 Thank you so much for saying that I'm doing everything. I'm going to be your presenter, your host, your DJ, your everything today. I'm going to be in high school, but I should be. You know, I've been trying to do just a little bit of everything. You know what they say, a jack of all trades. That's mean. Now you're watching Rock to Our Life right here on Y2FTV. My name is Feline at Feline June and all socials. And of course you can also catch us at Y2F4 channel. That's on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. I'm going to be sending some love your way in a few, but I had promised you earlier on when we started the show that we have a guest joining us in the studio. And guess what? We thought, instead of having just one, about having two guests in the studio, because two is better than one, right? Yes, now, I don't know if you... Okay, yeah, they've both been on the show before, but at different times. They've never been on the show together. This is the first time they're here together and they're incredibly talented. Everybody in the scene absolutely know who they are. They show up for all the gigs. They are very supportive of the scenes and they are both in different bands. That is Anselme. Let's meet Nikesa. And they know. Yes, girl. How are you guys doing? Good. You know, it's been a minute. Okay, me and you see each other all the time. But on the show, it's been a while. It's been a long time. It's been a long time. COVID happened and now we're living in a... Okay, we're not out of it yet. I have to jump. People are coming to Elisha. So we can't assume Elisha. But at least things are slowly opening up. So how is life? How can you compare life before, during and now COVID is almost out of your hope. How do you compare life before, during and after? Before, I guess everything seemed... Okay, thinking about my before, before COVID. It's very different. Right. Everything is very different. Now I just sleep at ten. Just like that. That is so true. That's actually so, so, so true. Yeah, yeah. Like it's automatic now. Right. During COVID, everything was slow, actually. Yeah, very slow. Everything slowed down so... Can you imagine during those coffee times? Yeah, yeah. Like, Saizi, it's actually five, five and you'll be like, Oh my God, are we gonna finish soon so that we can get going? Like, you know, coffee's at seven. Like, people are always in a rush to just go somewhere. Yeah, yeah. But right now, I guess we're all just picking up where we left off. Right. So, the guys are busy. Mm-hmm. The guys are going through some things. You know. Because people went through some things, so they're picking up the pieces. They're recovering. We are recovering from what we went through. Daniels, how are you doing? What's up? How about you? The last time you went here, you came solo. And you were here. You talked about something totally different. You are a producer as well. Yeah. I was like, am I a producer? But you've since joined the Straight Line Connection right now and you're also a bassist. You actually do a lot. Like, they all do a lot. So, how's life for you now that you know things are slowly opening up? Yeah, I mean, life has changed since COVID started. You can share the mic if that's okay. Yeah. Yeah. Life has changed since COVID started. There's been a lot of hardships. Hardships. I would say, I mean, COVID has been tough and it has been good. Good? I mean, for... Oh, yeah. In terms of reconnecting. In terms of knowing where you stand. Like, you know that the hustle that you're doing right now, if it ends, you need to figure out a plan B. That was an eye-opener for so many people. Especially people who, artists, especially artists who usually rely on art for everything. You know. That was crazy. But then, like I said, you're also in school and you're also an artist and you're in Nairobi almost every day now. Shulia, but then the elder, right? How am I even finding a balance to do this? Like, where are you? Like, I'm in Nairobi. I'm like, oh, oops. Thank God. Like, how is that? How can you be able to manage doing that? Well, you turn up to all the events. I couldn't even just shake heart out by the way when I was like, okay, this is bad. But at the same time, she was a student. So I'm like, no, how? Yeah, first of all, I have an incredible group of friends and family. So, yeah, they make it easy for me to do my thing, you know? So, and it's for the love, definitely. So, when I come from school, to come here to record music or to, like, support my fellow artists and friends, it's definitely for the love. It's not like... It's not something we want to do. Yeah, it's nothing I want to do. Yeah, I make time to do that. It's really awesome of you. Yeah. You know, like, like I said before, you've been here at different times. You came solo. He came also solo now in another band. But you guys performed at, you performed at an event together. The one I was hosting. That was... The Halloween... Black on Black. Black on Black. The Halloween... Halloween, actually, it was new Halloween. It was electric, electric harmony. Yeah, electric harmony. That was the first edition. It was on October, right? Yeah, that was September. It was before Halloween. Just a month before Halloween. It was September, yeah. And then you guys came together and that was the first time you performed together. Yeah. Yeah, so before then, had you guys been practicing? Before you went to the stage and you knew people's minds, like you had an incredible session. And even now, like, you guys could do that together. So how did you know that you could play together like that? I mean, we were just hanging out and, you know, just messing around, playing stuff and, you know, we were just... At that time when, you know, COVID was really hitting everyone. Yeah. So the band were not active. We've been active. We've been doing some online shows. Right. So, I mean, we were kind of active. So that's how we got the gig and that's how we decided, okay, we can do something. So since then, we decided to call ourselves... Right. Yeah, actually, that's what I was going to ask you. Have you decided on the band name yet? Yeah. Hi. Okay, yeah. I think this is exclusive. I don't know if... I don't think people know that. What is the name of the band? It's a game. Can We Sleep? I mean, it's just a very weird name. And it just happened. We were playing the drums. Oh. And then I started... I mean, I play guitar sometimes when I feel like it. And then we did this competition from Mama Rocks last week. We got a studio deal for two songs that we're going to record our two songs next week. For a first album. For a first album. And then it's a free thing. I mean, it's incredible. Can you imagine? Like, who are you telling people all the time? Like, people don't believe me. Like, rockers are real artists. Yeah. I could only wear t-shirts. So when you go to a competition, you need to have some talent in a rocker. Who can actually be the flamie? Just drop out. There's no need for embarrassment. What are you going to embarrass yourself? I promise. She's a crazy vocalist. Like, she can sing. So, so, so well. She's one of... Like, in Kenya, like, she's top ten. She makes my top ten. In Kenya, can you imagine? Like, the whole of Kenya, she's like, top ten. She's really incredibly talented. And she's also not a drummer. Like, here imagine. Like, you're in a band where you can play drums. You can sing. He sings too. And he plays guitar. Like, they do just a little bit of everything. So when I wake up a competition, I'm like, what are you trying? They won. Yeah, they won. And we longed to see that. It was crazy because it was just a weird R&B song. Yeah. So we converted it into a rock song. Rock rendition. And then... It worked. We were planning to do that next week on Tuesday and then release the songs in the coming week and see how it goes. Bro, like, we were looking forward to that. I can't wait for that song to drop. But before that, just take us a little bit back. Can we sing? What? How? I can't sing. Tell us about that name. Like, I promise. Like, I know. Like, everybody... Like, I don't know. After a long day at work, like, you know, you've been fighting so hard. What happened? Yeah, that's exactly it. Every time we practice and we all get a little worn out, but he gets a little excited with the guitar. So I used to complain all the time. They would go to sleep. I'm tired. Yeah, every time we meet in practice, yeah. So that's where he actually coined it. Oh! Because I used to complain too much. Me too. Yeah. And there we have it. We have a band on behalf of our studio station, and they're going to be recording new music fliers which we are actually waiting for. And we're going to play it on the show as soon as it drops. But also, you were here with Dead Skin Remedy. How is that going? We were a band, but we kind of went on hiatus because everyone wanted different things. So there was Angie. Okay, Angie was just a solo artist. And then two guys from Dead Skin Remedy. So we did a lot of lives together. Right. But yeah, we'll reconnect and do more. Yeah. But Russ has always made the work. Yeah, yeah, we do. He's kind of a person in there in trying to do different vines. They know how far I see. Now, he's part of Khamis Yib, he's part of Australia in connection. And then you need to tell me something, Dennis. The last time we hung out together, Gan told me from Sri Lankan, like you guys have an album on the way. So how is that coming? Oh, yeah. So we're planning to, this time we're planning to go global rather than locally because locally, I mean metal and rock hasn't been that much appreciated. And the last time we did the African Metal Festival, I think sometime last year around June. Yeah. And we were above, we were the top 10 bands in Africa. Whoa! So we're planning to record, release an album. And we're planning to release it globally. Right. We're working with the producers in Africa just to... I know, that is so amazing. Beyond the borders, see whatever happens, whatever happens. And I'm very excited because I've only been in a band like for... For a short time. Yeah, for a year. It's pretty cool. I know, right? And you guys are loved. Like so many people. Shout out to Powerslide. The last time they were here, Ojiro was like, you guys were performing at Melanin. And then he was like, yo, bro, I'm gonna go check them out. Like Strayline are my favorite Kenyan band. And I'm like, yo, okay. We love to see that. Do you have any favorites? Like who are some of your influences in the scene right now? In the scene, I mean, the old school guys like IYT. Yeah, of course. I know. Everybody has to talk about IYT. Always. PLG, obviously. PLG. And these guys, I mean, Koinanga Street Avengers, I'm not really... I'm not really metal. I'm not really metalhead. I'm more of a soft rock kind of guy. Yeah. I mean, that's just me. So, those guys, I mean, I forgot their names. Rich. Rich? I mean Rich. Yeah. I mean, it's been a while. It's been a while. It's okay. It's been a while. COVID happened. I love how it happened. Anyway, Nikolai-san, maybe some of you are, as you wind up because of time, actually. And I know, yeah. Apart from the oldies, I mean, I love all rock musicians from Kenya, but Duma, they've been inspiring me because they went out and did something. We're literally talking about them in the next segment. They have something big coming. Exactly. We need to talk about that. Slummy, Martin, they're doing amazing things right now. Martin, they're doing amazing. Yeah, yeah. They make time. They come for gigs. I'm not even playing. They'll come to gigs and hang out with guys and just, like, catch up. Yeah, yeah. So that's really amazing. They're not... Okay, even though they're playing international now, they were literally on tour, catch shot because of COVID and they're going back. We're talking about that. We talked about them last week. They have a tour they're doing. And now they have another tour. We're just about to talk about right now. So that's where we're headed, right? Are we... Okay. The bind. Can we sleep? Can we sleep? Can we sleep? That's where we're headed. Full nominations for our few more awards, all those international tours. That's where we're going. Exactly. And I'm so proud of you guys. Please don't break up. You know, like, people come here and then they... And then you ask, like, what happened? And they're like, oh, we just wanted different things. Now the bind is non-existent. So please don't do that. We're not playing. Yes, don't do that. Don't do that. So let's just keep it. Like, we're headed for... We already won Mama Rocks. That's the first one of many to come. Yeah, that's the first step. Yeah, and thank you so much for making time to come through. Thank you for having us. It's always a great time. And as soon as that album drops, you're coming here to talk about it, right? Definitely. Yeah, and we can have an event and we play. You said that, okay. Exactly. I will just be there to hype you. I'm not playing, I can't play anything, but I can talk for days. Like, I can talk. Like, talking? We're good, but when it comes to, you know... I can't. I actually don't know how to play any instrument. It's so crazy. Like, anyway, you should be embarrassed of yourself. He's a music teacher. He hasn't taught me anything. I've been learning for five years. Five years. He's never taught... He hasn't taught me nothing. But anyway, thank you so much for staying with us. We have rock post just right about now. And rock post is literally just trending topics. So we talk about what's happening in the scene. And we're going to start with Duma. Villenecas may mention too. So we have to talk about Duma. They are Kenyan bind. They are Kenyan bind, right? I think they're based in Uganda, right?