 And guess what, one of his songs was in one of the movies in Kenya that is on Netflix, 46. So, my people. And today he has brought to us his 4th studio album and we'll be talking more about that. And what his plans are with the album. Karibu sana jublak. Niko fiti sana. To me furaia kwa na wea pa leo? Ata mi na furaia kwa pa manje. Nino tama ningi kuru di. So kindly introduce yourself to our audience. You tell them what you're all about and what you have brought for us today. I'm jublak. That's my stage name. I'm a man of many caps manje. I'm an artist. I'm an actor. I'm a lot of things. I'm just a creative. And I also love God. Ya, ya, ya, ya. Ya, ya, ya, ya. Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya. Ya, ya, ya, ya. Repass. Anyway, um, you know, I feel like the fact that I know you na feeling kamakilam dana kujua. So you know, I feel like I know you. Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya. Tell them a bit about jublak na jomesema you're an actor, artist and you also love God. So tell us a bit about your musical journey when you were a newmaker kwa industry for a while and you're doing great. Ya, thanks, thanks. I started music when I was still in school. But it was, it was, I was just doing music because it was a passion then. Ya. So when I graduated kuka umana to jandi kwa kazi, I was like yo, mbo na nini jump the ship na we have already sailed So I came okay, let me just concentrate on making music, participating in film And also like I paint, during the pandemic I used to spend a lot of my time alone Jwa twizi perform, muna jwa quarantine yourself and stuff So I just went bought paints, canvases ni nini nikazaku paint So yeah, my style is expression is when it comes to painting But when it comes to music, music to me is something very special I talk through music, my ideologies I put them through music So I have this side of activism in me So na fi lengi pi atu kwangerada maze, like our society needs Generation ni nini piwa na elewa, things to do with You know, just being upright as a youth Story za leadership wana get our mental health issues Ju saiz enya atu kofiti, that's wana matu wana kunyomba wana pigashere wana jwa But pigashere wana nini shu kohapi Ya, by the way Okay, kupigashere wana say nafana, at least na atu liya At least na, wana cheke But the thing is, as much as wana pigashere he If you are not okay, seek help first before indulging in the shere he Kus it might go down, downwards Ya, that's a disclaimer Nisa wa sii atu kote wa atu apige shere he, enjoy, have fun But if you are not okay, seek help first before you in Kus ineza kwa It's simple, talk, just talk to someone out there People are also going through stuff but kiyongenam To wana find okay, how did you go about your own problem You can find my own way pia wana jwa bini nili Kata kus idea pia So to me, music is one of those ways I used to escape a lot of things If I could be out there drinking or smoking or doing whatever people do But I was like okay, why don't I write something nibongi About how I feel right now If I'm feeling low, you find some music I did in the album As in zikwa bit low When I'm saying low, like I'm speaking in your voice You get, I've been through some hard times as an artist You know how artists have been How many years? Was it 2 years? Yeah, almost 2 years Thank you So you see, like atakubi kwa na ka-saving ka-dog Manzo na pa-delisha Una kumukawa wasu kenda kubai ma-stok Ma-tishu paper I know Delisha? I don't understand your story I don't want to know Lisa What was the thing Of all the things that you did It was just panic manzo We did not know what was going on We did not know what was happening We didn't know yet We didn't know until we got a stretch You get, so yeah Such periods in me to funza People changed Kuliko na jobu leha cha jobu But kuliko na artist Yolo zana artist Melodies were like, where you are, pusip Inspiration was like You can't sleep Una ganji, una ganji So in that spirit Melodies Is there any song that Out of these sofa set dreams Kuna kuna enye ilku Is there one that came about At that time of the night One song We'll talk about the album but tell us a bit about that There's this song in Itwa's story It's a very short song It's one minute It's one minute In enda kitu ka Story amtu na jua Ako stack in the zone Kila day hananga kwa kia Kible kiki kwa machu om Na kwa ke home Anna feel strange Life danger niku kwa cup na night mayas Kubei cup kula vitet Nobody cares Borani chip, borani accessible Ma zumpi wo kwa festival Rusha miku ono juka Ya ya It was just I was looking out in my neighborhood And people were just Getting by the day Aja tu leo siku ishe It became a phrase So people indulge For the sake of the moment And you end up being A stranger to yourself I didn't even write it That's why it's a minute I didn't write it I just called my producers And told them it was a vibe So everything will talk to If you've been creating music for long I'm not sure if it's special But I feel like In rap You can always find it easy To record and create music without writing Without writing So I want us to talk about Sofa said dreams I know the previous albums We'll be here In Pakakeshwa As you have heard It's deep It's deep It's very deep So tell us a bit about the album And the inspiration behind the cover Because it's quite interesting I thought maybe we'll see your face No This is my face It's arts The album cover The album cover The album will come to Sofa Sofa said dreams But the S name is a kind of dollar sign Madhu So I'm from Madhu So I dream of Patagangi Of course It's not just kuka kwa sofa na kudos It's not that you will pass out kwa sofa Then you dream a lot of stuff and you made music Yes, also When you are at your worst To chef unkiwa hau I thought you can sleep on the sofa Yes I thought you can sleep on the sofa We can call it a bus We can call it a bus We can call it a bus Sofa said dreams Sofa said dreams Sofa said dreams Sofa said dreams Sofa said dreams So that's why I made it I just want to be in a better place And whoever is going to listen to the album I want to inspire them To have better dreams And also I did that album to uplift On a get But then it record It's not a periodia pandemic Yes Because I couldn't end out much So the songs are a bit low-fives It's a chill na zuko hau You can wash your dishes Ok, skia uko And there are few You can dance kwa hau How many tracks are here? The delu version has 13 But the official album has like 24 tracks Wow What's that? You need to work Yeah Moja moja Pinches Pinches on the skia of honda No, but yet We cut some slack Of the 6-year break But from now it's work after work Before the year At least it's not a periodia Pinches on the album I know Ok, so talk to us about the cover And what was the third process Behind creating this cover Point Black Vumbi He's one great MC But Point Black I want to make an album Nakaskia few songs in there Idiya ganyu kwa na kwa Animated one So, e binyali skia kaja Aka na kwa This song sounds like you're in your head Kusamu me kato You just imagining your own things Ok, let me see what to do I'm just seated on some sofa and chill too And I'm just vibing So, akani tu mi na That cover Animated characters all over Around me flying about Namini kwa pali na kwa Aka na kwa Of course I wanted you guys to hear Kwa kwa kwa kwa Labda na ni check out Ama labda na reach out to anyone Ama account social media Because nowadays everyone is on their phones Una ni get It is just me and her in the house Kwa meza kuna do Na some bibles, whatever Raki ni kwa na kiyatuyangu mi mera ruka Nimi kwa on the road Saki tabu ya Kandika lyrics Then kuna tatu ya na zira rura rua Ina manisha life, ina konga chaotic Pia in the course of creation Uki kretkitu kukua na isu Destruction Even from within So those characters as ina faces Una animal faces na ne Because you can always put any character you want So you said that in the house It's just you and your lady But now na witu zingine Na witu zingine So those are just the people I create in the music In your head It's quite interesting Very interesting How much of The songs Yeah the songs over here Have you done videos for? I have like six videos For the album The latest one being Dalomo Yeah Hopefully it will get more and more I am interested in the whole album On my boom play Profile On my soundcloud Una get I will just put some on my YouTube So that's why I decided to buy an album And put it on my channel No, I will produce it Our technical crew What is Taiga? What is the meaning of Taiga? These are the characters But you can maybe It's always my I think it's an animal spirit I always identify with How it survives I always identify with It's agility I know Of course Let's plan Say I am the male Taiga I love one of you Because I am a Shiba I know I am the male Taiga So that's why it's female So before we even get to the newest release From the album, Dalomo Tell us how the experience was When one of your songs was on 46 On Netflix And tell us the song itself And what was it? The movie itself in it was 46 Probably we may watch But there is a scene in Yekianza The main characters on it One of their gang members When I'm shoot and then the song plays It's so cool When the producer reached out We want to use that song No time must end No one will go out of the house At least we can survive It was important to me Because now I have a new audience People listen to the song And then it will live over the ages People will always ask Even 10 years Which song is that? I felt so blessed Because it was just a song I did under 2 minutes I don't make long Najiwakina nesha tohachezangi Music 3 minutes So at most 40 seconds That's what the DJs have for you Because to go a lot of artists And we want that space So they also played it For some seconds But everyone was reaching out And I was like It felt good Being that I'm still young In this I feel like in the 5 years You've done a lot I feel independent I feel like in the 5 years You've done a lot I feel independent I feel independent I feel independent I feel independent I feel independent It's a big day But I feel like Because it's not who will stop you So I just keep doing you Let's talk about Dalamoku Now tell us what the concept of Dalamoku was And what was going through your mind When you were writing the song Dalamoku is produced And it was a Kokos vibration Kokos is part of Amai is part of Sarabi It's a band if you feel So to record Samoen at the river Umse Tumengia studio He was playing me that beat Kwa gari to kihanda I was like hey! So to kufika studio Akai zoomo everything Akai kumichi zemangu maza vichi To know what's going on This guy David and Nini Akai nambia even he killed himself I was so interested Kujwa His life had a kufika point He had to take his own life He was one of the most top selling Biggest artist I love him at it's prime I was intrigued Sometimes we might portray ourselves Very happy but deep inside We have a purpose With all this Nini Nini So when he played the song In my head He didn't know the melody But it was a love song I wanted to sing about Nini Then Koko goes like Why don't you make it gospel Even before we go on How it fits is gospel What does Ndalo Moka mean? Ndalo Moka is a lower phrase In shengsi kuzengine In shengsi kuzengine So like Can't you make it gospel And then it just changed the entire song After the verses I penned it instantly Because when it was gospel Now it was another inspiration A different vibe And finally enough When I was looking at how Of which he lived his life I felt like Let me try to speak in a voice When you are low What do you look for When you have friends How All the time on stage You even get high You are dying in hospital bed But doctors say Resistate too much Ndalo Moka was from that perspective Your mental health Stories are also madre Nini just uplift yourself You don't need to To escape Ndalo Moka I'm looking for a friend Ndalo Moka I'm looking for a savior You get So After Ndalo Moka Nika create that kind of song So with the video I want to show A church I wanted to show a journey My own fears My own mountains Climb mountains up to the peak And I'm even dropping off my clothes And I'm giving up some other stuff It's a process of change And I get So after that Some African art So that's how In my head I wanted it to be In rock pictures It came through And when I was watching I was like It's a good one Now that I know the meaning Niteza kwa iskiza Tena Okay an idea So I know We might be here up to tomorrow Like I say, there's a lot There's a lot to talk about When it comes to new black But kindly tell the people How they can purchase the album How much it's going for And where they can find the songs But the album First of all I'm a rebel soul I'm a rebel soul And if I know That's so cheap And it's so comfortable So you can check us out On our social medias And on our Instagrams Rebelsoulink Beside that Rebelsoulrebel And that's called Rebelsoul So one as a part Also my album You can get the album On Mdundo You can also reach out to me I'll send you a digital In the box I'll send you a copy So that copy is just one thousand But just Tau too Pesaki dogo But also can mail you on your So it's value for your money You can put up a tangoma From the artist Good song Thanks And also Just continue supporting us And I'm happy you guys had me here today In fact this is the first interview After me releasing Tawamoko So this is the first place when I Cheers And it's one of the dopest DJs I know Thank you So thanks for having me So I'll send you a copy I'll send you a copy We need this We need this So To make some social media Anything else before we wind up any shoutouts Shoutout to My fans Kwanzaa My family And my friends When we were in Kwanzaa My fans, my family and my friends Big up so much Strangers on your Mekwa friends Check out my music And also E-Circuit is the best show We want to support Kenyan Kenyan music is 100% 100% So thank you so much for coming through To not cut us Ki zendalo moko You get what we are talking about And go YouTube get the album Support our artist Please support our artist We need you to support our artist So thank you so much for coming through once again Thank you so much And Before the next album It might be coming sooner than we think It might be coming sooner than we think We need you to support our artist We need you to support our artist We need you to perform So thank you So that's it from Jublak Up next is Ndalo Moko By Jublak