 The song is called Kona by one Maris Khaddi and one thing about Maris Khaddi She is right here in studio with us. She's vibrant very super super You know vibrant and polite. Is that even same doesn't even make sense to me in the same sentence Yeah, she's vibrant yet very polite in this at the same time and of course she is a recording on performing artists She's a songwriter who comes from Nairobi Kenya. Ladies and gentlemen, let's give it up for Maris Khaddi How are you? Hi, I'm good. Good to see you. You look nice. You too. You look beautiful. Thank you. You're amazing Welcome to Bouncing Nation. Thank you so much. I'm so and I'm so happy to be here Thank you for making time to come through obviously. Thank you. Alright, so let's talk about Maris Khaddi You were born and raised in Nairobi, obviously. Starahe, are you still representing Starahe? Tulihama That's what I agree with I move so I move with the mini Nomad Oh, okay Let's talk about Starahe Yeah, Starahe and Rutsengapi How are you? I'm fine I have no idea No, but it's so good. It's all love. Thank you for making time to come through Maris Khaddi, just say you're from Nairobi You have an advantage over what's going on If you're from Nairobi, you have a good chance of turning or going You're from Nairobi Do you think people from Nairobi have an advantage and an advantage? Yeah, I feel people from Nairobi have an advantage Because I'm not sure what I'm saying I'm very sure I've travelled from Sjubu, Sjibu, Bungo or where I've travelled from Sjibu, Sjibu, Bungo or where I've travelled from Sjibu, Sjibu, Bungo or where Maybe they're from Nakuru, they feel like Nairobi has more opportunities Or if you're maybe an artist or even business wise You feel like you have more opportunities up in Nairobi Yeah, so I feel like we have kind of an upper hand And of course for Maris Khaddi Maybe you can tell us a little bit about yourself For the people watching you for the first time So that they can just get acquainted with you Maris Khaddi is an artist Singer, songwriter, student I'm a sister I'm a daughter I'm not a mom though, I'm not yet Yeah, basically I'm a social worker too I'm very friendly Maybe we'll meet somewhere out there You'll see me Yeah, and she's also Our, you know, a gym enthusiast Tell us about yourself No, I still don't In fact I have a roller in the house I was contemplating Because you've exercised Your stomach is crying For heaven's sake, give me a break But you look at it and you're like At the end of the day, I love Going to the gym and working out In fact, when I'm down I use that as a way to boost my moods Yeah And Kingsley can relate I'm a YouTube player Me too Workout? You're talking about the gym We're talking about the gym When do we talk about the gym? I don't know I'm a human The last time we talked He was like Bro, check her I'm not sure I just want to stay with you I don't know I don't know You don't know? I don't know I don't know Sorry? I don't know I don't know Massage I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know Right, alright Let's talk about your journey in music How long ago did you start? My journey in music has been I don't know It's been quite not that long Not that short Because I officially started in 2017 But in primary That's when I started writing Like writing actually But in 2017 Is when I was like I can do this thing You know So I started Helm-Minded Attainment That was the first studio I ever stepped in No, the second actually I remember when I was in In primary There was a studio called Palemta Like Nyumbam to Tunapiga So I used to hear people Go there to meet me And then I said One day let me go find out What happens in there So the first ever project I did Was a spoken word I can't even remember the words to it But it was a spoken word Then after that I wrote A rap song for someone But it was It was a child But it seems evolved I've really evolved Because back then It was a spoken word Rap But then I observed The market and my passion I was like No, it's not like that It's not like that Yeah, it's not like that So I had to like Shift from doing Rap To Doing like singing singing To now singing And of course you said Writing when you are still Like while you are still In primary school So I used to go I used to go Poem What kind of writing were you doing Why did it take you too long Like if you started Back in primary school And you only recorded in 2017 When will you take time To give us time First of all Parents African parents Oh When you go to your dad Or to your parents And be like Dad Take care of me You know like First Whether it's true Or it's a slap Or it's a disappointment Obviously So for me What happened to me I was just advised According to what I said Yeah You're still young What you do right now Focus on education first Then maybe you'll do that Later on Right So I had to focus On academics Because I'm lazy And then I could do music I think that's why it took Quite some time And academics You did quite a lot Even actually went to a French school How did that go Are you fluent right now In French I'm still a student Right now Oh you're still Yeah I can have a conversation But you can leave And put there Yeah, just before They're watching Bounce Nation They're watching Bounce Nation You are watching Bounce Nation No, no, no In French Oh Now You're trying to keep Bounce Nation Awesome I don't know But it's doing something I'm lazy I'm lazy I'm lazy I'm lazy I'm lazy Because it has a lot of K-H So I can learn I'm a bit lazy I'm a bit lazy I'm a bit lazy You're mistaken French Yes I'm French And I can play You are I can play I can play Initially I focus I'm French In Paris I'm French So to all my lawyers My lawyers, we are all French people What was the difference between you and me? We are all French I am sure they have gotten that In 2017, that's when you released your first track How did that perform? In 2017, I recorded my first serious track My first official release was in 2021 Which was Nalela But when I recorded it in 2017, that's when I started recording And I remember when Nadia was coming back She was still telling me So I used to look at her and be like, oh my God Did you ever talk to her? Are you inspired or would love to work with you? How long have you been with her? You can't even talk to her? No, actually Nadia is a very nice person We talked, sometime I told her She was really inspiring She said, keep pushing one day with her figure And I really appreciate As much as there are challenges, but we keep going So all the tracks I recorded in 2017, I lost them They were around 10, I was doing an EP I wanted to do more projects Then I shoot videos and release them But that didn't go as planned How did that happen? The computer crashed? We tried to recover but it didn't go as planned So maybe if I recover, I will play the drums I will play the guitar I was like, this is the wastage of time You still have a lot of music in you Were you signed under Hellmind? Or were you just recording with them? No, I was with them I used to go to Hellmind I used to sing and maybe they wanted to have backup vocals I would be like, I have something in my head Can I do something on your song? And it turns out great and that's how I started You did a lot of backup for a lot of singers Who are some of the guys you worked with While you were doing backup vocals I've worked with Marie J I don't know if she's ever been here Yes, she has Marie J has ever been here Other artists, I can't even remember their names Because they were quite a lot Some, I wouldn't meet them in person It was just... You were in a studio I'm a producer So I don't get to meet them in person If I'm not in a studio, I'll be in an ABCD And I'm like, okay So you do that on the track Not for live music It would be in the studio But I've done it for live also There was another event at Allure's Just recently I also did that That's how you grow Being there for what other people are doing And then you become better as a person Of course And then you become better After Covid You took advantage of Covid Because you were in a studio Before something else comes along Did you still record at Hellmind? Yes, I recorded at Hellmind And how did it perform Being your first track Did it change your perspective About the music industry in Kenya How did that influence the other songs you've released? One thing I came to learn Is that growth is gradual There are expectations And then you get results Or you have little expectations And then you surpass So for me, I surpassed Because I didn't have anything to do And the time I was releasing I didn't do serious marketing As I wanted Because I didn't do any media tours Or anything whatsoever So it really just went out there People believed in my talent And the support I got Was amazing from them Right So that inspired you to write now Kona Kona And Kona is doing amazing So tell us about that What was the inspiration behind it? Kona is about Raya Sai and Masponyo So you can find You are in a relationship with someone But they have their other someone Who is funding them Who is funding them to Maybe look Or have the life they have So In a clash between money and love So for me Have you ever experienced it First hand Have you ever seen that Close to you People do that What we do personally For me, I write out of Things I see Around me Or happening to me So I collect that And try to tell people's stories So this is what happened Had him not said That he would not interfere Now This person you can clearly see They love each other But The money factor Yeah In a book like it Yeah So one of the things I want to tell you Was China One of them I want to tell you Babas and Mamas You are against that You are pro love Yeah I really advocate for love Like Love wins At the end of the day Love wins, of course Thank you Alright, so after corner Do you have any other projects That we should look forward to Anyone you are looking to work with Maybe you've already worked with them In the EP By the way Tell us about the EP What is the EP? Are you still working on it? Do you have another one coming? From the EP There are some songs I've selected That I would Want to rewrite And restructure And give it Because you know Like Songlandica 2017 Could maybe Vocabularies Or things have changed Yeah So I would like to Give it a test I would like to say Bye-bye Bye-bye Bye-bye But I'm I'm really like Hoping things work well Then If I can revive it Because I have a project That I would like to work with Yeah Alright And of course We wish you all the best Yes, thank you So flagging that Now Before we let you go We have just a little bit Of I don't know Let me I don't get a story That French So we have A scenario And then you Act it out Okay Okay It's easy It's not hard So it's ten zanards Okay, number one You know I don't know I don't know I'm at a restaurant And I don't know Where I don't know I don't know I'm at a restaurant What's your reaction? I don't know I dress Yeah I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know Where I don't know My husband No Today's order And I don't know I don't know But And What she said She said I don't know I am That's She used to live I don't know I am She's That's I even That's I torque I don't know Is It's It's a good idea Carallage! Scenario number 2 In Kisi You can serve in Kisi Machine is hung Machine is hung You are a service Maybe You can say you are a receptionist You can say you are a service You can say you are a service You can say you are a service You are a service I'm the kissy. Yeah, I'm the kissy. The machine is hanging on the corner. She's so surprised. Accident, I can't do it. Raki? Raki on... My God. I'm not a young girl. I'm a kid. I'm not a young girl. I'm a kid. I'm not a young girl. She's a kid. I'm a kid. She has a funny face. I'm just a kid, I look at myself in the mirror. I look at myself, but I don't know how to do it. My God, this is an invitation. I'm so surprised. I'm surprised. I'm a girl, I was in Mursik and I was in Mursik for a long time. I was in Mursik for a long time. You are the one who is going to be the next one. I am going to be the next one. And then my friend? My friend. My friend. My friend, I was in Mursik for a long time. I was in Mursik for a long time. I was in Mursik, in Chaleta Mursik. I was in Mursik for a long time. The fact that you are in Mursik in Mursik is different. The fact that you are in Mursik in Mursik is different. In Marathon, in the Kaming, in the Kong. He really tried. He really tried. I know, but not easy. But you made it fine. Thank you so much for coming through. Maybe one or two people and then of course your social media handle First of my crew a Lyons from say shout out to you guys. I love you so much Doctor Directorics Directorics touch out to you man. I really respect you Vince on the beat DJ stone fab Me mean I could salute sana my sister my mom. I know you're watching right now my bro My friends Malin and everyone have it. Yeah shout out to you and All my fans. I want to tell you that I love you so much. Thank you for the support. I really appreciate it I don't take it for granted and I'll really make sure that now a party of it to motor motor, you know Yeah Thank you so much for coming through and of course we'll be playing more music as you release it. We'll play it right here on Bouncing Nation I think Me miss a house social media handles. Yeah, very important on on all socials YouTube Maris Caddy Instagram Maris Caddy Twitter Maris Caddy Tiktok Maris Caddy Facebook Maris Caddy MA I double RIS Double RIS. Yes caddy. I make sure you go check me out. Leave comments, you know, let's interact, you know to join me With joie