 I don't know if you can get me Tashina. Can you get me? Yeah, Tashina, can you get me? What? Yes, greetings, greetings all the way from Jamaica. How are you? I am good, I'm good. Give time to life, you know. Make a panciana beautiful morning. Give time to life. Yeah man, maybe what's the time in Jamaica right now? Oh, I think the time right now in Jamaica is one o'clock. One o'clock? Yeah. That's amazing, you know. Jah has his own miracles and how it works. But welcome to Inayad, we've been anticipating to have you. Inayad Regeshaw and also Kenya has been anticipating to have you. And we've been waiting so much for you. So I believe you're ready for us to talk maybe, yeah? Yes, yes, I am ready. That's amazing. So maybe we can just start. Because Tashina at the moment you have a new tune which has been knocking on our doors. And the tune has been done by you and Vibes Catel. Yes. Yeah, the tune is a match, it's fire, the tune is fire. Maybe you can tell us briefly about it and maybe how did you meet up with the Vibes Catel because he's the teacher of reading. Well, I didn't really meet up with him. It was really my manager, JB Productions. My management team, you know, they contacted Vibes Catel's management team, Sharp Bus Music and Vibes Catel Music. And they thought about the fact that we wanted to do a collaboration. And so, you know, they decided that, all right, you know, Vibes Catel is our man that he writes our own judge songs at the AM of one only for songs. So, you know, we just give him one and just put it together and it came out really nice. Okay, okay. Kindly just keep the camera there because Kenyans want to see you because I already described about them about you coming to the studio. Yeah, so kindly just keep the camera there for us to see that particular all of Tashina about you, okay? Yeah, I'm looking for my other earpiece. That's what I'm doing. And maybe just to tell the Kenyans, people out here, maybe, who is Tashina at the moment? Well, Tashina is a recording artist. I'm really a singer. I'm really a reggae singer. Hello? Tashina, can you get me? Yeah, a bit of technical hitch, but a bit of technical hitch, but A bit of technical hitch, but But you know, continue sending your questions and sending your messages about Tashina, all the way from Jamaica and we'll continue talking to her for us to understand her more and also to understand what the craft of our music may be. I'll see you. So maybe to King Gojia come through, yeah, just to remind you the topic of today, Maze, what are the influences Mabe Nivitugan, what the factors and the influences which have made youth out here right now getting into drugs, Maze. That was our topic today, just to continue talking to us. Hashtag it's in the yard reggae, talk to us, our platform are all down there, just talk to us, Maze. What do you feel the factors and the influences my youth out here where is the Queen Yandanya drugs? I said you come to Shinnah to Konaia, Tena. Yeah man, Shinnah, can you get us? Okay, so we'll be getting back to her all the way from Jamaica, but I don't know if I can pick up some two, three people here on our Kundani. You hear me now? Jammix, Chae, Maze all the way from Lulonga, I'm going to say I'm going to tune in. Yeah. Kuna Munech Kevwa, I'm going to say my pick up to yourself, Kundani. P'ya kuna Mjanja all the way from Mombasa, I'm going to say I'm going to turn on the fire, but I'm going to turn on the light, I'm going to turn on the lights. Shinnah, can you get us? Yes, yes, yes, yes, I'm back. I don't know what happened. Yes, so you were telling us maybe who exactly Tashinah is, maybe you can explain to our inner-yard reggae fans for us to understand you more. Would you please repeat? Yeah, maybe you can just tell us who Tashinah is, kindly. Well, Tashinah is a songwriter and a singer. I've been doing music ever since I was a little girl. It's something that I love very much to do. I've been doing this for a while. I've been doing music for a while, but now I think of the time that God is ready for me to showcase my talent to the world. Nothing happens before the time. So kindly, if you can just remain at that particular position. Kindly don't move for us to have a clear view of you and also to have a clear interview. Kindly, can you get me? I'm sorry, I didn't hear what you said. Could you please repeat? Yeah, I'm telling you kindly, if you won't move, you just remain to one position for us just to finalize this particular interview. Okay? Okay. Thank you, thank you for that. So maybe where did the journey begin in terms of music? Because you've been listening to your music. You've done some of your projects. Maybe where did the music begin, Tashinah? Well, it really began for me when I was in school. They would put me to do like special functions, like when it's Christmas or Easter. They would involve, you know, in the functions and stuff like that. And that's where it began for me, the love for music. But professionally, I really entered the industry back in 2007 when I entered a digital rising stars competition. Yeah. That's amazing. And maybe because I've been doing, yeah, we've taken about your song with Vibes Catel, which is a big banger. And also you've done good projects. Maybe what drives you to come into the studio and maybe produce the music? What drives you to your music? Well, really, it's my passion. It's something that I love to do. It's my dream. Yeah. You know, that keeps me going and also people. Hello? Yeah, I can get to it. I can get to it. Oh, okay. Also people that have heard me sing. Everybody keep on telling me, girl, you sound great. Keep doing your music. And don't stop and give up. You sound great. So that's the main motivation for me that keeps me going. The fact that I believe in myself and that others believe in me. You know, it keeps me going. Amazing. I just keep trying to do my best at all times. Amazing, amazing to that. And maybe at the moment, because we have some few weeks remaining to the end of the year, 2020 has been one of the years which I think will still remain in the books of history. And we've been having this pandemic, which has brought a lot of things down. Maybe from your end, Tashina, has it affected you? Maybe in music wise, in your project? Yes, definitely, because I had some shows to do in the UK and Europe. I was supposed to be doing shows from May on to July, as far as I know. You know, and then we would have loved my management team and I would have loved to do some more promotional shows and stuff like that. So those have been limited. All the shows that I'm supposed to do in England and in Europe, they have been cancelled. So I have been affected, but what we do is we just try to conform like everybody else. We just try to make the most of what we can make the most of and just try to work around it and be flexible. So I've been doing more writing and more in-studio recordings than all towards shows and stuff like that. So, you know, we just kind of take our seat back and just be doing more writing and more recording in the studio, rather than more performing. Okay, and because we've talked about more writing, more work to do in the studio, maybe are we anticipating about maybe an album to drop or maybe some EPs? Definitely. Yes, my EP was supposed to drop toward the end of this year, but you know, corona and all of that have slowed down everything. So my EP is going to come out early next year. Okay. Right. So you guys can look out for that. And I have a number of surprises. I don't really want to let the cat out of the bag yet, but I have some amazing collaboration coming. You know, if you guys love any of my songs, including the one with Vibes Cartwell, you wouldn't love the others that are coming. Yeah. And also Kenya, you have a big fan base in terms of your music. We enjoy your music. Maybe should we anticipate you working with a Kenyan artist at the moment? Have you maybe think of an artist because we have great artists in Kenya who represent reggae music? Yeah, maybe have you thought of someone at the moment? Yes, yes. Actually, I like Shata Walema. Yeah, I like him. You like who exactly? I didn't get that. Yeah, I like his music. I like his style. But I will look into some other Kenyan artists and see because I want to do something with a Kenyan artist. Yeah. So I'll be looking into that more. No, okay. I didn't get the artist, though. Maybe tell us who exactly was the artist. Who you're saying you like his music. That's Awali. Shata Awali. Amazing, amazing. That's good. But we have great artists all the way from Kenya. So just when you're planning the album, continue also adding a Kenyan artist. And maybe just to add, at the moment, we have a topic which we've been discussing here, maybe in terms of, we had a topic at the moment which you were talking. And the topic today was the factors which, because I know you're singing to the youth out here and the topic which we're discussing in the yard was, what exactly do you think are the factors which influence the youths in them drugs? And maybe I know you represent the youth out there. So maybe can you speak maybe something to the youth and maybe tell us maybe what exactly you can advise the youths out here because we have, we've been reported a lot of cases of youths being in drugs. Maybe you can speak something to the youths who are listening to you right now. Well I know that from personal experience and this is something that has kept me through my entire life is that with God everything is possible. So sometimes we get frustrated, sometimes we try and we don't feel like it is enough. But once we put God at the center of all that we do, it is going to work because you have to have a spiritual connection with God and feel that and know and have faith and be confident in the works that God is doing in your life and constantly keep God in the midst of everything that you're doing. And somehow you will get that reassurance with yourself knowing that you're on the right path and he will point you to where you need to go. Because you see especially when I pray, I pray that I don't pray for certain things like okay God I want a Grammy or I want this, I want that. I say God I pray that you take control of my life and you point me in the direction that I should go. Give me the strength that I need to do your will. I'm a vessel. So at all times I keep God in the center of everything. So once you have God in the center of everything then you are definitely going where you need to go. You understand once you have God in the car, God as the driver taking you to where you need to go then you will get to where you need to be. I don't want to be anything other than what God wants me to be honestly because God has my back and I know that God wants my best, what is best for me. So sometimes that's human, you don't know what's best for us. So we have to put that trust in God and some people probably say oh you're not a Christian and you're saying this and you're saying that but doesn't matter God loves us all. No matter what we are you know come to come to come to him as you are that's what the Bible says. So just do that and certain things will just fall in place. Yeah that's very powerful, that's very powerful to get that from you and I have an intriguing question. I just want to ask you this because Kenyan fans here have been de-aiming me right now. Yeah the question is I'll be very very open to you. Is Tashina taken because a lot of people have been asking me there right now. So is Tashina taken because I just don't break Kenyan's people's heart? I am still on that journey. I am still hoping that God will show me that person that is for me but one thing I am comfortable where I am and in what I'm doing. I have to be waiting until that day when somebody pop the question and put the ring on his finger. But for now I'm just focusing on my music and just trying to stay focused on that right now. No case otherwise. Okay so Kenyan fans guys Tashina has made it clear, has made it clear but yeah maybe as we finalize maybe where can we get you maybe in your social media platforms maybe in Instagram people if you want to interact to your music where exactly can we listen to your songs Tashina. On all social media platforms it's Tashina music and you know my music it's followed as Z and K at the end right so it's my name T-A-S-H-I-N-A Tashina music on Facebook, on Twitter, on YouTube, on Instagram my YouTube channel name is Tashina music and my Vivo is Tashina music Vivo. So there you go Tashina music and you find me everywhere. And in a yard as we finalize when we come when we have an artist you know we normally give them a segment to maybe do some acapella about maybe a song something maybe maybe something which you've been preparing or something new maybe do you want to drop up something new maybe we can listen to an acapella before you finalize before you say goodbye. That keeps me going that keeps me motivated whenever I'm done whenever I'm sad I listen to my song and it helps me because when I write my song I write it as a reflection of you know how I feel and something that everybody can relate to so I have a song called Don't Give Up and I can sing for you this morning. All right ready? Yeah. And I won't give up, won't give in, hard work and prayer I know we're gonna win yeah yeah life sets up for you to fall for you to fail so when you do you got to get back up again run to success it's such a tricky thing you got to stay focused learn for what you're laying someone try to distract you call them self-friends come in a sheep cloning when I hold them keep your eyes on the price where corporate realize and go after your dreams don't you give up don't give up don't you give up now because all one day we're gonna make it some way somehow and I'll give out work and prayer I know we're gone yeah man that's an acapella which will live forever in the yard that voice oh my thank you thank you so much for you making time to join us all the way from Jamaica we really appreciate Tashina I believe when you drop a new song when you do when you drop a new album you'll always feature us right yes bless and thank you again thank you so much for having time with us Tashina thank you we really appreciate you man that has been Tashina all the way from Jamaica and