A young man returns home to the coastal city of Mombasa, Kenya to marry his fiancé and step into his family's political dynasty. But when he visits Moto Moto's a steamy afro-jazz club and the stomping ground of his youth he finds himself drawn to a mysterious new singer. Inspired by the myth of Marimba, who created beautiful songs from her heartbreak.

Jocelyn Bioh has stepped away as book writer...