# emawk · Producer, Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist, Singer · OBRA Source: https://obra.art/emawk emawk · emawk (Kwame Nkrumah) is a Boston-born, Kenya-raised artist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer working in alternative R&B and soul. His warm, sentimental songw ![emawk](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5ebe4c008b27fb534cf38cc86d6) obra.art/emawkPRO # emawk Producer Songwriter Multi-instrumentalist Singer since 2022 emawk (Kwame Nkrumah) is a Boston-born, Kenya-raised artist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer working in alternative R&B and soul. His warm, sentimental songwriting has earned high-profile credits, including co-writing and co-producing 'Gone' by Jorja Smith, alongside professional connections with artists such as Kacey Musgraves and Erick Arc Elliott (Flatbush Zombies). Across nearly 40 releases and around 90 tracks since 2017 he has built a devoted independent following, with placements on Spotify's Low Key and Vanguard playlists and Apple Music's Daydreaming. He remains prolific into 2026, dropping the album 'klei' in April 2026 and the single 'Ocean In A Drop' in May 2026. His sound blends lo-fi textures, live instrumentation and intimate R&B vocals, and his catalog is supported across 50,000+ independent playlists. He has been covered by Ones To Watch and CLASH Magazine. ## Has worked with [Explore all credits](https://obra.art/emawk#artistas) 6.6M Total plays & views Projects20 Since2022 Verified streams · verified today 6,550,010 +2 K a day · +70 K a month, on average 20 projects · 7 artists · since 2022 spotify 100 % 6,550,010 78 days · Total ## Records [10K has passed 10,000 streams drones Beau Diako, Ben Esser, emawk 36 days ago](https://obra.art/emawk/drones) [50K has passed 50,000 streams pretty little fears Beau Diako, Ben Esser, emawk 44 days ago](https://obra.art/emawk/pretty-little-fears-2) [50K has passed 50,000 streams pretty little fears Beau Diako, Ben Esser, emawk 44 days ago](https://obra.art/emawk/pretty-little-fears) [40K has passed 40,000 streams stille Beau Diako, Ben Esser, emawk 44 days ago](https://obra.art/emawk/stille) Most played ## Most played [01 Birthmark Beau Diako, emawk 825.515 826 K](https://obra.art/emawk/birthmark) [02 Jay Bird Peyotoff, emawk 817.797 818 K](https://obra.art/emawk/jay-bird) [03 VIEW emawk 438.656 439 K](https://obra.art/emawk/view) [04 Convo #27 emawk 323.976 324 K](https://obra.art/emawk/convo-27) [05 COLOURS emawk 290.463 290 K](https://obra.art/emawk/colours) [06 COLOURS emawk 290.463 290 K](https://obra.art/emawk/colours-2) [07 Convo #6 emawk 238.714 239 K](https://obra.art/emawk/convo-6) [08 WORDS emawk 214.433 214 K](https://obra.art/emawk/words) [09 PYP emawk 211.755 212 K](https://obra.art/emawk/pyp-2) [10 PYP emawk 211.755 212 K](https://obra.art/emawk/pyp) Has worked with ## 7 artists. Catalog ## 20 releases. 2026 5 [Ocean In A Dropemawk · 28 K](https://obra.art/emawk/ocean-in-a-drop) [kleiBeau Diako, Ben Esser, emawk · 346 K](https://obra.art/emawk/klei) 346 K [river you areBeau Diako, Ben Esser, emawk · 63 K](https://obra.art/emawk/river-you-are-2) [pretty little fears / wish you wellBeau Diako, Ben Esser, emawk · 76 K](https://obra.art/emawk/pretty-little-fears-wish-you-well) [footworkBeau Diako, Ben Esser, emawk · 118 K](https://obra.art/emawk/footwork) 2025 2 [vantageemawk · 47 K](https://obra.art/emawk/vantage) [The Oddsemawk · 53 K](https://obra.art/emawk/the-odds) 2024 9 [A YEARemawk · 1,3 M](https://obra.art/emawk/a-year) 1,3 M [NEV/WHENEVemawk · 166 K](https://obra.art/emawk/nevwhenev) [MOVING PICTURESemawk · 150 K](https://obra.art/emawk/moving-pictures-2) [FAIL (APERTURE)emawk · 145 K](https://obra.art/emawk/fail-aperture-2) [RATEDemawk · 155 K](https://obra.art/emawk/rated) [COLOURSemawk · 290 K](https://obra.art/emawk/colours-2) [PYPemawk · 212 K](https://obra.art/emawk/pyp) [MEADOW LAKE DEMOSemawk · 888 K](https://obra.art/emawk/meadow-lake-demos) 888 K [Jay BirdPeyotoff, emawk · 818 K](https://obra.art/emawk/jay-bird) 2023 1 [Petty (emawk Remix)Liana Banks, emawk · 27 K](https://obra.art/emawk/petty-emawk-remix) 2022 3 [DREAMIN' (arr. Sirintip)Malika Tirolien, emawk, Sirintip · 162 K](https://obra.art/emawk/dreamin-arr-sirintip) [Until Thenemawk · 704 K](https://obra.art/emawk/until-then) [BirthmarkBeau Diako, emawk · 826 K](https://obra.art/emawk/birthmark) Milestones · 1 milestone 6.5M ### emawk Sep 2026 Catalog · Notes · Curatorial Bio emawk (Kwame Nkrumah) is a Boston-born, Kenya-raised artist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer working in alternative R&B and soul. His warm, sentimental songwriting has earned high-profile credits, including co-writing and co-producing 'Gone' by Jorja Smith, alongside professional connections with artists such as Kacey Musgraves and Erick Arc Elliott (Flatbush Zombies). Across nearly 40 releases and around 90 tracks since 2017 he has built a devoted independent following, with placements on Spotify's Low Key and Vanguard playlists and Apple Music's Daydreaming. He remains prolific into 2026, dropping the album 'klei' in April 2026 and the single 'Ocean In A Drop' in May 2026. His sound blends lo-fi textures, live instrumentation and intimate R&B vocals, and his catalog is supported across 50,000+ independent playlists. He has been covered by Ones To Watch and CLASH Magazine. Credits - emawk· - Beau Diako· - Peyotoff· - Ben Esser· - Malika Tirolien· - Sirintip· - Liana Banks Coordinates HandleemawkSpotify6,550,010Total6,550,010