 Soon we came together to go and conduct some acoustic melodies and perform in the background, it's sounds fun and it's yaba How do you know that? Was the last time we were here, we were having a Christmas party Oh yeah That's a while back A Christmas camp, be lizi, me petat That is a while back, you guys just disappeared I'm back for good reason But for a good reason you are on your grind. Ya manze. Sa fika bisha now you're back. Sa nanashkuru man. I'm jelly. I'm jelly. Two problems. Kuna sababu me kama one manu tatu elizia, badai. Ya true man. Lagi ni kablai yo. Ata onna nomalates na koginu elizia. Yo kusimu the day badai. Akinu when they sing a song writer. So labdo kuna adipa meaning na. Rota tafta adipa meaning in whatever we are asking. The kusimu the day is. Ni gift ganyu kipatia impress. Lafum break up. Zima ni chukwe. Nimrudia man ni chukwe. Lazimu chukwe yo gift. Ni gift ganyu. That is of nothing to do with me. It's ini opinioni ako. Yile nyewewe lazima you have to get it back. Hey man, I wish the way villain is a panda midem. Villiant am panda. Tu kia chana hopa nizani rudisha yo love. Singa song writers. Neshki onna skei. We feel. Uyo rata ni mtota henda kuil. Uki mwambi ebo sa apa na. Ani nishie yo love man. Mani sato love some and then they walk away. Ningumu ima nene no. Ima nene nama pende ningumu. Like any letters know your experience Apo Y244 channel as the interview progresses. Pia shout out apa. It's yaba of kosa me kuza apa. Taka kwangi about the new songs. And there's an EP. EP. Let's talk about the EP. The inspiration behind the EP. Motivation. Man, I've always wanted to be me for a very long time. Not like I wasn't being myself previously. But I'm a slow kind of person when I'm doing slow music, mellow kind of music. So I think I didn't get a chance to do slow music. So during COVID lockdown I think I discovered myself. So you really are an artist? Yes. I discovered myself like 110%. So nika kachini nika ona it's time and then I wanted to go solo somehow. Nika nika EP naitua Rumba Ken. Rumba Ken is a fusion of Trap, Rumba and Sofubenga. Why? So naitua Rumba Ken. Why? The EP has six songs. Sounds like a drink. That's the idea. E ni kituki unine uke umetulia manze umeka ona. Inakutuliza pia kwa baridia. I was writing music which I want you to drive while listening to it when you're coming to work, when you're going back home, when you're chilling somewhere with good people out at Kisto Rimob. So Rumba Ken is all about good vibes. Chill. And that's me in the EP. Nikuliza suwali, with regard to the new direction in terms of your music, was that the main reason why you felt like you needed to be in a one man? Not really. First of all, it was a mutual decision. Shadau to Maga, my guy, you know. Magandali produced tena na tena, the one we did without the band. So the guy is really a good producer. So he had, he was living two lives also. So na na pendam ziki fuli. So Maga is in production and also I believe he is doing something that people are going to see very soon. So it's not like me personally I think it was time because honestly I felt like I couldn't make my own decisions as a person. Ni kama na jipenda sana. But it kind of is important sometimes to direct yourself instead of being someone else's direction. So we kind of understand from that point of view. Now the EP, it's all about chills. Chills by any inspiration from real life. So as a singer, of course, I will say maapa, ila mapendi, manze. Ni kuna umtumone I'm inspired, the album, ama kuna watu. Manze kuna watu. Sana sana, I believe like Kenya has one of the most beautiful women in Africa pia manze. So there are a few songs that I listen to and there are good vibes pia, you know. Me na penda how Kenyans live their life as in, kumuteki, kuna witu sisi kama wasani or other people outside that they don't talk about. So manze, muo anga levi msuia vilana live life if only someone else could talk about them. How they enjoying their life. How they feel good. Tuki patana manze and I'm talking about you, I definitely love my song. So it's the things that I've brought into the light through Roomba Ken. I like Villaleo. I had another conversation with another group on Takakfanya. Some, it's a fusion between K-pop and Kenyan music. So when ita, B-pop, Blackpop. Blackpop. So I like kuna conversations in piazina kama in terms of recreating yourselves as an artist. You know, as artist rather. So popularity in music. Ya. When you say it's popular me, it's the same, it's the same. Let me say it. And DJ Ya najiwa. Zina na tizagi hapazote. DJ atakam kuniambia if I'll say something different. The future, not really the future, the next wave of the Kenyan music is the fusion of anything with Roomba. That's the next wave. Tulifanya tabu four years ago. That's what the first experimentation of hip-hop and Roomba. And then came extravaganza. Came Roomba Japan. Before Roomba Japan, redakapela had a whole album, a fusion of trap and Roomba. Now there is Nairobi, there is Okelo Max. And there are people who have done songs with that confusing Roomba. Ya. Situ na takaku move away from the popular gangiton, the generic sound. Now we're moving to something more experimental. Should they call it experimental? It's just being creative. Being creative. And getting outside there to do new things. And you as an artist, unatakatu ku stand out you get. So that's what I'm calling mind, Roomba Ken. Roomba Ken. Ya, because mind is like I wouldn't say it's way different from what everyone is doing, but I'm a different kind of songwriter. Can Roomba Ken be expressed acoustically with just your guitar? Ya. I want an example of Roomba Ken. Nima li loko alafu jaber anaga mambo oi jaber uta ni malizanyako na sima one for the blunt two for the girl and three for the things that she does after the blunt she's a naughty queen she wants a naughty king not an ordinary man I cannot do that two or sixi mama emu te kivi le uesi mama una ni te sa kwanzauki nama cha be Ladies, you can take me in my inbox. That's the first song in my EP. As in una jo akuna ako ka influence na jo a lot of ladies will appreciate you know ako ka sing a songwriter type of vibe that's really been missing really really been missing and I'm glad people like you are bringing it out in their music. What's next for Yaba? Manze eh, this EP it means a lot to me it's like the first solo project so what's next for Yaba? I just hope Kenyans will embrace new sounds get to listen to music and support the music so for me is hopefully shout out to Andere who did my latest video What's next for Yaba is I wanna shoot all the videos in the EP so that by December when you talk about if you want sa uti soli in a show I'm the third person after Ben Sol you get in the same show everywhere sa uti soli gets in wa ki to kivi na ingia that's the main aim I have people like there's a song called Mashuja in the EP I've talked about the legends in the Kenyan industry the likes of Les Mangalepa John Zenze, Suja Nwiyo, Eri Kwenaina, Sa uti soli Remy Ongala, TZ Wasi Wenki it's one of the best songs in the EP so I just want people to embrace new sound and get to listen Prince of Rumbaken Prince of Rumbaken is self-proclaimed because as I mentioned I'm a different kind of songwriter my lyrics are very different I think the first award is the best lyric if that will ever be here but that's a category that we really need in our award shows because of the people who are putting in work apu kwa pen it really has to be there thank you so much for coming through of course nizu pachanana yaba apu kwa itz yaba itz yaba kila mahali go check out the new song it's called nikonam super mam bomba nyuma na mbele kwa sawa watuki landwa na gwa totongwa nifani fakaya every time I get home she wanna get it I put her down on the and then she get it she likes it nice and slow the way I hit it oh love the way I hit it why why why two five four check out itz yaba man Instagram itz yaba otofanya ni kasi di kia nasi you know people who are enjoying the music if nia do the background just vibing and swaying to the songs but before you continue let me just say this a quick reminder of course the question of the day is if you get the gift your former beloved you go back to get it let us know why two five four channel djnhk nia ga underscore even mika muzeke and of course yaba ripinda me toke lezea gomaya ki ii umpia anataka kutucheze acoustically mosmos naji rumba itagagi onana tu me kachini have you ever seen me sit it down on the set and I think it's one of my it's my first official project and it's one of the most loved songs on my social media handles and I'm glad Yanis naji wa so surfing totuangwa ni pa ni pakaya every time I get home she wanna get it I put her down from the floor and then she get it she likes it nice and slow baby I get it oh love she can get it she turns it baby boy come on get it I love the way you had it come on beat it beat it I tell her baby come you gon get it she turns it baby boy shut up and get it oh love after kutitu na pigasha wa e alafuti kwa keda wa e waga na chapter round ya power baby em totu life wa ya kenya power meza plus na wewe koni koni ni meza choma na wewe naji wa siya mini nezazu wa rapsha kidi ya mini waka e kando fasta naji ya mini she can get it she turns it baby boy come on get it I tell her baby come you gon get it oh love she can get it she turns it baby boy come on get it I tell her baby come you gon get it I tell her baby come you gon get it I tell her baby come you gon get it you gon get it he is ibanana he is ibanana he is ibanana hey hey wanna join? wanna join? wanna join? we will be back right after this