Petra | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Petra Yolanda Sonia Bockle |
| Born | May 14, 1995 Mombasa, Kenya |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
Petra Bockle (born 14 May 1995) known professionally as Petra, is a rapper, singer and songwriter of Kenyan and Seychellois descent. [1] She performs in both Swahili and English, sometimes switching back and forth. [2] She cites 2Pac, Eminem, MC Lyte and Lil' Kim as her musical influences. [3]
Petra Bockle was born to a Kenyan mother and Seychellois father. Her father died in 2004, when Petra was nine years old, She then started becoming active with music around this time as a form of therapy. [4]
Petra first appeared on the "Ligi Soo Remix" which featured her along with other Kenyan artists. [5] This includes: Kaka Sungura, Madtraxx, MwendaMchizi Jay A and Mejja among others. [6] She then disappeared from the music scene for a while. In 2018 she collaborated with Kenyan hip hop artist Khaligraph Jones on a song titled "Rider". [7] [8] In the music video for "Rider", which features Khaligraph Jones, Petra is seen eating raw meat, which was actual raw liver, caused controversy. [9]
A month later she was featured on another song titled "Khali Kartel Cypher". [2] Petra performed alongside Mr Eazi at the Hypefest concert during his Kenya tour. [10] Her latest single "i got that" features singer Victoria Kimani. [11]
| Title | Year Of Release | |
|---|---|---|
| I got that ft. Victoria Kimani [12] | 2018 | |
| Bandit ft. Empress | 2017 | |
| Stand Up Inuka | Bambika [13] | 2017 |
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Ligi Soo Remix [14] | 2013 |
| Eish [15] | 2015 |
| The Khali Cartel [16] | 2018 |
| Rider [17] | 2018 |
In 2012, Petra won an award for best female artist at the Kenya Coast Music Awards. [18] Later on in 2015 she received an award for best female hip hop artist at the Pwani Celebrity Awards.
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