 Utajuwa siku gani impendi angumi na le Nitu pokamu oda kila siku na pata kuna Ninaa biuhisi amani wa tekuzi bako Labda wako akungoja kwa ko Laki mimimi mi tachizi siyizi shikili Nisi ku gani utani notice Utajuwa siku gani impendi angumi na pata kuna Nisi ku gani utani notice Nisi ku gani utani notice Laki mimimi mi tachizi siyizi shikili Utajuwa kwa ko Utajuwa siku gani impendi angumi na pata kuna Nisi ku gani utani notice Nisi ku gani utani notice Mi lele kwa ku bi mizumye Nisi ku gani utani notice Nisi ku gani utani notice ...but ever since then, a lot has been happening, right? Ya, a lot, a lot. Filasin? Wao, it's been a crazy year. I was hoping, actually I was hoping to release Drowning Way sooner. But... Obligations. I tell ya. A lot has happened, I was hoping things go right with it much earlier but, you know. But I can't, not that I'm complaining. You know, when things are not going your way sometimes you think, why is this not happening? Why is God being unfair but, you know, it's all about God's timing and I just decided, you know, delay is not denial. So you feel like the delay was in fact preparing you for whatever is going on. Because a lot is going on. You know, you're still working on your music and you're getting better at the acoustic thing. And of course there's the Mr. Easy thing. Ya, let us know about that first because it's about 11 people who have been chosen from Kenya. Ya, it's a really big deal. It started out on social media. What they were doing is Empower Africa was looking for artists that they can fund for shooting a music video. They were looking for 100 artists. All you have to do is upload yourself, doing your thing and they choose from there. How does it feel as in out of all these human beings in Kenya all these artists, vocalists that you know, you know Fun fact, actually the last time she was here with Christine Kiai you mentioned Karun as one of your inspirations and now you're on the same level because she's also been chosen and you're part of that team. How amazing is that? It's so amazing, it's so humbling. I remember just praying to God like please just give me this and there it was. And there it is. I'm just so grateful. But a lot of good things have been happening for you. You are on billboards for the blaze thing. Oh, yeah. Have you accepted that you're now a superstar? What is the thinking? You know when you get that mentality. I don't like getting that superstar mentality. I just love to keep myself down to earth so that it can keep me hungry because you know when you tell yourself to me Fika you won't have the urge to do more. So no, I still have a long way. You still have a long way to go exactly. There's something I wanted to ask you now. You used to model as well. Oh, yeah. Are you still going to do that now that the music thing has really worked out? Yeah, I still do. I still do but without there if you have a runway show whatever book me answer available. You're still available to do that. That's nice. So you're going to mix all of it. Yeah. Because you know with the blaze thing they were more or less introducing you like a guitarist not you know the musician or the vocalist. So how are you going to blend all of it? I just love to challenge myself. I'll do everything that I can grasp you know. So I'll just do everything I can from the guitar from singing to songwriting. Actually fun fact. Songwriting to me is something I discovered I could do very recently. I discovered I could sing way back when I was a kid but writing that I just started on in 2016 actually. Yeah. How did you discover it? Was it Milale? Milale was my first song. That was the first song you wrote? Now on an earlier interview with Christine Kia you said Milale was about a crush. Yeah, it was. And a very specific crush to be in fact. Yeah. Now there's crush. I miss Kia Milale. Yeah. That's also drowning me to Kileze. I only put a turn and there's also a drown. I'm a what's going on you know in your personal life. Did you finally catch up with them? Actually it's intentional how I've released them. I'm feeling like it is. Because you moved from a crush and when you moved to a next level and now you're drowning in love. So it worked out. Did you tell him that it was about him? It worked out but not with him. Not with him. The plot thickens. Yeah not with him unfortunately. There are things that work out some that don't. So you just accept that they move on. Life has to move. So Agola in fact does have a significant other in her life. You know something about my songs? When people see your released a song they think it's about your current situation. Mine are from my past experiences. Even drowning. Yeah it's something from... It's not with the recent ones? It's not with the recent ones. He's only hearing this. What is it? Nachoma. Nachoma? Sichoma. Anyway yeah it's not a recent thing. That's all I can say. That's all you can say about that. But that's nice. That's nice. I feel like we already got some hint hints. Since we already know it's not the first one now. You want to say it? Yes. You want to say it on my sub? I don't know. Nice, nice. So the songwriting part. The songwriting part is going to dig through your personal experiences. Yes. But not necessarily your current situations. Yeah not necessarily. No drowning. What is it about? Who is it about? Drowning was about this guy. This guy is to date. That is through... Really treats me well. He was a good guy. Unfortunately things got complicated and it didn't work out. That's what I'm saying. It's not my current situation. We already broke up. But I have to appreciate that he taught me how it feels like to be truly loved. Wait, it didn't work out but you felt loved at the same time? Yeah as in, before things got complicated it worked for quite some time. When you were feeling like you were drowning. That time was drowning in love. Things were going so well. Everyone had that moment. At a car the relationship ended badly. There was just a moment where the two of you were clicking and things were going well. So that's the moment I chose what I'm doing is I'm choosing to focus on the good. The good out of that situation. That came out of it exactly. Nice. Now the songwriting. Have you written for anyone else since 2016? I'm trying to, I really want to. Actually it's something I'm really trying to do this year to write for other people. Because I find it interesting. You know sometimes when you write and you're like this song is dope but it's not for me to sing. It won't go well with my voice or something like that or it's not really your vibe. So I want to write and give it to people. Like this one song I wrote I was just feeling like it's cool. Give us a preview. I can't remember it right now. I wrote it a well back. But I feel it was for... Remember I don't even remember to 5-4 Linda. That old school R&B vibe. If they're out there please. I have a song for you. I wrote it and I just felt it's their vibe. Nice. I think they're still there. The ones who do covers. Covers of SWV and all that. I think we've heard them here before. Actually yeah. Now this song I wrote it's not originally mine. It's a cover but I rewrote it in Swahili. I can't remember it right now. But I just remember it's an older R&B song. And I rewrote it in Swahili. So I just felt this is for them. Linda, 2-5-4 Linda. There's a hit song waiting for you. Just go to Agola underscore ke everywhere. 2019. It's already started on a high note. There's the Empower thing with Mr. Easy. There's Drowning, your second single. Plus the video that we're about to show. On the E-Circuit. What else is in store for Agola? More music, hopefully an album. I am really trying to get an album out before the end of the year. What's going to work on the album? Do you have any producers in mind? And do you have any colabos in mind? Definitely, colabos that are must. I feel like sharing ideas gets you out of your comfort zone. And you are ready to explore what else you can do. So I'm really open to that. Give us names. Names. I can't give you names. I have to. No, I don't have to. We'll give her a challenge. But I'm really looking forward to working with fellow upcoming artists. The big names as well as they are into a colabo. Come through, come through. So it's an open invitation. Even DJ LaRussian can come through and mix. Do you have a hypo song? Yes, we can definitely work with that. We can avoid. Exactly. Mixing the acoustic with babies and just produce it. Yes, it will be a vibe. It will be a nice one. We can come and dance. He's a nisikuti dancer. You're hooking me up with colabos already. Okay, go ahead. Dancers like Mike Kenneko. I don't remember. I don't remember. I think I drank a coffee. I don't remember last week's challenge. I was like, I'll get you. The Lingala challenge. It's alright. Now he's the thing. In the morning we were having an interesting discussion. Yes, there's been a few tragic things happening. But I think there's lessons to be learnt. We felt like we needed to ask this question. So the question was, when you're dating, is it right to take gifts or accept them when you're not really interested in this person? Gifts. As a woman, how do you feel about that? For me, I don't know. I feel like it's important to be genuine. Water of land is sipuakuti ziawatu. So just be upfront from the beginning. But before it gets to anything just be serious and just tell them upfront if you see a future with them or not. Just be genuine. Nice. This is what I'm telling you. Yes. This is what we need. Ladies, I'm telling you. Listen to Agola. Really? I keep a straight answer. No, you're on the fence on it. You're like maybe take the gifts No, no, no. I concur even when she said that Apu will blame what did she say? What were her words? That Apu it's not fair for a chick to take the gifts or for the guy to keep insisting. That kind of thing. I'm not saying that it's just women to blame. Yes. Boy children and the president Yes. So Santisana we're about to actually I want to do this. I want you to give us an acoustic cover first of all of drowning because the way you play the guitar is just phenomenal. Then after that we're going to see the video then we're going to sample some of those answers on Y254 channel and the e-sircute on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Miskia the question is is it right to accept gifts that are really interested? So yes again, this is Agola Thank you.