“Marla Kether has to be one of the most exciting talents to emerge this year. She’s already well established as a successful session bassist, but her own productions are a revelation...” - Joe Muggs, Bandcamp Daily

“Subtle, restrained, gently mystical and almost casually otherworldly… tunes like ‘BTR2’ take us right back to the pure beating heart of the funk, its potent, mesmerising soft power capable of transporting a room of dancers to groove nirvana.” - Harold Heath, DJ Mag

Born in London to Congolese parents, Marla Kether is a bassist, producer and DJ. Exceeding 50 million Spotify streams for her work as a session bassist (Loyle Carner, Yazmin Lacey, Oscar Jerome, and Obongjayar), Marla released All That We Have in November 2023 to widespread acclaim. The EP was championed by the likes of Crack Magazine, Mary Anne Hobbs, Jamz Supernova, Shanti Celeste and Gilles Peterson. Bandcamp Daily hailed the EP as among ‘The Best Electronic Music of November 2023’, and the closing track BTR2 was one of DJ Mag’s Top Tracks of the Year.

After winning Youth Music’s 2024 Producer of the Year award, Marla released a vinyl edition of her EP in June 2025, featuring fresh remixes by Gina Jeanz, Ikonika, Fiyahdred, Rose Holland, and Coco Em. She then contributed the UK Funky track Morning Light featuring Naima Adams to Somewhere Soul’s Rituals Volume 1 compilation on RE:WARM Records. Other recent production highlights have included a hazy remix of Footshooter’s Folding featuring Allysha Joy and Afro-house jam One Time for Toy Tonics’ Wildstyle House Vol. 1.

In October 2026, Marla starts a new chapter in her own music, releasing her much-anticipated sophomore EP via respected UK imprint Strut Records. Luso brings her varied musical worlds together into her most ambitious project to date and features hand-picked collaborators from across her musical circle including Nottingham-based MC Mez, Reek0 from the Brighter Days collective, vocalist / songwriter Sofia Grant and Brazilian sister duo Margaridas.

With Marla’s live band, following performances at The Roundhouse, Cross The Tracks, Brick Lane Jazz Festival, and a European tour supporting Cymande in 2025, she sold out two headline shows in London and Bristol in late October 2025, featuring a 6-piece line-up. Continuing the momentum into 2026, she has gained new admirers across the UK, supporting national tours for Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti and Zamrock favourites WITCH in April and May.

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