Otile Brown on Why ‘Bounce’ Is The Most Streamed Kenyan Song On Spotify

Less than a year since it was released, Bounce By Lexsil and Otile Brown has become the most streamed Kenyan song on Spotify.

The single that sits ahead of Melanin and Suzanna by Sauti Sol, Haba Haba by Stella Mwangi and I Do by Willy Paul has over 8 Million Streams on the streaming platform.

Why Bounce is the most streamed Kenyan song on Spotify

Speaking on why Bounce has done so well, Otile Brown said that the single is one of the best-performing songs on Spotify simply because it’s heavily sung in English…

“Go to global platforms like Spotify and see how a song like Bounce by Lexil featuring me is doing.” He commented.

The Duduma hit maker alluded to the ‘Bounce’ doing better internationally than locally;

“A song that some of you don’t even mess with has Lexil among the most streamed artist from East Africa on Spotify.”

“It’s the sound and English that was used in the song making it relatable to many people in the world,” He said.

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The song’s Music video has gannered over 2.7 Million Views on YouTube and is uptempo with an Afrobeat feel.