 Ya ni, sisit kufo miya kuka tika tu, you know, we are dancing, we are Ujawana, but I was dancing Samabha. Yes, our first guest is in the studio, and he goes by the name Ashiyo. So he'll be telling us about himself. He is an actor who is, you know, getting into the music scene. So we wanna know how it has been for him and what his plans are in this, you know, industry that is not so easy. Welcome to the show. How are you feeling? Feeling good to be here, feeling less. Yes, so kindly introduce yourself to the people and tell them what you are, I mean, who you are and what you do. Yo, what one people? It's your boy Ashiyo and you already know. Ya, I'm an actor and I'm an artist as well. Happy to be here. Ya, so before we get to the, you know, artist part, so tell me, can you talk about your acting and where people could have seen you? Acting Janyangu, it's from way back, around eight years in the industry, acting world. Wow, eight years in the industry. I'm looking a decade in the next two years. Ya, I know. Started acting kidogo kidogo, some extra roles apakule, then it went growing to supporting roles, to big roles, ya. I've acted in a couple of shows and films. Maybe you might have seen me in the other famous show called Maria, or maybe a show called Kina, or maybe so many commercials and other projects and films, Q, 18 hours, we named them. So many of them. Ya. So why are you making that transition right now from, I know you're still doing acting, but why are you deciding to do music now? Music has been part of me since Kitambo, you know, growing up, I used to love music. Back then in campers, first, before I graduated, I thought like after graduating, I'll go straight into music. But I saw music and I did a lot of learning, budgeting and I wasn't ready for that particular moment. Ya. So I got a bit of acting na jwa. I've acted for a while and I feel like, I came in, I was in a show craft. Ya, I was in a show craft. So I wanted to go into the music part because it was better for me to sit in my bed, I used to go to school together in campers and I would say, Booda, for me angoma, kwa nili angoma ita itokama back then in campers like kwa na jwa like, I'll do music. Ya. Plus, after Kitambo to me, I used to love music. So I want to feel like a dream, like you can come out of the back of my head like, ita panyanini. Then mid last year na kwa na, let me go for it kwa na feel like na kwa na time, na kwa na resources. And nimelan through all those years na feel like I was ready na for it. And here I am, Katika being my first project. Ya. And one of me need to come. Okay, all right. So do you feel like you have, you know, an upper hand over an artist who is not maybe into the entertainment scene? Kus, you know, you being in acting, you already have, you know, some of the links that could lead you to directors, the right producers, like the right people. Ya. Sita ita upper hand per se, banter se ma bit of maybe experience na jwa kus now, I want to lie now, like right now when you tell me to ask whatever karaklani ni ni ni, it will be easy for me. Yes. I've been doing it for years, so I want to hear your flow. But music for me is something new na jwa. And to be quite sincere, wokatinia zaku record and everything else, recording, producer and everything, don't even understand the dynamics. Sira isi. Ya, sira isi. It's not easy. And it's something new to me. I might have known wasani and studios and producers apakule, but now they're cooking the process. It's not as easy as... But na zaku waniki jwa baby, one, two, three things na apka mingatis maybe na jwa. I easy kwa na jwa ya. But na zati na kwa na up hand per se kwa sabana jwa then of the day, audience na naka good music. So you have to give them good music. Speaking of good music, katika is your very, very first project. So why, umbonumia mwa, tuwanze na dance, tuwanze. Katika, miya zashiyo. I normally write whatever I feel, most of the time. And when you say na penda good life, good vibe na jwa, muupenda kudans, muupenda shere. So na kwa na leha, ocha niya nze close a home ma li na feel like na jwa, butumuudu, katika, I love to dance. So na katika kwa sabu, it's a feel good song, a bubbly song, nasa dance to it. Then as we go on to tainda, to create more emotions and more variations as we go. So katika, feeling that I was feeling happy, groovy mood and then go for it. Yeah. Umose ma kunotrol kwa na kuliza, kwa ni ingoma itaitoka. So how have they received your first project? To be quite honest on my penda, wana jwa it's been a long time kwa mi na jwa and other tampuni kwa na feel like, tafanya kwa li in music, li a self doubt, but mluwali yona kwa like, yeah finally, tumayona na ni tunakapua, le we it was worth it wana jwa. Mluwali pwa alafi pula sona nenecareji like you should keep doing more, recording more, producing more and that's all I'm going for wana jwa. I'm not just here to try, I'm here to just chuck one song to test the waters, no. I'm here to do it like kultem. So when you're acting na na fanya acting like for life, pya music ni for life. Like una piya consistent consistent, yeah, kwa sabu jwa, japu-japu jinais, na wana jwa, the acting ni, it makes the audience to see. What are your expectations in the industry? Of course to be quite honest, it's expected that you're working in the park, kwa sabu atia man actor, na kwa na pahanda manini. Na but I'm hoping for the best. Mena Jiamini and I believe like whatever I have in store, good music for the people. No, but we will say we will receive the musical. Na we will say we will receive as she owe the artist forpali na mpatee, the love and the support na na mpatee, because I believe I have something good for the people. Is there a specific genre that you want to stick to? No, no, no. I'm open minded. I'll try different sounds, but most of the time I'll be doing Afro Pop, but I'm not limited to Afro Pop. I'll be doing a couple of things you'll be seeing. So after Katika, is there anything else that you are working on? Najat faikuli za iwi lakini. You say that you are going to be consistent so we need to put you on your toes. Is there anything with you working on? Hopefully next month I'm releasing another one. Okay, okay. Already in the process we're almost there like 80%. So something is cooking. We have to keep on the momentum. What should your fans expect from you as well? Good vibes, you're always good vibes. They don't want to do as she owe. It's all about the good vibes. So I mean to kwa na patee kwa na patee music is a good vibes that you can jam to. Alright, if you were to do a collab with any Kenyan artist who would it be? Nai boy. Why Nai boy? Me na dig vibe na Nai boy sana. Me na penda music ya ke. Plus kuna tuwe kuna delivery plani na kuna tuwe plani me na penda from him. Lafa kuna good sound. But of course the other boy is out of boy. Pia is one of my favourites. Nipo na couple of wasani that I'd love to work with but when time is ready. Okay, alright. So where can people find your music? Katika and follow you as they wait for more projects. My song Katika is up on YouTube. Go look for it Katika. Anto underscore share. You can find me on Instagram Anto underscore share. On Twitter Anto underscore share and on Facebook as well Anto underscore share. Basically that's it and Mtafraya. Mtafraya. Mtafraya. So streaming platforms bad, right? Ya, you can find me on all streaming platforms like Boomplay, Spotify, Audio Mac whatever your favourite. Okay. So thank you so much for coming through and the next time you have another song you're welcome. I'll definitely come back. Yes, come back You know, give us the good vibes that you have said you are about. Ya, all the best. Thank you so much. It's not going to be easy. I know, I'm ready to do to walk the path. Ya. Alright, so before we listen to Katika one more time for maybe that person who has just joined us right now. Remember today the show is all about you. Is there anything you want to listen to? Tell us. Head over to our social media handles and tell us what you want to listen to so long as you're keeping it 100% Kenya. It could be. If you want to do any international artist it has to be a collaboration with a Kenyan artist. You can send us your photo as well and tell us which material you're representing out there. So right about now up next is the Katika.