Maya Amolo Makes a Comeback With “Sweetest Time,” A New Afro-R&B Anthem

Kenyan singer Maya Amolo’s first 2025 release, “Sweetest Time,” offers heart and clarity. 

The song is a rich, Afro-R&B masterpiece that perfectly encapsulates the giddy, dreamlike surge of young love.

Maya performs a gentle duet with fellow Kenyan musician Ywaya Tajiri that resembles a leisurely dance beneath the city lights. They have a calming and magnetic chemistry that allows their voices to blend together naturally. The production is overseen by longtime partner La Soulchyld, who gives the song warmth, sensuality, and the distinctive smoothness that has come to define Maya’s sound.

Maya says, “‘Sweetest Time’ is about the beauty and tension of a connection that’s new, uncertain, but totally intoxicating.” “It’s that instant when everything else is irrelevant and time stops.”

Maya Amolo, who was born and raised in Nairobi, has made a name for herself in the international alt-R&B scene. Her acclaimed 2022 album Asali cemented her as one of East Africa’s most fascinating musical storytellers, while her 2020 debut EP Leave Me At The Pregame established her as a voice of vulnerability and healing.

With endorsements from Harmattan Rain, OkayAfrica, The Native Mag, and NPR, her star has only grown. She became the first-ever Spotify Africa Fresh Finds artist in 2022. Her talent secured her a place at the first Tantalizers Sessions, a writing camp organized by Spotify and COLORSxSTUDIOS for the best African artists, by 2023. Later that year, Apple Music named her an East Africa’s Up Nextartist.

“Sweetest Time” now marks a new chapter in Maya’s life, one that emphasizes closeness, emotional depth, and the excitement of the unknown. It’s more than simply a song; it’s a musical love letter to everyone who has ever fallen deeply and unexpectedly.

Currently available for streaming on all major platforms is “Sweetest Time.”