 Hi, how are you? I hope you are doing well. My name is Ndenya and welcome to S.F.A.M.B.A.S. Loni mwa ala term, sa nimi kwa mkiniulizia, all my Kamba people, this is a king in the Kamba industry music. Alex, mambu? Pwa sana. Kwa jii? Kwa salama. Ebu jintruni. Pia mini kwa pwa jintruni, skwala tu aku jii? Majinangu ni Alex kasaw, kulu kulu. Aama katombi. Katombi is my grandfather's name. Ube ichkua, tafamili nimi. Izafamili nimi, pia ali kwa naimba. Oh, trans in the family? Yes, yes. Ali kwa naitu aji itu wne katunamjua? Uwezimu jua, ni enzia mababu. Uwezimu jua. Iswey older. Bado yuko? I've never even seen him. Oh, hiya. Sijayi mwa. Unajua kkamba, senya? Eh, ni neziki kkamba. Einda, ni enjia mwezi, hei? Naki tiota kwa story, ali kwa naimba. Ya. Sesa aku watuonga me kudli zia Alex. Hei, Alex u patikani. You're very busy. Siyo kupatikana, niko. The only problem is the time I have. Nidia, ni kwa atene nungu manjini kuna from Wednesdays, Thursdays, so na pumizika manjia matusde. So kupata time ya interview. Inapa triki. Nilewa kabisa. Ni ngechi kaku jua, kuz umekuwa kwa the top of the game, over the years, over the years, over the years. Ni chaw kikamba yungu kido gota tu jaribu. Ni ni ni meza sema, imekuwa kwa up over all those years. Ah, first thing, yungu ni talent. Ya, it's not, tika ma biyashara. So yungu biyashara wne zanzisha yungu ke. But talent, you can even stay there forever. Depending on your content and how you treat people around you. Yo, so mi ni me kwa kwa industry ju CSI gigamba, but I think I know the industry more. Na jua wne wa tuangu wa na penda. Yes. Kwa kwa kwa industry mi akangapi? Sofa 20. 20? Yes, 20, yes. Ebu, ungele siye ulemsa ni ameanza tu zakamba artist nando ameanza wneza mwambia ni ni? Siyo kazi raisi. Yungu ni kiaanza. Nili tiza like 10, 10 albums ni kiaanza. I used to sing 10 songs per album. Tukai imbala kini kutuka yo time life I come through it. So it takes time, a lot of time for you to stand na music, na wukai. It took me like 10 years kablot wne jwe. Ya. 10 albums. 10 albums. 100 songs. Na badwa dwa jagubali. Ni suonga ni ulu kwa breakthrough ya kwa? Breakthrough ya wili kwa kusungu li limba ni na kwa kofihanan. I don't even think you know it. It is back then wne kwa ulu kwa na post-election of violence, 2007. Ya. Nili breakthrough na album. It was volume 9. Ya. Wimbomo ni ame ni album tili hits? I think the whole album. It was nice. Ya. Now it's in YouTube, actually. YouTube music. That is. Album za kwa zote ziko YouTube? Ya. Nimi applaud suun na. All the albums. From volume 1 mpaka all of them. When the song 1 is there. Ya. Sa ngechi kwa kuju Alex. Juhu nimi sa nim kubu asana. Niki interact na wasani kido go na nga do for them to create good music kuna nyen do ko mashambani wana ndike uko. Kwa besitu kudu enginia kwa na nandika wakichana. Kudu enginia kwa na wasana. We'll have creative space ya kwe kwaji. Okay. Ihangu. It's not like writing a composition. Ihangu ni music. Sometime other says nge aneza nili andikangu ama skugan. Hai. Ya. According to like life situations ama. No, no. It is calms. It's just calms. Ikonda ni ako. Inakujanga do. We will say maatinita andikangu ama. Ya. It's calms anytime anywhere. Na beats zi na toka pereza. Ion ni mti anewa toa nulizanga na kuna meraza kwa ambi ati beats na toanga. It's calms. We just hear it in your mind. Ya. It's calms sleeping, walking, traveling, anywhere, anywhere, anytime. Hai, hai. Nikuli zi mbonu liya mwa kwa kamba artistu. Nge baki so iliu nge baki zungu, mbonu na kikamba. Nge niya mwa kamba. Na nene na tenkita. Achen niwa nge kikamba hiye. Nene na tenkita. Mhm. Ion juli kwa passion nangu when I was young. Na ambi ebunizangita actually li kwa class 6. No. Ya. Very young. Sukulu kana va? Yes. Shule. Shule, shule. Hai. Ulu kwa shule, geni umzuri wa rafunza gita? Si kwa nasomea ati kwa kitambo. Atene kutua kwa shule. Shule za kitambo, nizi luna yanda na rudu kwenu. Oh, okay. Si atuna na na shule. Ha ha ha ha ha. The primary school. Luka nasoma primary school yanyumbani. Mhm. Ya. So ni li kwa na kita angu li kwa ni metengeneza. Mhm. Na li kwa na skig. Nkuna neighbor li kwa na pita kicheza. Mhm. So I had to follow him. Mpaka kwa ke. Mhm. Ni skize dwa kicheza. Kicheza. So he kani pa interest. Ni kanza kujifuna gita. Mhm. Ya. Na was also kubali? Ya. Back then it was my mum only. Mhm. Ha ha kuna shida. Aliwa na nye ben. Chize dwa. Ya. Ajaheni nye ambia na. Mhm. Unafkiri alifaji ali kubali ju kuseyobia. History yanyumbani. Babal kwa msa ni ama. Ju waza zi wenki sayu unambia... unambia... umtutua kwa msa ni. Back then tamiwata liwa na ni mende mo twazewe. But it's my mother. Ajaheni kwa na issue ni ajaheni onyesha. Mhm. I think I was last born. Wajwa last born wana achama. First born and left me. I immediately thought to myself, I have nothing to say. If you want to play guitar, you have to mark it. So, you had a brother sister of yours? My first mother's first born and second born is from Kandice, Knaesani. So, he lived with you and we did not know each other. We met when he was young. I was a young mother and a first born in K schoon, so, I was as young as my teacher. So you had children. I saw him. Actually back then I wasn't much of a fan of our land yet I saw her, her pictures and I thought she'd have a picture on that When I was two years old Yes, she was two years old She worked for the State Department It's something that Pam is a family Alex, I have a question Kuna siku uneza ayu na position to have a collaboration na artist muenye mibe na imba kama bahati, aba Willy Paul, ama muenye siwa kikamba. Nili fukiri adus kumoja, ayada song, bada ni kona ya. But in industry yadu ni triki. Ki VIP? Nime uluza collab na wasa ni wengisana. Ya. Oh, even wakikuyu, jaluo. But it's triki na wakamba. Wakamba wakisha kupenda wengi wuna imba wana paka imba. So, staki kufanya kitru, so that is backfires. When you are leading the industry, kuna bituna fawa wavu edhe. Kama kukonfuze fans. Kila mutu kuna wengi wana penda. Mimi, mfanzu wangu wana penda zilengo wana imba, the way I sing them. Kuna elewa. So trying to capture mfanzu wa atu wengine, most people fail. At that process. Diko zuna taka kuchikua wala waila side. No, stick to your leg. Niko nangoma naza du collab aba, bada zime ni shinda. Niko nangoma naza du, niko zime ni shinda. No, I'll staki kujaribuki tu. Trying something. Nikiwa nikiwa nangoma nili jaribuki kuwa different. Ten years to be different. That's why I miss mama. So saa kuwanza tana collab na kutwistu wa atu. It won't take me like one year mama. It'll take long. Saa hiyo temu niwa kuna. Kusanku, Lize, ushaifanya under people like Kenwa Maria. They came out to luwaju wa mbele bifuwa tatu kujiwa. Ushaifanya kwa bandza, any of them hours ni imba walu kumbele ako? No. I was a studio artist. Nikiwa na tizia wa atu guitar. Nikiwa na tizia Ken. I think two albums, like lead guitar. Nikiwa na tizia wa lead. Alba mbele ni tizia wa sanita album. Kamata atu sanita ni water boys. Kusasini nikiwa naida naesho ju niwa nyumbani. Ani tuwa kusasini boys. Nikiwa naida nao ju... Oku ni lansaku ku pida life. Ya, nikiwa ni mefa nyanaya kazi kido. Oku ni kijafunza. Matiwa wengine. Tiziwa wa ii. But to go open na wakama kufanya kolaborations. Afo kolabusa isakifai dimu tu sihtani. Aiko kwa kalenda. Nikiwa na nga mamingi san, I have to release. Seize mix. I just have my own program. Na isakiku kujichanga anya san. Nikiwa ni Alex ni getikaku juwa. I have noticed, for you to stay in the game, you have to be very hardworking. How is your routine like ya kawida to killer seiko? Sinanga time mataku breathe first. Because you need to have armor father. So you need to have time for family, time for yourself, time for friends, and then time for work. So the seven days a week are actually not enough. I am busy 24-7. Monday to Monday. Skejulia kuina kaji. Uli tkwa umetwambia unanda nga band kutoka wenesdi. Baka Friday. Sesa Monday na Tuesday? Monday is Monday to relax. Yodios kuna pumizikanga. Spend time with my family. Tuesday I visit my studio. I have a studio here in Kilemane. I visit my studio on Tuesday. Check what is happening. Bum. Kama sinagigi ya wenesdi. Now when is this time to meet friends, hang out, say hi to each other, then those days tuna hanzana shu. Ya. Okay, that's a busy schedule. Nga tkwa kujua, how is it being a family man ukiwa kwa industry? It's very simple. It's simple kwa li? Keep it secret. Nakini zasiku na zile challenges ukuna shu baka usiku. Kuna ule crazy fan muwanam kia mewa na Alex abesema Alex ndo anataka. How do you deal with such situations? When you are working, kama mimi niko kwa shu. Wawa na wakili ya more than 200. It's very simple. You can't do anything. Nga siku na ule crazy fan ata kufuata, se me leo? Ya too many na kwa ambia uezangifanya kitu even if you want to. That is very simple. Mwenya na fanya siku na fanya nga aji. But I don't know how it works. It is too crazy. Tena, when you are a family man, people will be there hoping, looking what you are doing so that they can you see. So it's very simple. Just they are fans. Kuna waji kulia duka ma? Ma fans. Ya. Ushie kwa na encounter gani ukiwa stage? Alafu you worst encounter ukiwa kwa stage? Encounter about fans or? Enki ttutu kakuha pene ya ka stage. Ani thank. Cut moja tu gita hii anguka. Kya ka feli katika. Ya my security didn't hook it, right? So when I was playing it just came down. Ka anguka. Uza, oka inama tuku ho koto ga hendele? Ya hendele hchi, juku abu. Mi nara nili sia kwa ota zahpene. Ya jaya anguka. That is the first time. Second time miliku wanga ma fans wali kujat tuka anguka na wau. Anguka, just stage k Phewka? No, ni wasi ya na waduku wa na danze, our friends. So to kiches alive waka dance, then waka skumana mafans tukanga. Okay. Kwa sa kitu kwa? Nitu, tango danze. Aji, oj wa kurekone. Ako kurekone, jizia hiwa na. Ilu kwa shuwa ya wapi oj wa katafute, iyo bini. Ido rezi, gidura, this side of gidura, iyo na itwa 44. 44? Ya, zi kila bini, zi ni twa ni gidu. Niki Tambon is like 2016, I guess. So, what was your best experience? Best experience was in Mombasa. I was in Mombasa club near to Akanba Landmark. It was immediately after Covid. So, I went to the gig. I actually was not sure what the place was. The place was even full. It took me 15 minutes to go to the stage. It was full, fans came. That was the best show I've ever done. It was very nice. It was nice. Very nice. So, let me tell you, if someone wants to book you for a birthday, could you perform a birthday wata kupata aje? And how is your rate in a range wabi? Me niko social media have an account which is verified Alex Kasao Kulu Kulu. The number is there. There are two men accounts but mine now it's verified. Kamani, ni gigs ni two times. Kuna show, ya live, naku nili a kupafom. Kama birthday ni, naku jib na kumbi angama ya birthday song. So, unani book tu. Kuna number, you just call. My number is there and this is my number. See ya manager. It's direct number. Aje banu me ka direct afo? It is my office. Ni rise, even do mani bata. Even do nimi kupata, lakini utu angafu anafiganga tuchu kozi. Wengi, but you control them. You very disciplined. I have one number. Nani abiasyara. Me yundu na tumia yundu. To me, that's my number. Let's talk about your music. Ube se ma konzata you have a song you're releasing now. In itwa aje? In itwa wini, wini is wini. Aka mani me se wini na. It's like wini. Kusinda. Lakini kuna wini jina. Oh, wini. Si utupatia kavastu skia kindem. Tuku payasai. Tuku zisha e tukindem. When it's not out, it's not allowed to wait. Oni na release kwa YouTube. Ya, it's on boom play, Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music. YouTube Music not available in Kenya. Aiko YouTube. YouTube but random. Aiko, ya. So, siye zi imba jwini. Kuna jitato kaleo. Kuna nini nita kakashio. Wengi na niza tukitua Friday. So, siyuna tukali ni exactly. But it's from today. It's out there for them to release it. Sasa mimi, requesti angu kamaan denya na ma fans. Uwatu wenki wana penda pewa pewa? The song? Si utupatia vasia pewa pewa tustu ke? Aisa odu. Gani ni minge. Mi ni kimo. Siyo yo techagwa yo favorite. Ila na denga ni wema na kana ni imbeza. Nundu nasia pewa pewa ke la mundu. Waki toh milo. Nice. Sani ita kujua your strategy when choosing the people to work for your band. Ume kwa na yo band over the years, ama watu ana kujanga, how do you choose people to work with? The band as the manager. Is one who knows who is working, who is not working. So band ikona manager. Yana control. Yana control band. Mi na control the brand. Yana control the band. Tukimali zia ni ke tkaku jo Alex. Mbo na wasani wengi wakamba wana kwangana band. Akuna very hard upatia mtu moja tuwaka peke ake na imbe. Because it's life. It's life. Life you need people to play guitar live. Kuna zia ekiwa ili ya tii backup song wa tindi yo wema na. Wakamba sasa mafanza tuwana taka. You played live. Yo guitar yo. Yo guitar which is live. Na drum sets. Kwanza yo drum ju ii na wasina kapisa. The whole thing. Ya ya. So that's why you know na tunaka ko industry for long. Because it's live. Kwa authentic siwa tuwing kiwa na fanya kama ni. Na ni live. Kwa people want live. Ado gena maju tapata watu wana penda mo live than the backstage thing yo ya kuhimba na mic na dancer sa. So live ita remain. Ita remain na. Benga ita remain sana for long. Sasa kama unge kuna fanya usani? Unge kuna fanya ni ni Alex? Mimi ni sound ingenia. Ya. I'm the one who does my recordings in my studio. I do a lot of things. Ya. I'm talented in that part. Ya. Ono na kama mtu aneza depend on music fully. Kama wewe, do you depend on music fully? Ya everything comes from my music. A kuna viya shara zinginu ko? I do business, but the business is it came from the music. The music is one give me money so that I invested on music. I sell phones, I sell. I am a business man. I have shops to sell phones. Sasa yukuiliza tukimaliza ya mwisho. Ninge tika kujua mbona usani wakamba. We can count on the artist we have. Mbona ni hadsana kuske a new artist mone. Ana kuja na ana. Ana ingiya kwa yo ni iniwa kina ken. Yo squad yo ya, yo ligia puju. A artist kwe tu wakamba, naiza se maata kikulan. Aata kikwantaka kurumene te same place. Aata kikiangaliya kutoka last year, kuna vituaziki kwa imakazime kwa. You move with it. Aata kiki wakotu the same place. Kuna watu wa meimba like 10 years na badum tu wakotu the same place. Unless they change the game. I change the game every year. Kila marka mi na change the game. Ki VP. You see unangaliangali ni na trend what is going on. Wadu anapenda ni kama, Sai ni tiktok ime kuja. So move with the tiktok. Uko tiktok hale? Niko. Niko tiktok. Niko ko. Tu napa ya tiktok? Wadu tu tia kapa ko interview? Niko tiktok. So unayanda na yo wakati. Una na kama Sai kitambo. Niko atuna release CDs. Na, Sai ni. So nesika ni mese mga menda toka. Spotify, boom play. Awa ako uko. Badu ako back to. Sasa wana enkia YouTube. Sai injwa wana enkia. Is it something that is mentally? Mambutu ya kila mautok tuwako nyuma, mautua nyumba ni? Kujua. Ata kikusjua. Ukiu jaribu kuwa eleziya. Waka na elementality ya. Nika mauna wa ebiya. Exposure. Wana exposure? Wana try to explain. Ki tu lazim wajui. They want to release music today. Kesho mutu aba te pesa. Ya. Ama mutu anadanya ganda studio leo. Kesho ata kuwa sta. You need to take time. Na wu grow na wu skizawa. Buja wanga letu fenya. Wata wana fanya. Grow na wong. And less. Wafanya iwa. Banda to. Awa ako waka waka mwa. Wakamba waka more than 300 to 400 bands. Tawana juwa nga. Bands. Mena juwa ken. And legs. Kuna band. Ina record. Desa tasi mojaka matatu. Niu. Na wana pata shoza wa tuwote miyani. Wana na wana. Bandsaza siwana ta kuro. But we have bands. Kamsa zimeja. Bands talent niki dog. To kuna tuwana talent. Shida ni. Niki talent ni. Uyumboza ki kama na wana nga. Niki kama mutua leza tuwa. Aki aniki wana iwa. Ya kuna tuwana fanya iwa. That's why they are not listened. Ata wu gida wana ganda studio. Niki aniki ya. Bandsaza wana iwa. Uta ima dunan iwa. But for you, wuka e. We need content. Na talent. Bia talent is needed. Wendo miyani ni kama nimboza kwa zote. Ya. Zote. Zote. Nobody ever done in a song for me. Mi mi mi. Eh tuwana niki kama kama asa. Niki kama na 2 30 something. So ni mingi? Mi mingi fanya research. 2 30 is ni mingi. But you are doing a very good job. Alex ni kuleze sasa. Kwa izongoma zote 2 30. Ni gani li hiti na wukuna expecti hiti. Ilunununu na nandika tuwana fanya. Laki ni hindo ikaenda. Eh. Ni mingi. Ma hiti song wa so many. Sasa ni nileze aji. Unandika na du song. Uki toa. It's about the fanya. Waki kubali it's a hiti. Waki kataa. Go back tena. Andi kataa na. Nandika expectations unandika uki toa tu. Utaju aji na kwa hiti. People choose. Ato kama uni nila waki dogo. Wanda wana choose. Is it? Hit? Amawata ki. Nandika ta wa mi kataa. Anjuma fans wako. Unarudi tena. Unarudi kataa na. Nisi kasi riki hawa fans. Unatua tena. Unarudi. Mbaka wakubali. Bati ina iya mingi kama. 2 to 3 hits. That's enough. That's enough. Ten songs but 2 hits ama 3 hits. That's so. Kama imaka nifanya. Mbili. Hits. Ya. We almost. Moji kwa na almost 2 million views. Ingini kwa almost. One point. Ya. Ya. Na moji jamalizata nyesi mbili. The 2 million. So you need to chadi. You need to remember kila maali. Chadi. Chadi. Ato aji. Nijua lakini ato kwa wimbe. Ata kwa handa niki. Niki tu nafa kuru dindi o wimbe. Mbili. copper. Uhuhutimmaba da uatu ya ka. Aussi Ni kakuja ni kajari bika ni shinda Because shina support nahawatu piya Una shaisa di awatu, bati awasai diki So, ikakuji ekaisya Even a da group tuko nenda na tuko na wafanya recordings na wafanya video Nikakuji ekaisya This year again I tried I changed the name from KSP to KSG Kido kiko piya nahawakashindwa Sasa ni mehacha Na shindo juya ni ni? Ni asiat akambama itu kumatia dika sometimes Ni ke? Ni ke? Di, wakona araka Wanta ka successi araka? Wajuhi kama you need to take like 2 to 3 years Ukiwona mama nju u stand Bati araka, aiai wezi Ta mii ni liya fukutoka juu sasa I have my own band Ani kono awo Siya siya zi kuwa niko Untu them every day Nisa awu That's why it's time Mio time now, awana Ya Raka, raka, raka Untu aqwesta The easy it comes, the easy it goes Ukiwona mama na mwezi moja Ita ma liza mwezi mili pote But dukika poli polu ujengi jina ako The remains, that's why it's niko Apo to mejua Yo to mejua the key to being in the industry for long time Sosa weji, Sisi ma fans do not come here to win a live show Your next show is Kulini My next show is Kesho Niko apa Kifaru Kifaru niko Mubasa Road That is on Thursday Friday Leo ni when is the day? Leo ni when is the day? Friday niko Friday niko Machakos Shograo niki labi na ito a Kalos Saturday niko na event in Bili Ava Day event, yo ni a Rusi Eletraditiono Rafiki hangu A laf after party So I'll do the day and night Holikun uluza rates By the end, I must say Rates zamcha na kama ni birthday Nama ni prewedi Inizu oza wakamba Inizu oza rurashu Ni 50,000 One song Yo a event too Nakuja ni medres kama wewe Nakuingiza paleveni unaengia Ni 50,000 At night it rages Nero bini 100,000 Outside kama kiwi 150,000 Mombasa ni 200,000 Na unayumba ngo mangapi kwa kwa usiku moji? Shoe It's all night It starts 6 to 6 But me when the stage between 11 and 2 I'm at 3 But you bandi tachezha Nga zeyngia 11 to 1 12 to 2 Mati vene 2 hours max Hai asasa ungele shama fam Tua kuwata na kikamba sasa Kwa appreciate when you're a kufenda Wambi e kit Aga mba ni muende temono na Ni ngo shkuru Mi akezu ni mbingitu ya kala Na ni anda kumata bihati Wadzi ni na tondu ba hili Any day any time Ni muze zindi tula Any day any time ni ngo mene Nakawadzi ku kakuma ke utawini Kainili mu subscribe kwa Boomplay Spotify Apple Music Na it's all music streaming Atana YouTube YouTube video ita kuja next week Probably Friday But for now a la mena Izu Boomplay na Spotify Iko live Mutani ambi e vene iko Maia tike la tiwa sawa ni enki Siwa ni o kusema Ano kusema Kusami mi kama denia Na fansong wakama Tufatia shoutout na ispe mba Shoutout? Nji zi shoutout Nji zi nji zi Shoutout kwa siya Miski zen denia kwa ispe mba Video ita drop Nianto mura bi hai mu subscribe kwa Chana ocha ispe mba Ita wan dena Nakawadzi nne bano neza na bi hakawadzi Let me interview now you Thank you Nina ema siginga aktual Nina ema siginga klap umpi mefungi wapu Nili kwa na eventu kusiji na itwa Nuna klap umpi ya Big one Apu masi inga