 Ninaku shukuru sanabuwa kwa kumponya binti yangu wa liye wugu wa kichanu Piya, Ninaku shukuru kwa sabab kijana wiyu yonyesha upendo wa hajab Nilipa mamia, achana nama nangu wa kufaitena Mi nisha mpenda nita wai, sijawai yo na upendo kamabu Sijawai yo na upendo Amazing, amazing stuff. Thank you. As promised, Abinguma is in studio. Yes sir. Such a talent. Thank you baba. Big boss, so that's all. Top producer, top presenter, top singer, some writer. What can't you do? I can do all things through him. Hopefully you'd say that. I believe we should do just if we have a chance to find a kid to find him. Just try it out. Yes, yes. I want to say something once, at least once. You never know what could happen. You never know, you might just like it. Like music for instance, did you always know you had the bug? Because you were raised in coasts? Yes. Did you always know that you had the bug music? Amma you had the talent? Amma is it just something you tried out? I come from a very musical family. My parents, they are musical. My siblings are not musical. So it was just there. Music was all of us. It is in the air, so to speak. When you are talking to your parents, when you are eating, there is always music. Music was a big part of our family. I wouldn't say that I am a dog. I would say that I am a musician. Of course, like any other child, if you are a doctor or lawyer, but music was constantly there. So eventually when you grow up and you start following your dreams and chasing your dreams, you just go for it. And here I am. And here you are. Who influenced you way back when in coasts when you were younger? Because I believe you recorded your first track around 2007? Yes, 2007. I had recorded an album even before. It was under a label in Mombasa. But unfortunately the album, when I finished high school, I went to meet Daddy Q. Daddy Q gave me another chance. So at that time I was in Mombasa. When I came all the way, I was in Mombasa. You were in Mombasa in Mombasa? Yes. I thought Mombasa was like, you know. You were in Mombasa? Yes. You were in Mombasa? Yes. You were in Mombasa? Yes. I went to Vukafiri and took out of Mombasa but I was in Naishi Ocha. So I was in Naishi Kule South Coast. So I used to come all the way to Okunda to record there. And now, as I took a few people, I took a few people, I took a few people from Niki, Dogopale, then you know. Polepole too. One thing led to another. Yes. How did that track do? Sorry? How did that track do? Not well, did badly. I went to Mba, I am saying. Bzd doke uki wa studio na wazana kwa yeh, mnaue mnawezana ni. Mnawezana na mwezana mzi, kwa maybe you're coming up with a new thing. Ata time yo in the moment wazana feel in i nawaza. This is it. I love the next day wazana. Kwa mnawezana dolya, avalikon na danga jani, Ikochi ni. I tried pushing it. It didn't do well. Mnawezana kolkisha ni kuwana hendashule. I love pia that time I had gotten a child. I became a single father around that time. So it was just too many things going on. So kido gumzikili? So you had to prioritize what you focused on? Absolutely. Ziki kanini sasa kaisya. So is that why you came to Nairobi? Because around the time you came to University of Nairobi to do maskum? Yes, I was supposed to report in September 2008, but it was over a few personal issues I couldn't make it. So I reported again in 2010, don likuja na Nairobi sasa kusoma. So around 2013 do ni kanzati na mziki tena. So around that time though, let me ask you between now 08, okay let's say badu 07, let's not say 08 to 2010 before you came to Nairobi. Did you still feel like you still can do this? This was just one of those tracks that maybe Aikwena Faku make it. Did you still like you still could do it? Yes, kabusa. Music was constant. Like everything ina kama, pita ama ina kama ina stay back music, ilikua iikakua na badu tende liya kukua. So music has been a constant thing in my life. Ime kwa yule mse, Ime kwa 2 around. In everything that I went through, I went through music li ni sa idea san and li ni sa idea kwa overcome all those hurdles. So for me, I knew that one day eventually I'm going to do music full time. And soon ni tase maza sa jamaa, I am going to make a candle to bring music full time. Mi pango iko, I honestly believe that you can actually oneeza kujilisha, oneeza kujisustain through music in Kenya right now. Now 2010? Yes. Goa UN? Yes. Komeingia? Yes. Komeingia? Yes. Komeingia? Yes. Komeingia? Yes. Komeingia? Yes. Komeingia? Yes. Komeingia? Yes. Komeingia? Yes. So we used to sing a lot up up up up who can go into those classes bifu. quite a number of people is like that Hotter R But at that time I was making music for money, it's not true. So in 2010, when I was in Kuskiza, when I was experimenting with music, I joined the band, joined the journey band, and I was a band investor in Nairobi, and I was working in Fungamano. So that's where I used to go a lot of times, just go jam there, listen to the music, and when I was hanging out, and that is how I fell back into music again. That is, in around 20, elections in 2012, around that time I met Mongola and Vifo Kansela Zewani. And Mongola was introduced to RK? Mongola was introduced to RK. So RK is a Kuskiza because I was working in Nairobi. About that, your influence is when you came to Nairobi, because you know even a village in Tokakusama, Mombasa it's like a totally different country. Even the music they absorb, it's like most of it is coastal influence and it's a Tanzania. And in Kenya, of course, we are a hip-hop major, urban R&B. So when you came to Nairobi, what was your influence into the Nairobi market? When I came to Nairobi, first of all, I wanted to meet your time, I wanted to go to Kedonga, I wanted to go to Shikada, I wanted to spend your time in Kedum once, because I wanted to go to Alba Miakele at Urodi Nyuma, I think it is his 4th album. And I wanted to go to Kedum, to Tokakusama, to Tokakua. I wanted to go to Zikiz or Alba Miakele, because I wanted to go to Sikiza, because I wanted to go to Silewa and say Malini. So when he did at Urodi Nyuma, I was like, ah, this guy, I remember this kind of music, my kind of music. And you know, when I came to Urodi Nyuma, I saw him in Kubali, then one day he came to me, he told me to sing love songs, he told me to sing this kind of music, and he said that I wanted to go to Sikiza and run for an opportunity. So Keduma at that time, he was in a manikwa, Marka Dem. He was in a manikwa, when I was a kid, I was in Kishu Kunda, he told me to sing songs, Kichiza and my brother. He was singing love songs, he told me to sing love songs. Mr. Lolova. He told me, I want to go to Mr. Lolova. He told me to sing love songs. What was he like? He said, he is a ziwa. So I explained, he told me to sing songs, why remember some kids, he said he was a kid, he told me to sing love songs. So I went to Nyotandogo, those people, So here genre we define it as urban rumba Because it is in toki tizi kizo wa i music But you have the typical rumba Let me give you a funky feel Let me give it you Now I can do it and I tell you Ya, ya. Nice, nice. So breakthrough, which track in Nairobi now? I have breakthroughs in Yabata Bado. I don't have breakthroughs in Makini. Ono moandishi wunginem kalesana. Here's the thing. Let me just say something as a fan first of all. Yes. Moanamwale is one of the most beautiful songs in Meikuskem, Sekendi, Kenkanya. Thank you, brother. It's actually like so, so dope. Asante. So how can you say that? You know. Haidyaka mbado bro. Like, nikonawa tuwambwa na pte na mziki angu zaana ba hide. Marafiki wa sewenye na meet. Ono suma e habitu na skizanga mziki. You never know that people listen to your music until you meet them. You know. So that's why I'm trying to put myself out there more. You understand? So Bado breakthroughs in Yabata. Bado ati siye se maa, na yanzatizif tu zengina na fanyanga apart from mziki, nani patedokto akwa mziki tako na jidanganya. So for me breakthrough, nini niki hanzak patedokto from music. Na Bado nendelea, na Mekio stepole pole, herdsin nira Rupi na trytuku you know, kufite kuweza kwantukoka, yo place netatisp na pata do from mziki. Cuz tako danganja wa se artists warna pata shida wukunge. I have so many friends. Am bone nii. Nani kifungulia fa nii angu sai wa one. Most of my friends am bone nii artists. Wa nii ajer bingi saivuna, panchi. Nii ajer bingi saivuna, you don't like.... Why is it like that? Because mziki, tu na fanyamziki, but doha hei come through. That is why favourite kahn Wizardilla foot passion pitu ke empath kwa hufuis steinатu wa kumanda. Yav para kwa hafuwe kama kabuku kwa hufafia kwa hafikutu na kinhu. Yatterin y경a, hufafia hufa. Nanda waku ni alalas kwa hafikutu na mubu kwa kumanda. Nanda waku haba kuna. Yato. Nanda waku makadi. Nanda wadi. Nanda waku hafiki yata ua. Ya kwa hufruction nizitwa. Nanda waku afiku. Nanda wakini. Dima wa hafiki. Nanda waku, Sabi ni na dosi na isa huwazikumu na hilu. Ida, ki ta we glovesakumu. Biniya bati yaza Kote kardia, hans kwa kikantu ya. Ni ni ni ni ni ni ni, kububunu kakandu ya. Aro paka merei, paka merei, kwa kikantu ya kikantu ya, kina kifu. Ida ni ni ni, kileba, mwakuhu maik sig장u mwakuhu, jamu kuswa kwa kisei. Ni ni ni kikantu ya, kwa kikantu ya, kutukaku yaadye ni, kutukaku yaadye ni, kikantu ya, I hope now we can see the impact of the pandemic on the planet. But I am glad that now people are zobo kwa poju wa manza pide story, it is a big thing, it is a good thing for us. So me when I came to Kenya, kuses miwa ata niya nende tu wa hene habi nga klishaw reserves in Kenya. Serika li kwa... Ingele ka ya maze we need rules, we need stipulations to make sure that we are held accountable as media personalities. Why aren't you playing local content. You know, like uki yangalata channel zengine, they even formed sub stations specifically for countries. Dio iweze ku playu mzikiya wu kulek. Kus bapu kule countryza wu kama ni South Africa, it is ni mzikiya wu ko South Africa na tizonga all the time. You understand, the same with Nigeria. Like... You play Nigerian. You play Nigerian music. Even the Rwandes, they play Rwandan music. Kaka kuna mkutaku yangalata station wu ko kuao, wana kuambia hapa kutaku jua ni metu kuaapi, na tizonga local content. So, you know what I'm saying guys, da da da da da naija, da da da da da Kenya. Da da da da, you know, like there is a sub station that caters for those artists. Ambu aho kuiu region. Which is a big thing. Which is something we really need to do. We do. But there's something you love doing on the side of music. You prefer live performances. Absolutely, yes. Do you think it's going on more revenue than just being a recording artist and just going on as well? Ya, me, I believe kama uneza piga kuote piga. If you can do live music and you still can go to the studio and record good music, do both. Systema hati kuna wasani ambu aame patapesa from live music peke without recording ni ni nama najulikana for live performances. But our son eventually they went back to the studio, they recorded their music. So I think they need to be promoted. So kama kidogo you are strong on the live performing side, but he's a strong son. Yere bu kidogo, you know, u lete he say digi neju, you will level more. Because eventually you will need this other side. So you need to be all rounded to get to the bag. To secure the bag. To secure the bag. Yes. Awesome stuff. Yes sir. Last year, congratulations by the way. Thank you. In Oktober, you got married. He just decided to come. Of course he did. Congratulations. Juggling all these things because you are a very busy man. Yes. Producer, music and TV presenter. Yes. And musician. Yes. How are you juggling all this? I think it's being at the right place at the right time. Like kama sifani hassles, kama siko kunjinataftado, kama siko nini amolos at home. Fuli. Like was on social media at all. Like if I'm not out there doing something. Ni kumusana kuni para ni me kamali me tulia tunapiga story. It's really really hard for me. So sometimes, most of the time I don't, I never hang out with friends. I do. But I try as much as possible to have enough time at home and also enough time for my career. You know. So priorities. Priorities family work. Yes. Then maybe friends if you have time. No, I have a lot of friends. That's what I'm saying. I know you're a very social guy. Kabisa kabisa. So I like you know, I'm waking up with a few friends just having one or two drinks. That's a good thing once in a while. There's another song, a beautiful song that you wrote for Kenya. Yes. I want to get into it but before that I want to ask you. What's next for Abinguma? What should we expect? Wow. I love it. Nini. Last, the previous years we were in our system. Because I was juggling too many things at the same time. So I was releasing music, I was recording music, I was following up on a project. But now I can say it easy, you know. So at least I said it's not difficult. So now I can at least. Like kaziangu say it's not too bad. So I am working extra hard man. Like you're going to see. 24th February it's been my first event. I'm going to go personally. And I'm going to hang from scratch. I'm going to have fun at the story festival. You know, now we're going to plan two quipa like at different places. You know, in Kisumu we want to. The next place we are going to is to Mombasa. So we're starting in Nairobi right now at the Memorial Park. On the 24th February. That's like two weeks, three weeks from now. So wale aotei zaku. Wale aotei kwa mika serikiwa on Valentine's Day. They can make up for it when coming to this. You know what I mean to have put a macho. How's the 24th? No taksa mehewa. So yeah, 24th February guys make sure you come through. Give a brother support, you know. I laugh for every... The story is going to be happening every two months. Every two months it will happen. That is awesome. I know. So I believe take the first step. Answer, you know, answer. I like of course more content, more music, you know, more videos, more projects, more collaborations. And of course what you are going to do is more news about the event on the 24th of February at Abinguma. Absolutely. That's A double B IH. Guma. So make sure you go subscribe. Like and subscribe. Thank you. So make sure you go subscribe. Like, follow, talk. Okay, don't talk. He's married. Don't talk. Just follow and share the content. Of course. Tavunjo. So make sure you support Kenyan music because this is just beautiful stuff. Abi, you're about to play Kenya. Yes, this I've always wanted to do you know, a patriotic song. Every time I feel enough for you on a poet. So I had the lyrics but I wanted to say he not a poet, a fan. So I wanted to do the same. So I approached a few spoken word artists. Nika Olyza. So are co-willing but they're not doing it. They're not putting the flavor you want. You know, so I recorded the song. Okay, so I recorded the song. Actually, the kitulini prompt to record was that I wanted to do a patriotic song because I wanted to do it. But I didn't want to do it. So I did it. So I did it. I did it. Kenya is just I want to do Kenyan. So basically, at the back of my head, I want to say I've even loved a chick but she's not doing it. Like you do everything but she's she's just you know you know you know you know them. So anyway, you know you know you know so I hear so I have fallen for a chick when I went to Kenya. So I have fallen for my country Kenya. Basically that's what the song is about. Guys, I'm telling you, this guy is just an awesome songwriter. If you really if you want to get to that, maybe you could make a steve flani. You know what to do. You know what to do. You know what to do. You know what to do. You know what to do. You know what to do. So when I say I'm again Kenya, everything is negotiable. Thank you so much for thank you so much for thank you so much for coming through. Thank you for having me guys. Can't wait to listen to Kenya. Sidiyo. Nikona, a very beautiful one. This is Kenya guys. Thank you so much for coming. So when I say I'm again Kenya, everything is negotiable. Thank you so much for coming. Sidiyo. Nikona, a very beautiful songwriter when I went to Kenya. So when I say I'm again Kenya. Everything is negotiable. Thank you so much for coming. Sidiyo. Nikona, a very beautiful songwriter nita kufichi yasiri tabasa ebu cheki wa navyoku tizama nikupi ganiye nijena kirende nikufi ganiye mana kenya na kupenda buhitwa kenya nashida za kuki bao mami nita kufichi yasiri