 Mouwa niwa clicked Yung Stas Joe, kwa wajan niwa ilama nga miwa wajan niwa? Nga miwa mwa miwa mwa nga kwa wajan niwa bosteo wa mwa kwa mwa bosteo na uzaise hisha ja zao aupo nga mwa nga miwa ina Nga miwa mwa nga miwa nga miwa kwa utirdo nga miwa mwa iwa mwa nga jatazim kwa niwa hizi So, when I joined the Pilsaw Falme Competition, so, I left the business and went to Facebook. So, kwa hostel nika za kutuna, say, Mfalme, Mfalme, Mfalme, even dojina twilishika, nika sewa, ah, since I was a point of using just DJ Josie, kwa tu jo Mfalme, it's different, no one calls themselves that. So, the rest is history. Ah, okay. That's nice, you know, I actually thought you want the Mfalme WhatsApp and then start calling yourself. No, I didn't win, I didn't win. In fact, I was number three. I was number three. Laki sewa na jamyuchu kwa opportunity. I had a girl number five. Ah, wuna kani kwa number one, wuna ndanayo. What's up, guys? And welcome to Buzz with Stars right here on SPM Buzz. My name is Miskitinji, and you see me here? You know, I'm hanging out with a star. Guys, this one is someone, I don't think you've heard his story. Sejumbona naji shuku stan e ni star. I don't know if you've heard his story, but I have to bring you this conversation. He is called Joe Monoru, but he is popularly known as DJ Joe Mfalme. Joe! Easy, how are you? I'm good, how are you? Doing very well. Yeni me fraya, ni me kuwana. You know you're a very busy person, Joe. Miskitinji nairobitu luku jokta futa. I don't think it's scary to a star as you know I'm going to come to him. Joe, you know so many people are looking up to you. As in they think you're doing a great job, which you are. How does it feel when actually people tell you, bro, you're my role model? I'm always shocked. So I don't know how to feel. I don't know how to feel because the same things I do, you know I say ma, you're not doing well. So I think I say ma, why am I even a role model? So I think I'm just shocked. Unapena kaziango kesa wa santi. So I'm always, every day na kuwana too, it's a different experience. Mwonga shokt tukila saha ya ni, na joa. It's exciting and I'm happy. So the shock never ends years later? Never ends, never ends. Especially when it comes from now, these guys in the corporate world, we used to kasa na ya ni. I can be doing what I'm doing, wuko throwing bashes, nabodum tu ofisi na kama na tema. You know I follow you very well, I don't know what I'm up to. So I'm just doing my thing. For the youngsters jo, who don't know why mfalme, why jo mfalme, just tell them why jo mfalme. Mfalme came up nili po amtani, wuko kwa hostel, used to live in a hostel in 2008 when I started off. So up on Gara, in Etoa Eskwre. So for me DJing was just having fun. Kila gituya ni kwa like ya mumizda kwa seza zi. Ni out of curiosity. So when I joined Pilsa mfalme competition, so I love using SQL kwa to Facebook peke. So kwa hostel nika zaku tuna, say mfalme mfalme mfalme, even dojina tu lishika. Ni kwa say ma, since I was a point of using just DJ Josie, kwa tu jo mfalme. It's different, no one calls themselves that. So the rest is history. Okay. That's nice, you know I actually thought you want the mfalme whatever and then start calling you. No, I didn't win, I didn't win. In fact I was number three. I was number three. Laki sisu na jamiuchu kwa opportunity. Adelga nama five. Ah, unaka nika nama one, una nanaio. Una nanaio. People even think I joined capital because of that, but it's the other way around. Ya, I started a capital before Kwa Nesta. Good to hear, ah ya, okay. Now Joe, you know, you always booked, but is that one thing that sets you apart from other DJs? What do you think it is? I guess discipline plays a big factor. Discipline is now the general term because under discipline you have time keeping, kunapia neatness, kunapia packaging, branding, you know, just the overall, the way you package yourself, you know, and that's all under discipline. So I think, but I think that plays a really huge role in the way I book my gigs. And being true to the client, you know Joe, see double book. See double book Joe, bonus be on time, deliver. So it doesn't have to be the same as I said. Ya. I can't agree. Nisha is kia mahali. Eh, Paulie. Nisha is kia mahali. Nisha is kia mahali. You know, people saying when Joe tells you he's gonna be there at 10 p.m., he's gonna start DJing at 10 p.m. if your contract says 10 p.m. to 12 p.m., Joe 10 to 12 amenda. Kamu lichelewa akaanza shoyako 11 p.m. Oh, Joe 12 aya me maliza kaziake. What do you think time is of vestence? How do you think it contributes to your work? Let me tell you, because our work is crazy because now I have to deal with club gigs. I have to deal with corporate clients. I have TV shows. I have, and I have now, I have to run my, I have a crew to run. So, meaning you know, a separate phone. Ya calendar pake. Nikona simu jobi ake niku pagatu calendar. Six to seven I'm supposed to be here. Seven to eight. That's what I do every day. At six p.m., seven p.m. nikiwa home when I'm having my dinner, I plan my day tomorrow. And every Sunday I plan for the whole week. So, for me time, as in, me worship time, as in, siya zichelewa, niki toki agree, niku pata na maali five, maa six, maa seven, lazime kuhivo. At least I try to be ahead. Raga di ten minutes. Time is money. So, for me I really value my time. What is that one gig that you describe as your breakthrough? Indiuli fanya wukafil. This one was my breakthrough. Ah, big brother. Big brother Africa. Big brother was the real breakthrough. Ya, ya, ya. Iu li kuwa 50,000. Iu li kuwan over 50 million views around Africa. I did, ya, I did four, four of them. Okay. Four years back to back. Back a big brother issue. I did the first one. Ya. It was so good. They called me for the second one, the third one, and then the fourth one. Ila prezo. So, that was indiuli kuwa mwisho. Ila sisi liyana bibi, bibi ya naija susandio. So, naija waka protective of their brand. Ya. So, which is rumble. Ya. Laki baru ye kwenendelea, tuwa wana piga. Tuwa wana piga. How was the experience in Utea? Ah, it was amazing. Let me tell you. Travelling opens your mind. Ono jua, ya. So, travelling really opens your mind. You exposed. So, zile between wana uko na wana kumpia na uku. Kuna zile tu na doo better than now. Ya. Especially in the DJ world. When it comes to skill and equipment, Kenyan DJs we are head. Ya. But when it comes to maybe music production, because they say DJs, they have focused a lot on music production. Ya. Rather than, you know, just DJing. Our style of playing Kenyan DJs, we follow the U.K. and American way sana. Tantablizim. That's a skill on its own, kenya wa tuwa jui. So, we do a lot of tantablizim. Ya. But as a DJ you are an artist as a DJ. You understand? You can do a gig without even producing one song and you kill a party. So sure. Like what we do, we do gigs every day. We are DJs. A DJ can hold a gig na chese, ngoba zato ingine na kil. So that's our style na wana uko. Ling, ina ling towards the U.K. style. In essay they do a lot of production. So, a DJ is an artist. So, a DJ can actually be booked to do a set. A one-hour set only. Yeah. After that, a one-hour set only. Yeah. Kenya DJs we play in one for six hours. Tuna swama tu na piga six hours na tu na hua. Yeah. So, we are different. So, how am I following the European style? Ki na tears toni. So, for me it was a good exposure. Yeah. So, we caught up. Even though we are doing a V2, we learn from the pooling. Yeah. Alafu kivya kuna decide le party na tak tukua. Sure. Okay. Well, your parents are not always supportive of you being a DJ. No, no, no. I used to help. I was in a jam session. I was in high school. I was in a foam tool. I was in a foam tool in a jam session. I was in a DJ booth. I was DJ KC at the pool. And a guy called Karuga. He was in a pool. So, I was in a club called Dimples. Yeah, I know Dimples. But then you know I'm from Meru as well. What? This is my homeboy, guys. Alafu kivya kivya. So, I was in a club called Chome. So, I was in a club called Dimples. So, I used to go to Dimples. I used to go to Dimples. I was in a DJ booth at the pool. Yes. Then I started playing. Alafu didjana kam. Didjaki kam. Yes. Anaza kuchesa. So, lakini before I started to make that move. Yes. Neli kwanangali ya kenyanadu. Yes. So, curiosity. I machini gani. Yes. Bona akichesa angoma ishi. Yes. Sika radio. Yes. What is he doing? Why is he using headphones? Yes. So, curiosity. Neli kafanya nika lanao to DJ. Miki lakini. Neli angu mokotu curiosity. Siku amkani kasi manata kwa DJ. Aha. Even aviation. Yes. Mine is out of curiosity. How does this thing take off from the ground? I'm doing classic. Ya. Okay. Nice. So, I'm doing out of curiosity. Nashi na okay. How is this thing taking off? How are you doing this thing? Ya. Sijiusisa mimi na kwa gani yo. Ono pilota kia kokokpit. Bona mejifungia. Data kujo nini anadukondani. Yes. So, yo curiosity nidi omimi me nifanya nika lanao to DJ. Yes. In the same thing I'm doing with flying, plane. Ya. And learning how to fly, you know jwa. Ya. So, you only need to put your inspiration here. Alafuni kichokana yo, nene na tu another thing. Ya. Mina wama tu ibo. Ita kapoeni niti na kusawa. Ya. So, nini nini anata kujwa. Ya. Ita futemi anata kuna interest in land. Ya. Ya. Nasa sa so waza ziwa katsapot badaia mailikwadi. No, waza ziwa li-sapot na after nili jengia mazea, honda kodani serious. Ya. So, after all those years, even when I was in Nairobi, kwa ni kwa na jwa, you know, I came, I came to do animation. Ya. Because now this flying thing was so expensive when I started off and the folks were struggling to dogo. Ya. Nika say ma, I'll do animation and graphics. Ya. Chisin wale tu lu kwa na ziwa. Ma tu wei, tu onain, tu na ziwa matata, fanya animation kujwa, fanya makatun. Ya. So, ni kanda attachment, tingatings, homebues. Di tingatinga mu na onain, tu lu kwa attachot kifaya. Ya. So, out of that, in my animation school, I met a guy called Kevo, DJ Saint. Ya, ya, ya. Saint is a cool kid. Let me tell you, me use to hate him. Ya lu kwa cool kid. Ya lu wadubaya machi fo, lunch up o McFries. Ya. So, he must paid for Adiji Akademi. So, after doing the morning classes, anada Adiji Akademi, ana learn, so, tu lu kwa na mpeleka. Ya. So, ku mpeleka Saint Akademi, nani tu na meet Kroba. Kroba is a teacher. Ya. Tu lu kwa naen fal metia. Ya. So, naen, after that, Kroba katu introduce kuwa the village market school. Ya lu kwa naetwa groove riders. Ya. Which is now the most sound you see. Groove riders was a cubicle, ili kwa saizia, ili kwa saizia place, ili kwa cubicle. Ya. That's why I met Kev. Kev taught me now how to, this is a high school scratch lili. Ya. So, Kev na broake. Kwa kena into more sound, mi li kei into radio. Ya. Kus I even played at the first Groove riders event. Ya. Kama tu me fuli kwa ni maikati. No, just say li kwa tu oriented for artists. Ya. So, DJing di wasisa badae. Apuna, nice people. Ah, play music, Sheka CD, na track number six. Na Ejibame. So, even li kuwa. Ya. Ya, okay. Now, naenia umetwa kwa fafu. Sure, that's quite a journey. Ya. Now, let's talk about Amina. You know, Amina, you have a very good working relationship from, you know, show to pa show to gigs. Ya. What contribution do you feel, you know, Amina has brought to your career? Amina, Amina tu me jenga nasana. Ya. I've worked with many presenters because when I joined Capitone, Ya. I started off with Ibdisuza. Ya. So, li lingi into very big shoes. Ya. So, after that, Ib quit, she went for the morning show. Ya. Likengia, jo ya kakab, jo imutengi. Ya. Then after I joined Mutengi, naenia after Amina, after Amina, after Amina, I worked with all of them. But Amina, Ya. Amina, I think, we relate. Sana ju, first of all, li lingi in mahasla. Ya. Tu gianza radio pa moja, tu ligua, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya,Ya. Noodles implemented. Ya. Ya. Ya. Ya. Ya. Ya. Ha. Follow Ya. Yes. Ya. Yanja, We are willing to have a good relationship. So I'm willing to have a relationship. I have a sister at work. I'm going to give her a gig and we'll see what she can do. Okay. We are going to give her a power now. Let's talk about the story that made you turn some time back. So you're on radio, you have a discussion. You've given your honest point, you know? Then Kidogo Kidogo, John Farmer, Shafi's trending. You know? What went through your mind when you saw the reactions of Kenyans? Just on your thoughts. On my thoughts, I think it was inukwatu over reaction. Because Shafi's point was, Shafi said that some women need to be need to stop being too available. It's the same thing that we had in the club. We were going to buy a boat, we had a drama, we had a pig and we'd go to the market so we went to the market. We were going to buy a boat, we had a bill and we'd go to the boxy, we'd say oh, we're supporting you. You know what, so good. The story goes on. But the good thing, it's radio, it's not TV. We didn't, apart from the radio job, nothing else. We lost nothing. So there was no impact from other corporate gigs? I've done a lot of corporate gigs. Last year, in my 13-year career, I was even telling another host what an interview we had our highest revenue at the company. So it went really, really, really well. Apart from the radio job, nothing else. We didn't lose anything else. Because even my boss is here at Multitude. In your reaction. And then you can be fired for doing one mistake according to the law. So that's why Shafi sued Radio Africa. You just felt you know, let me live, it's fine. For me, I don't like... I'm very laid back. I don't have social media, I don't have a job. I'm not swungo home to drama. Eh, kodaa. Me, mazia liyandia. Jo, you know what, let's go. I'll have to... I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. I know what to say. I don't know what to say. I mean, sometimes me poor appear just like that. You know, you weigh the options, you're like, it's okay, let me just leave it out like that. Me, I really, really value my TV gigs. So after that incident, actually K-24 kanyongese even more work. So that's the last hour. And over here, gigs back to back. Ya, okay. Now you know, Jo, you don't show as much of your private life. You show as much of your work, you know. You show as much of your private life. And so we know at least... Jo, you know what? I know what to say. I don't know what to say. Spend your attention. I don't know what to say. I win. Me social media, let me tell you something today. Sorry. If I get a million, I can't get anything. So, ya, disappear. You go out and do your business. I phone all my pages. I sell them, I go, I buy my wife a nice house. Juna jwa made muna baya awa awa, they make it a home. Karen, mama Musaiga, na getwa tui, na chi. Ikazi angun kwa mka subi, penda kwa tui ishune. Na kuches a golf. Mi na peneo life. So kudiji e kwangu mekua. He attention me. And that's why na kutana namutua leza se man kwa namaringo. Because I'm very laid back. Na kutana namutua. And I say, ah, joe, ah, na kutana fudu. Bro, mi ni kupua. No, I'm sorry, we're too poor. Bro, mi isi, I'm not loud. I'm very laid back. So that's why na kutana mi na waifu tui nasinza na sana. Because that's why I'm very laid back. What is that one value? One thing you value in a relationship? First of all, she's Uganda. She has everything that I value. So she has everything that I value. All these so small, small things. Zila se man kwa? Yes. Top. So do you agree with... Let me tell you, I value peace. Peace of mind. Because right now, na ta, she's at home. Kamechiltu. To figure stories as a whole day. Yes, isn't you an update. Namushene zaki na Edgar. Did you see, did you see? I've seen nothing. I'm so busy at work. Na fika, we talk for like three hours. I sleep. Wake up in the morning. We make breakfast. We talk at night. Kamani, because mostly Wednesdays, amatazis, days for just chilling. Yes. Whether to na naraoondi with the Czech New Restaurant. Maybe it's shopping. Yes. So your time, a lafu peace. Peace of mind, a lafu mtu anakwa understand. Jukwanzi e jobi etu. Ah, la la la la la la la. Na DJ. Eh, le le le le, e jobi etu. Eh. But also, I also have to make it. I also have to make her trust me. Una jua. Me ni kuna discipline baka na jua me relaxed. So the only thing na na fanyangatia mi agig, ni kutukul. Eh, mi fkagig poha sa merudifiti sa bas. You know, for sure even for a woman to give you peace, she needs, you know, the love and the peace as well. Yeah, exactly. So piya weosi kwe mtu mamu mingi. Mi piya na tunia. So now you see, Chris Kirubi me historist. Ali kwa meongeleshwa na chachil some time baka kataima, you know, he prefers Ugandan women because they are more submissive, you know, unlike Kenyan women. Do you agree with his sentiment? 200%. I am speaking. I am speaking. I, I, I am saying I, I, I am speaking from experience. I've had three exes before. Kenyans. Si semi ni wabaia wata. Si semi ni wabaia wata. Pia mi nim Kenyakuna tuwa. Kenyame na trash. So okay. My wife loves me. She says I'm valuable. I'm not trash to her. So out of my experience, it's even though I'm a lelewa, and then for her she grew up in Kenya. The mum is Kenyan and the daddy is Gigi. But now the mum also, you can even know when I met her mum, she is calm kamae. She's a homely. My wife is a bbikangi. She's a food lover. I've never seen her before. I rarely eat outside. Everything is set at home. So they're very homely. They're very composed. Very submissive, honestly. I'm a lelewa. Pia mi funzwa na kwao. It's like Muslim ladies. But I'm not sure if it's true or not. It's funzwa. It's culture. It's more serious. Okay. We've heard Joe Tomeski. I'm speaking from experience. So that's what I want to know. That's what I want to know. Yes. Thank you. Now Joe, for the guys who are looking up to you, they want to be just like you and grow their career. What are some of the tips you'd give them for them to be good at what they are doing? Number one, practice in my craft in the DJing industry. Just practice. DJing is all about practice and sharpening your skills. Number two, discipline. It's a story. It's a day. It's a matter of time. It's a matter of time. It's a matter of time. It's a matter of time. It's a matter of time. It's a matter of time. Number three, if you make money, save it. DJs make money. I won't lie to you. We'll make as much as lawyers and pilots. So usiyo na ipe saikilasi kukudanga ni. That's what we'll save. We'll save as much as we can. We'll save as much as we can. We'll save as much as we can. We'll save as much as we can. Number four, have a vision. We'll have a vision. We'll have a vision but we'll go ahead. The things I've done, the things I want to do. Number five, definitely have a plan. Most of all, mind your business. Mind your business. We'll be able to do whatever we want. Mind your business. Amkasubwe igashugulia ku la la. We can't just say to you guys, even if you are a person, not just in the industry, serve us for you and us. If you… You know the kind of people you have, you know the kind of people you will be, they will serve you for you. Yeah. So… So… Let's vote. I am scared. I'm scared. You are married and you'll face challenges. There are many challenges, how do you overcome them? Mostly in regards to DJs to DJ in hwa sa, it's finances ... It's kiaz gani hard because then equipment is expensive. In yo time to kiaz aa kukuana controllers aa kukuna technology aa technology aa controllers na laptops aa zikua you had to get two tables and a mixer. So for me I used to make 20k a month with my first salary at capital. So I took a loan for 600,000, I bought my first setup because mixer pake lapa peke nikiaribu 2.40 So, player iside another 140, 140 laptop 200.000 bag So, onkamali zan Kajikazgan, Kajikazgan, nightmare za lawn nikan nwa gari a job Nikan nwa gari nginia home So nipalapole tu So challenges jiko, especially finances Gi play a big role And then finances because you are not getting gigs ini tu biliyo. Ni muna jwa squeezi makulab director, aote kuji wa in business. E ya uda mwambuonata kagi dha nga lisha Instagram ya nga. Ukuna follows wanga api. Ni intervalue, ni tageta jya value az a klabona. And it's totally understandable. So waz expect wiki uu lan ku DJ Monday tusu pate gigu wenezu nuri roba. Ako na bitu kama yo. Mi ya na mii kona bitu na dagobaya makasahina. Nasaif, du ya, nho jwa. Kujipanga. So, at the end of the day, finances plays a big role. Brands come and go down and get a job out of it. And for the female DJs, they say, na jua matem, niko na akademi, niko na matem, miwa mbia. I don't even teach them how to play. Miwa mbia dici playing. Matem onara siwa sana. Kolala matem onara givi, miwa onara, giku kuwa milion. Kolala matem onara sema, onara jua. No, I really have to. Because my director sees when you're going to have. It's when you're going to have. Man unless you're going to have any intentions. Someone just wants to sleep with this DJ, nia mati ma gig. He's one of the challenges na kuwanga. So, and this gig has to do gigs. So you really have to look for the right places to play na ni challenge. So na miwa matem onara jua matem, miwa milion. Usi, don't give in. Na gini, muna guna. Ula jesapia ni chesia mtu. Kuna mtu don't give in, na sema. So, you have done your part. Nima muadvesu, kama big breath. So, kama ata skiza sao. Aspo skiza shawriakia mtu mzima. Yo ime kuwa poa kabi saa, tukimalizia. Atatan, you know just, you know the gigs and you've seen new on TV right now. What other projects do you have coming up? We have the Academy of Red Berries DJ Academy that's doing really well. I have my own gigs, my own projects. We have the big five. There's a really big gig coming up in Eldoret. This is our baby. It's our brand. Tumeto Ado. We have five DJs. We are doing this for the first time. Our DJs concert. Our DJs for DJs concert. So it's coming up in LD. Sometime in June. So those are the two main projects na shubuliki asai. I don't want to take up a lot. Juna pena foka sae. Academy na na shubuliki big five. So the state of the industry, especially in the DJing career, do you think in Kenya tukomahali tukomegro tukostagnant? What do you think? Tukomegro sana. Ma DJa na nijamagari. Mama said this is in September. So tukomegro. Mutua jasema tudagro uni heita. Ama nimtu atosheki. But industry megro. Imegro sana. Because even more clubs are coming up. By the time I play at a club twice ni meka. Because there are no dreams coming up. There are more people. Ono jos sakuna kukuna watuengi pia game na grovizuri. So you've really grown. Na enda vizuri. Na enda vizuri. Na na grovizuri. Tuna grovizuri. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. Tuna. 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