Keffaleng
Aaron Alem (born 26 January 1995), known by the stage name Keffa [f/k/a 'Keffaleng], is a Canadian singer, rapper, producer, and songwriter from Toronto. Alem is known for his two studio albums and for founding the independent recording label, DPXND.
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| Birth name | Aaron Alem |
| Also known as | Keffaleng |
| Born | 26 January 1995 Toronto, Canada |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | DPXND |
| Associated acts | Amir Obe |
| Website | dpxnd |
Early life
Alem was born to parents of Ethiopian heritage in North York, Ontario on 26 January 1995. They moved to Scarborough during his childhood, until his family relocated to Downtown, Toronto. Alem was exposed to music by his father at a young age, who introduced him to music from Michael Jackson, Harry Belafonte, Prince, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Kool and The Gang, Marvin Gaye, Boney M, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Etta James and Lionel Richie to name a few. Alem was also inspired by Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Pharrell, Justin Timberlake, Drake, Nirvana, Linkin Park, Frank Ocean and The Weeknd.
Music career
Alem began his career in 2017 when he first released his single "Not So Famous". A year later In 2018, he released his highly anticipated single 'Loner' on 7 May, along with an Apple Music exclusive video premiere. The song was placed on Spotify's 'Northern Bars' playlist then later added to Spotify's 'Hip-Hop Central' Playlist in late September of this year, landing Keffa on the Spotify Canda's Viral 50 charts with a peak of No. 29. In April 2019, Alem released the first single 'Disconnect' off his highly anticipated EP, 'Victimless Crimes', along with a Beats 1 Radio Premier with Ebro Darden, he then released his follow up single 'Try Harder' in December 2019. 'Victimless Crimes' is set for release in Spring 2020.
Discography
Singles
| "Not So Famous" | 2017 | Non-album single |
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| "Loner" | 2018 | Non-album single |
| "Disconnect" | 2019 | "Victimless Crimes EP" |
| "Try Harder" |