 Haribu sana tanokali. Thank you so much. How are you feeling? I'm feeling good. DJ Fana has been threatened by the fact that you have a guitar. Yeah, DJ is just, I don't understand. There's something in you Fanya. Kitu gani. No, I'm too question. I have to tell her now, gai. I think something is happening. To someone, lakinis mkwanapia dek. I doubt. I doubt. I doubt. Anyway. I'm being done by Joey. All right, yes. So tell us a bit about your Afropop artist. Yes. So tell us a bit about that and how you got into the genre you're in. Is it something you always wanted to do? Amoli skiza, all sorts of genres, and then you settled on something. Okay, first of all, my name is Gaduto. That is my stage name. Afropop was more of something I really loved from Kitambo. Yeah, I enjoy African music and especially Kenyan music. So I wanted to find a way in which I can do music in such a way that I can make it international, but in a Kenyan way. Yes, that's the goal. Also international with the bit of Kenyan. Yes. International and home coming together. Okay, so then when you were getting into the music, what was that experience like getting people who can help you along the music journey? Probably building a team, getting someone to help you produce music. Is this something you did all by yourself? Mama, you got people to come and tell what Shabang happened. It was a bit of an interesting journey. I think I learned most of the things myself, production and everything. So I produced my own music most of the time, but also up with certain producers here and there, but I tried to learn from them. And I think I started music seriously when I started playing the guitar. That's when I started. When you started playing the guitar? In 2020, during COVID, at the time when you were all at home doing nothing. Right. Right, but only when they learned. And I'm always like, if people learn how to play guitar, what did you learn, Jayfa, you know? Me? I actually remember when I was about to miss it. You learned how to play guitar literally 2-3 years ago. Yes. Before then, but you had an interest in music then and then the guitar once you learned, it went all the way. Yes, yes. Okay, my interest in music is dance. And then I started rapping and started singing. And then now the guitar came afterwards. After I learnt a bit of singing in Kwaia, Zapa Napale, I was in Red Fort Kwaia. So, yeah, I didn't know much about it. And then now the guitar came in 2020. Right. So basically it's literally been a journey from dance to this and that. Yes, yes. So now writing your music, some of the songs that you've released so far, what was the writing process like? You do on your own also, you have people who come in and help, you sit in a circle and you write as a room of sorts. It's a bit of both. Most of the time I draw from my own personal experiences and also the experiences of those around me. Or people like here, or Lipitiahi na hi. So I come up with some lyrics or a song. Sometimes I write with fellow artists. Sometimes you have sessions with Makachini. Actually those are the easier ones. Okatim Kowengi and you're writing together. But yeah, I do both. I write on my own and also write with friends. So speaking of writing, I believe you have an album coming up. Yes. Tell us a bit more about that. What the process has been like with you coming up with the features, collaborations. This is my first album. Thank you. Yes, it's called Nija Ziliye. Nija Ziliye means fill me with more and more and more. So it was an album in which I did not do any collaborations. So I did everything myself. It was more of a challenge. I wanted to see if I can compose, write, produce all of it. I did it myself, except one song that we wrote with someone. But I performed it alone also. So it's a debut album where I do everything as a solo artist on my own. But maybe in future albums I plan to consider collaborations and stuff. So it will be dropping on April. I have an album launch event. So all of you are invited. It will be at NIMPA. That's Nairobi Institute of Music and Performing Arts. Where is NIMPA? It's located at Kano Pizimaman. Kano Pizimaman? Yes. Do we have ticket sales? Yes. You can get your tickets at Hazelsasa. Just type Gazuto. Hazelsasa Gazuto. You can also get the tickets in my bio. Instagram, TikTok, everywhere. The poster is there. If you search Gazuto, you'll find everything you need. Okay. So let me ask, within now you would the upcoming album. Your debut album. What is that point in time where you learnt making, not just making music for it being a passion. The realities of making music a music business. Like you wanting to get money out of it and get chose and stuff like that. What was that switch like we could realize? Okay, I like this but I want to make some money out of it. What happened is, there was a time I was under management. I was managed by a friend of mine. He taught me these things about making your music into something more professional. Something that can get to earn me more money. But unfortunately he passed on in 2022. But from then on I've been an independent artist using the things I learnt from him. Was it heavy having to do this by yourself knowing you had someone that was along the way? Yes. It's been difficult but I'd say I got to learn a lot from him. His name was Ali. He rest in peace. He taught me so much. We worked together for a few months in the year 2022. So by the time he passed on I'd learnt so much that I just decided to apply these things on my own. It's been difficult yes because there are things I still don't know yet. But I'm getting there slowly by slowly. So what would be for you since I know it's such a huge personal loss for you because of that. But how would it work if at all in the future you'd want to look into management and being under what are they called? Record levels and stuff like that. What would that look like for an artist as you who's worked solo on a whole album by yourself? What would that transition feel like in your opinion? I think it would be easier in such a way that given that now I've learnt most of these things by myself if I do get a manager that say hata kwa na kazi mingi saana ita kwa sati ananzakuni funza these are things happening. I already know so it should be more of a partnership kind of thing. What are some of your dream collabs? Right here and probably just international? Dream collabs. Sayama to all of them. Someone could be listening somewhere. Let me start with Huku. Huku I dream to collab with Kenoti. Kenoti is Ethan. Jerai. Yes. Tuna tuki panda. Bien. Tuna tuki panda. Plafika Bana Boy. Yes. So inanda tuki panda. Shiran. Kenya to make it. And Shiran. Oh my gosh that would be so lovely. But yeah it's a journey. Yeah I'm getting there. For sure and wish you the very best of luck. All right. I'm so glad you came in studio because now at least we'll get to hear some of your music first hand acoustic music. And also you have a live show coming up as well. Yes. That's the vibe. Yes it will be happening on 31st of March and I hope you've gotten your tickets. I'll actually be performing, I'll be opening the stage for great artists such as Kenoti. When you mentioned to say yeah and there's Wanjine, there's African Vic and there's Modest Jabba. Looking forward to it. I'll plug you onto something. So next Sunday you could come to a show that Gadutu is performing at alongside other people as well. And then two weekends after that you get to go to his album launch to support the creative arts as well. Okay. Your socials. Please also first before your socials your music where can we get what's your on Spotify, YouTube where is it? Yes my music is on all streaming platforms just such the name Gadutu G-A-T-H-U-T-O. I like how you emphasize the people because I personally know for fucks I said Gadutu the first time I met you. It's right there. That's all I did so many people will mispronounce that name I have to spell it out G-A-T-T Actually I know what it is So in this video you can see what it is Actually I have merchandise in my album launch So yeah I was saying it's G-A-T-H-U-T-O Anywhere all social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, TikTok just such the name Gadutu and you'll find my music there Details on my upcoming events Okay that's love it here Thank you so much now without further do Let's hear a little bit of something Reminder it's Gadutu on all social media platforms and for Spotify and YouTube as well I think I'll start with I'll do one song This song is called Esther It's the first song I released after I started working as an independent artist So it's a love song about a lady named Esther Bum Bum Bum Bum Bum Yeah First time that I saw you smile Made me feel like I'm gonna die Made me feel like I could get high Yuka ni changanya na your waistline I made my move Nika songa karibu Nika g-introduce Hoping that town Hoping that town And I made my move Nika songa karibu Nika g-introduce Hoping that town The news say your name was Esther And that you wanted to get down So you gave me your number Illiniku vuti ewa The news say your name was Esther And that you wanted to get down To get down To get down I made my move Nika songa karibu Nika songa karibu Nika songa karibu Nika songa karibu Nika songa karibu Nika songa karibu Nika songa karibu Nika songa karibu Nika songa karibu Nika songa karibu Nika songa karibu