 Kusukiya pasaya ki sema, Opala Music, poka ni kajambia watu wakwa na marantz. I think I need to go for training, ya vocals. Welcome back to Right 2 5 4. This is the last leg of the interview today and we finish it up or rather we wrap it up with Opala Music. Karibu sana, Opala. Thank you, Gracia. Opala, mi edu neskitu kukumu wa eze boku wakwimba. Mi juzitu nili finika wibaya wa wakani cheka tu sana. Ila kwa kenkapatom sa adaa, Opala Music. Eh, mga cheli mi eze. Kukumu na kutimu na fanyanga sisi utu fanyangi? Kumba. Kumba sana kukumu na majimingi. Kukumu na grace. Ay, ay, ay, mi na fanyangi jubutu jaate. Actually, I think I need to take you to my church place. Atleast wukayu kwa 4, usavu kwa 4. Ya wafungi? Uta trokawu kwa muna imba kama malik. Ay, jumi mi niki trikwimba yukitu wimba pa? Ay, mi sa uti amu niya kumurini siya niya kwa pangudi. Siya kumutua niya kwa pangudi, but thank you for coming. So, tell me, when did you start music? I started music way back at 2013, if I'm not wrong. But then I started to do bands, acapellas, events, and so on. So, then Badai in Kanzaku developed aji le tamaya kunda studio. Kus I felt like I was in the studio. Ita fiki ya wa say mob, kushinda bile naifanya tu palimta. So, that's when I started. You write your music? Yes, I do. What message do you need in your music? What genre of music do you do? We should have started from there. Actually, I'm a gospel artist. Yes, I do urban contemporary gospel. So, that's my genre. Napia nafanya kuenkareju wa tu through my music and stuff. So, what message do you write about in your music? So, I write music depending on the moment I am through. Or maybe I can meet, let me use you as an example. I meet, then I share my story with you. Then I co-inspired through your story. I feel like if I write it and I can through music, I can touch someone else's life. So, that's how I create my own music. Tell us about a song you've written based on a testimony or a story. Ya, this new song called Shuka. This song, it's what I've gone through. Last year, nika toka kwa yo situation niliku, but that's when I wrote this Shuka. Kuswa bu nilifil ni message, niki imbaita konektina wa sayuengi, because there are so many people who are going through a lot of stuffs, but maybe hawanam se aneza wa spikia out. So, I wrote this song Shuka, but at least it's spikia. We can be a God Shuka ni shuki ya kwa situation. Ya, actually God is so faithful aneza kukam through. There are so many people who want rents, who want school fees, who want to register, zawzi ko spoil. So, I felt like this song, vileili ni touch mimi, aneza touch mimi na pia palenja. Ya, ali shuka lakini. Ya, vibhaya sana. Kwa mimi aneza kudiklaya shuka sayu. Kwa situation, ya algo. Nice, nice. In your musical journey, how has the experience been? I think it's been an amazing journey, aneza se maivo, because I remember when I did my first song, asopala music na shukuru, that was my breakthrough song. I mean, iyo song ili ni connect na, ili ni connect na wa na, vitu mob, ili ni putia benefits, mobazin ili, ili fanya ni ka parta vitu nisi kuwa ikuwanazo. I never knew na eza shoot, na eza record my own songs, because back then si kuwa na means, but through this song, nimi pata opportunity, mob sana, nimi record songs, zingine mingi. I have like 15 songs. Baro sija release, bantakona release. Yes, through na shukuru. That's what I'm saying, it's a breakthrough song. Sijini anze se maini ni. Nitu ni na fikiru na suma 15 songs, zi ni omwe fanya, zi ni omwe fanya ni ngapi. Zi ni omwe fanya ni mereles ni sita. Only this year, iyo ni cover plus na my own songs, but my own songs ni mereles in billion, mereles four cover songs from August. That's from August. What covers did you do? I've done Bora Hatani, shukuru mungu. You know this song. And I've done How I Need a Levy by Commander S. Yes. Na zingine start aja, kwa bados gezi release. Kuna ni nimi metu apia, ya kina Polklemi, na kina Bella Combo. Yes. No one from Bella. Dume kweka ida fingers. But this song, nana Polklemi. Aha. Ni umwe wei tu, umwe wei, ah, wei wei, atasasa ni mwema, niki po imba ni mwema, tunapoli ni mwema, mwema, tunapoli ni mwema. Hey, sabasi, they sent you. Did they? No, they didn't. I can see they sent you. No, they didn't. It's just like, it's just that na penda 2 songs zaoka bisa. Uwa nani bless. Actually, uwa nani blessi bisa na. So na penda kuzifani kama kava songs. Yes. Okay. So, before you do a kava song, how do you decide I'm going to do a kava ya ingoma? Aha. So, mimu fanya wei. When I listen to a song, nana feel ni kama ni kukonekti to the song, ah, na jogai song ni ki, kama imeni konekti ya, ita konekti ya, Gresh, ita konekti ya, just say for me ita akini ya ma. Mi feel evo. Kwa sababu, na tragega ni fanya, it's always my desire ni fanya kitu na konekti na, nana say mwingi na pala inge. Stake ni fanya kitu, alafi kwa ni kama, na jifanya mi mi, because that's not my calling. I believe I was called to touch lives, as in to impact people in a positive way. So ni kifanya kitu, na ikwei mi, mi mi mi guza mi, mi ita kwam selfish. So na takani shei pia, iguzi pia mi say mi na pala inge. So even to me select song. Umasa ma ni shei, ni kakumka nga maflani, mwingi na mwingi na mwingi na mwingi. Ta jaya watua, famous watansani. This one. This band, when your neighbor, chini, chini, chini, chini that one. So you talk about kushia, di kakumuka, yes that one. So di kakumuka, mwingi na mwingi na kutimua mwingi. Like you know, music makes sense when it's impactful to the society. Have you done any collaborations? For now, I'm just focusing on opera music for now, because I'm actually, ni brandanya in a few, it's going to be a very, I believe it's going to be a very, a very big name in Kenya and in East Africa, then in Africa, then in the world. That's my dream, that's my prayer and ni takushitu and takukumbusha. Yes. Now that you've not done collaborations, you're concentrating on opalam, when the moment will come for you to do a collaboration, what criteria will you use to choose an artist? I think ni tangaliya pia ko patient, tangaliya, nga kakaniwa na mtu mnye seem selfish, mtu mnye na jua God. As in, ni ana respect, ni respectful, kain, na mtu mnye, ana impact society, ko that's my, my, yendo ni niyang was in, yendo tekiyangu ko industry, na takatu impact doatu, ko sababu, there's so many things as yung elewe wuku inje, niye zina kiladi wa say, depression, addictions, na ni kifil, wu yung sani kama ana fanyakitu ina change life yung say, then add rather God to that person, then nifanyu na yung song, ko zna jua through that, life is to ko, is to ko touched, source is to ko touched, was to ko saved, was to ko saved, was to ko saved, watta, watta, watta, watta hope ko life, so yung doku written na tuf, na chi zanae. Ha, chakatu na nga ja. Thank you. We'll be waiting. So, in your music or career, or rather as a person, you've gone through different issues, gone through ups and downs. Tell me about a moment that was very defining for you. Wow. Last year, nikiwa job, nili, nili, nili, nili kuwamsik, nikiwa tu job, nini, nini, nikiwa kuwamsik, kidoga na kimbizos, nikiwa kimbizos, nikiwa kimbizos, nikiwa kimbizos, nikiwa kuwa mungur, nikiwa kumbzik, nikiwa kumbzik, na tekiwa j � e tango Na nikiwa mumsik, nikiwa kumbzik, nikiwa kumbzik nika direkt kwa surgery room, nika fanyu operation, nika fanyu surgery Iwa, it was around July, July Augusta Apo So, nika kwa 2 months, we'll see So, I think Apo, after mimi kwa go through his story sort and don't really come, kuji realiza zin We are, we are just here for a moment kwa sababu, just in case, God forbid, nila juliza, just in case, nika nda nini nika kwa nimi fanyu kwa iwa impactful So, that's when nila nda kukua serious na music Na, I remember through, after miku pona I met this guy in my mentor, my pastor and to David Deteo nda kaka kama, kanishikam kona kaza kuni lid sasa That's when nila nda kuhimba officially Na, I remember after nimi pona Dek nika nda, nika join nika join CBO, Hope for Life ya charity, ya kusidia mavijana watu onishi na HIV, positive widows watu ya wana, watu dikted na drugs nika join sasa yo movement kwa sababu nila nda kaku impactu watu through music na peer through CBO So, you nda kua life changing momenti angu baka size zivlien kwa iwi amazing Do you find music, gospel music I should put it that way Do you find gospel music rewarding? God is a reward of those who diligently seek Him I mean, if you serve God nga nga nga kusim I believe you are serving God I believe so It's because of God So, gospel music it pays If I can afford in my salary in the money that I get I can afford to at least kukuna watu wa willi wa tatu wne na sa idea through USB or hopeful life then I believe music can pay can reward Where do you think or rather how do you envision music in the gospel industry to look like in the fears I'd say right now I think we are in a moment of restoration if I may put it because there are years back when gospel was a thing events because it was a gospel and it was in a shonaivi because it was in a jar I have a point when I came to Ndidimiya then I could take over but say easy it was different because God raised a new generation we are seeing people growing to not want to grow kina pendua, kina deus derik kina nakocha, kina samiji so kina opala music apa so in a few gospel in nda kukua God is going to raise anami is raising anami of people who are going to impact people life is always going to change as in to touch videos in nda kukua I was privy to a certain conversation sorry I was privy to a certain conversation after rema and one of the things that was raised nivasani too because the musicians may make it like people who are big names who are big names in the industry and one of the things they mentioned as a hindrance to music ministry progressing in Kenya rather music musicians music artists in Kenya worshippers if I would call them that progressing in Kenya is conflict kwa tuwata ki kusapotia na people are coming you want to grow alone as opala music someone else wants to grow alone as mimi na takaku groupi kwa kama grasha in your opinion how do you think we can reach that gap with this generation because that was their generation now we have this young generation of people like you coming up whether it's been an issue or over some years it's been an issue ya wasiku kwa selfish but then again na eza sema na penda sana bile sekula wo behave as in kuna time isi song zinginezili kwa na hit kwa wabu ulkuna pata wasani watano na sita wana shikano na fanya song moja then song goes viral na even ulkuna bebana kwa gospel kakwa ni kama kidogo atu kofiti na eza sema we can only do away na iyoshida through us kukuja pa moja as in we put more of gospel events na we support each other I think kuna few people miko wakini shikili amkono I think na ni siyati watu wama make it watu wachini kadza na ni mauna consistency ya wakini shikili ya kadza do you take invitations for ministry it depends with it depends ni nani watu kukutumi kutumia grace na fewenyo gora makupia kwa ezi kuja tu nipigisi matikuja kwa pala miyozi kuja performa lafu ni kuja as in not too bad kwa zobabu as in I need to respect what God has given me so kuna places wana feel apa kuna mchihazo ni kienda pale na feel apa ana ya when because in a few years tu ta skia mahaile so what will you want people to remember pale music for na rudia tenei ni meisema sana mimi dreami angu ni ku change life I'm here to impact people's lives that's my dream foundation iwi raise iwi so meshawa towi iwi iwi said ya widows iwi said ya people living wana wako positive as in na takani impact watu that's my dream that's my prayer so as we come to almost an end of this conversation which musician do you draw from good luck good luck Jonathan Mike Reynolds nani mingene mingene ni weiangi na wapu ya raka kwa wako tu apa actually if you listen to my songs uta feel kuna what inspires you about them awa willing to meet her ja wana imba wana imba hatiao they sing they sing from their heart as in na this song ya good luck lini touch sana na shukur shukurani ina spikia okay skiza too na when someone sings from their heart actually he always delivers this song height away fail most of these songs na kwa ga timeless as we wei zi isha ita kuspikia ita spikia watu ya wako biletu angilal kwa ga na imba as in those songs tu mezaliwa tun as iskiza amba kaleo watu ya wei tut as iskiza na penda na penda bilia wana tunga Mike Reynolds pia mefanya song ina help me maintain as in direct conversation na God nambia to God help me maintain what else do you do other than music ha other than music am a graphics designer am a web designer am a business man I do branding ha at my free time anafanya kufanya kufizit watu wei chudensom encouraging them to maintain and meet mavijana to know bigger story to find solutions to problems you wanna go through through your hopeful life so opera music a kona 360 degrees amazing so as we wind up now winding up ya ukuli ukuli as we finish as we finish we are going in and we will be taken to the camera we will be out here we will be mama we will be we will be customers speak to the society and tell the society and encouraging what is this morning hi guys my name is Sopala music there are so many people out there ma or mama ma budda vijana ma dem I think Jeremiah 29, we all know the word says, I know the plans that I have for you, plans to make you prosper, to give you a hope and a future. God is so determined to kukutua place uko. God is bigger than addiction, is bigger than drugs. God is bigger than kukutai na iso vituzote. As in, ukua paliaveni mampi na maybe we feel like my husband left and I'm alone with kids. Na takadunu suprise, bilewa tui wata sama, atu uta shanga, uta hata menei. God is so busy, concerned with your life na ataku sa idea na ataku raise kweyo level uko mbaka, level ingine. So that's my encouragement to all of you that God is so passionate and determined kukutua place uko. Tell us where we can find your new social media handles. Haa, opala muzik haa. So palia YouTube niko na ito opala muzik, Facebook opala muzik, Instagram apala muzik, Tiktok opala muzik. So utani follow palia, palia, palia, kila malintak niko opala muzik. Mi support na actually sita wa fail, nita kwa na opatiam zikinduri back to back. Na kwa jatu nifike easy subscribers kaza mone kila wiki na kwa na angusha song. Songs ni mingi, mingi zana, atatu izim aliza next year. Then before we finish, kuna watua tatua willi na takadunu wa shoutout. Ni kwa anataka kukumema aliza na kasa lam. Kuna, kuna beshtanga na nansubaga sana. Na is very supportive. Faith Mwende, Rotash, Bikiboy, and of course my team. Niko na my team kina Juma, kwa watua miko kwa close. Na my mentor David Detail, ay, that guy, God bless her na manze. Mwende, God bless her. God bless her na manze. Nini, this guy, I think God alim tu matua ni tuwe place nili kumbaka place niko saizi. God bless her na. My producer T, na kuna mtu flani atari sana. Manyana fanya gazi videos zangwa ni tuwa habo. Na penda kwa jama. Ana fanya Kazin Zuri, mungo bless her na. Amina, thank you so much. Thank you for coming. Thank you for making time. Thank you for being with us here. We really appreciate you. Thank you so much. We really appreciate what you're doing. That was Opala music. We have been having you back-to-back to Kanzana staff, to come to the ASC brass band, to kato ka ASC brass band, to kasi kia mazika mazika, and then from mazika mazika we had Calvin Kim, and then finally we've wrapped it up na Opala music. I don't know. We have had you. We have been here for a long time. We have been here for a long time. But anyway, it's so unfortunate that we have to go home. Time has come for us to go home. Thank you for always being part of our morning. Every single day, Monday to Friday, why in the morning, whether it's on Monday politics, whether it's on Tuesday entrepreneurship, Tuesday Wednesday, woman crush Wednesday, Thursday, where we get to do sport and tech and entertainment Thursday, and then Friday, where we wrap it up na Social Friday. Kesho usibanduke vao will be coming na Social Friday. Same time, same place, same everything. My name is Chris Mangiat, Grasha Mangiat on every social media handle. God bless you and thank you for keeping us.