonne Onakeme Etaghene

Read by:Yvonne Onakeme Etaghene

Produced by HOLAAfrica!

Curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo,

Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto

Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei.

This is foreplay as ceremony, lovemaking as medicine, it is a sensual homecoming wrapped in the slow rhythm of Taarab. It is a soft, deliberate ritual of touch and tenderness, where pleasure heals and every movement is sacred. Desire hums low, the body listens, and the god in the pelvis teaches patience.

Written by: Alex/is G. Teyie

Read by: Valiant Waiyaki Wamuoyo

Produced by HOLAAfrica!

Curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo,

Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto

Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei.

Nuru, a kiswahili word meaning 'light'. Sex is powerful, good sex more so. When you are lost in the proverbial sauce, the birds will sing, the sun will shine, and you feel like you are the Universe's chosen one. This album explores stories about love, sex and lust that slip out of the darkness and bask in the beauty of the brightness. Welcome to Nuru, the incandescent side of this audio offering.  

Written by: Tiffany Kagure Mugo

Produced by HOLAAfrica!

Curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo,

Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto

Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei.

Sometimes friends make the best lovers. Why hit the streets when there is something delicious at home? 

Written by: Kevin Mwachiro

Read by: Kevin Mwachiro

Produced by HOLAAfrica!

Curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo,

Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto

Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei.

Making furniture can lead to making love. When the focus of your fantasy walks into your house, which has a newly constructed bed, it feels like fate. 

Written by: Wendy Amolo

Read by: Ami Tamakloe

Produced by HOLAAfrica!

Curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo,

Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto

Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei.

When temptation lives next door, it's just a matter of time before it comes knocking.

Written by: Mercy Thokozane Minah

Read by: Mercy Thokozane Minah

Produced by HOLAAfrica!

Curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo,

Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto

Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei.

Something, or someone, to do on your commute. A train ride is the perfect place for a wandering mind.

Written by: Zanta Nkumane

Read by: Anthony Oluoch

Produced by HOLAAfrica!

Curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo,

Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto

Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei.

Friends with the absolutely best of benefits.

Written by: A. Duchess

Read by: Anthony Oluoch

Produced by HOLAAfrica!

Curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo,

Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto

Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei.