 Thank you so much guys for staying with us, if you're joining us for the first time, the show is a rock tour live and of course get on the hashtag RockTour254. My name is Filin, find me at Filin Jinn across all social media platforms and I have my very able DJ right here. Mr. able DJ, you can call him on. Twitter and Facebook as HewSkills and Instagram just take me out of HewSkills one. And to them very pleased we're playing 98% local music. Yeah, so alone as a manga kuna rock zakenya. Today you're here to school them and I like that. Right and just and just before that today we're talking about International Women's Day. That's our topic of discussion. It's 2019. Are we where we're supposed to be as women right now? Do you think women have achieved everything they are supposed to achieve? Okay, I don't know what they're supposed to achieve. Yeah like no, like you know back in the day if women their place was the kitchen but right now women are working two jobs three jobs to sustain their families. You have single moms taking care of their own. Do you think um women can now, do you think we're fifty-fifty because the purpose of the international days is that's equality? They are fighting for equality? We're not at fifty-fifty, we're not Even if it's intended, as in most of them are chauvinist. So it's a little bit tricky when you say that the ones actually are sitting down. The funniest thing is that, okay not about the gender bill, but sometimes they tend to find that sometimes even women themselves will not support other women. They'll rather vote for a man, they'll say, mademona madarahu, madem sujo koivi, mademu kovile. So sometimes we find that women we are our own enemies but today we're here to celebrate women across the world. So shout out to all the women, independent and not even those who are not independent. Just shout out to you doing your thing. If you're not just comfortable sitting there waiting to be given. It's 2019, things have changed. So you have to be out there trying. Everybody is hustling to make a better life. There's always an open door. Right, so of course the colors used in the international day mostly is purple. Purple, royalty. Pink. No, pink is for cancer now. Purple is for that. And so the reason why they celebrate, they just want to achieve a more balanced world. That's why they celebrate. We want a balanced world. That what men can get, women can get without requiring them to do anything extra. Like they'll tell you coming for an interview, I'll give you an interview as long as you know their expectations. Even in the 2.54 there's this campaign play kind of music. You find that female DJs and artists are still struggling. Someone to give you a gig they'll be like they have expectations and we don't want a world where like when our kids are coming out they find such a world. We just want to make a world a better place. Leave it a better place for the next generation than we found it. So to celebrate women what you're supposed to do is actually just celebrate that achievement, raise awareness against biasness and then take action for equality. Those are some of the things we'll be talking about. But that's for when we come back. But when I hear from the guys at home as well you can be part of this topic. Do reach us at fillinjune at Huyskills and get on the hashtag rocktua254. We are on White54TV, that's on Facebook, and of course on YouTube at White54 channel and on Instagram White54 underscore channel. Talk to us, we love it when you do that. And we also want to know which hood is tuned in the most, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, so represent your hoods. I don't have to do any kind of rockers on how to come to our guys. Don't come to Ghana. Yes, and even counties. When I know that I'll be shouting you out. But before that we have, I don't even know where to start. She's like, this is a hard word. Well now, she's a presenter. She's a singer. She's a pianist. Are they called pianists? Yes. She's into fashion as well. Okay. Yes, she does fashion. She's modeling stuff. She's multi-talented. She's so many things in. She's killed. She's very... She's had to bring your name in. She's killed. She's killed. This guy, this people who are skilled. This man is killed. Right, and I'm talking about Shana Manjero. How are you? Hello. You look very... Okay, first of all, can I take your hair? Please give me your hair. Wait. Your hair is golf. You look really nice. And you look like a little rock star. Please. Thank you. Thank you. Tell us about your look. Now that you're a fashionista. Tell us about your look. Okay. Well, since this is a rock show. Yeah. Yeah. I got a rock outfit. Yes. You have your boots. Yeah. And you live in a jacket. I like that. I like that. And my shirt. Oh, really? Let's check that out. What do you say? Awesome! She's amazing. I told you guys, she's amazing. And how old are you? Just in case we think you're... You're cloudy. I am turning. Turning. 11. But I really... She'll be around 11. She'll be 10 years. She'll be 10 years. Imagine all these achievements. And she's 10. And she's done more in her life than some of the people will ever do in their life. You are blessed. Oh, thank you. And she's so pretty. We like her. Thank you. All right, so welcome to the show. Rock tour live. Are you excited to be here? Yes. Because we're excited to have you. Very, very, very excited. Very excited. Yeah. I like that. I know, right? Yeah. I like her energy. And you have no, like, you know, like how some people come here and they can't not even handle a mic. You don't have that. She's experienced. No? She is not even afraid of the screens of the TV, of the lights. Yes. No, she's just scared. She's so used to this, you know. Yes. She's also presenter. Yes. How does one person have so many times? Why? Yes. We like that. And Shana, so good to have you in the studio. I want to know about your music. So, at what point did you know you wanted to sing? Well, you see now, you know when a small child can't understand what they are doing. Exactly. Yeah, so, I just started like that. When I was small, I started humming tunes. Different kind of talk. Yeah. Yes. And then, my mum is like, ah, that's just a tune. You just put up on. My dad. She was humming tunes. Just to put up on. Shana, what was your mum's like? Ah, that's just a tune. And then dad? It's normal. Oh, everyone. She loved growing. Is this a phase? She's a kid. Yeah. And then, the next day, my mum and dad here is that exact same tune again. Then they're like, wait, isn't that the one I had yesterday? You remember? You said that? Yes. I'm not sure. One of them. One of them. My parent. Your parent. So, they heard you hum the previous day and that is before you could talk. Yes. And then they hear you hum the same tune the following day. Yes. And that's when your mum knew how you died. Your parents. Yeah. On that parent. Yeah. All right. So, how far back did you start singing? How many years ago? Well, apart from, okay, when I was like 2, 3 around there, but then my parents noticed when I was 3 years old, we were going for lunch in a restaurant. That restaurant was so full. So that's what they say. Don't tell me you got it on top of the table. No. Very close to that. Uh-huh. Yeah. Are you all right? Very close to that. Uh-huh. I said, I told my parents, I want to go to that stage. That was a stage? Absolutely no stage. No? None. So it was an imaginary stage. Uh-huh. Oh, God. Can see a stage. Okay. Yeah. That was absolutely no stage at all. No stage. Yeah. I knew you saw a stage. I knew you saw a stage. My mom had to do a stage. I knew you saw a stage. My mom had to do a stage. And then you got up and sang? I kept on saying, I want to go to the stage. My parents are like, shh, this is a restaurant. Sit down, it's too quiet. Obviously they don't want you to make a scene. Yeah, it's a great scene. And then, I just ignored them, stood up on my chair and started singing. Right. See? Oh, close enough. I said, table, but she was on a chair. So real. And then when I was done, since that restaurant was full, they clapped for me and then I sat down and then I just continued eating. Like nothing happened. Nothing at all. It was in me. What are you talking about? Who me? You didn't see me? Why? Who exactly? What's happening? So that's when your parents knew you could sit. Yeah. And then from there, what happened? They started teaching me songs and stuff. They, like, supported me in my music. They supported you in music Chinese? We just grew and grew and grew until we were here. I am here today. I love her. Can we keep her? Keep her. I want to keep her. Please. Right. So from there, you released a few songs. Can you remember your first song? Yes. It's called Destiny. Destiny. I've seen that one. So who wrote it for you? Did you give your parents an idea or someone wrote it and gave it to you? Well, when my dad was young, he wrote very many songs. And so... Oh, so it's like... It's funny. Look at him. He's floating head. What does your teacher say? I'm a guitarist dad. I'm a guitarist dad. Just like a normal dad except much cooler. Much cooler? Yes. I see. So your dad is a cool dad. Yes. We are cool dads. Yes. Okay. So he's the one who wrote your music. Yes. So he wrote the music when he was young. Yes. He kept the papers. Yes. So when he was older, he had me. Yes. He got me. Look at you. This is so proud. I'm sorry to your dad by the way. Yes. Right. Yes. So he used that song for my music and now all my songs are written by my dad and I have another one coming up. Nice. Yes. We love all of them. This is the second story. Yes. The second part that you have the dad doing this thing. Yes. Also Mr. David Sinder's rapage says the dad is behind. The dad is behind. And I'm telling you dad is a cool. So can a dad look there? Especially rock, art is dad. But you are gospel rock artist. Yes. Is it just rock or are you just a gospel artist? How did you describe your genre of music? It's not just rock but then I'm like a mix of two. Your first time? Yes. I have rock and pop. Yes. So why do you like rock? Because you know I'm energetic. You heard. She knows. She is so hyper. You think like she has a sugar right? But this is how she eats every day. Oh no. I don't know what to say. Don't eat much sugar. You might do. And the energy is like that. What if you had soda and then you'll go crazy? Chocolate. And chocolate. Right. So you released Wiener. How was the reception? Not Wiener. Destinia. Destinia. Yes. It was a good experience because you know in my first music video we took quite a long time. Oh my God. And you know what I mean long? It is long. Long. Yeah. Because we started at I think it was 10 in the morning. Yeah. And we ended the next day at 2 in the morning. Same venue? Did you get a change? No. So did you go to eat? No. The bad thing is that you see I don't like changing so much. I'm like come on. I'm not tired. We have superstars who get doubles who just go out and get changing clothes for them. Okay. Go in the store pick out a few clothes for me. I don't want to do that. And then send me the photos and I'll approve the ones they like. Just because they don't want to change. So I get you. I get you when you say that. I want that, that, that. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Right. In the video who was behind the creative mind of the video because it was really amazing. And she was asking a grown up what's your destiny? And I'm like okay. No. I need to think about it. I know, right? So you're like what's your destiny? And everyone is like why don't you even ask that? You're like what? How old are you? Yeah, you know. What's your destiny? And did you figure out do you know your destiny? Well, my destiny is to continue singing for God and whatever I do is just for God. Oh man. Yes. See? I don't know what she's all about. She's got passion right there. I know. I know. And then there came more good music and now we have okay we have Wina and you have a lettuce jam. Yes. But Wina was just even when we were getting mic'd like we have Lauren Adikshara to Lauren and she's on the camera and he was telling me wait, she's why who sang that? I jammed that song all the time. I love that song. And most people do. Tell us the inspiration behind Wina. Well I get like okay how do I say this? Okay, yes. Well my inspiration I get it from other singers and God. Yes, God. God in everything. And you'll succeed by the way it's written. It's in the Bible. Yes. And God tells me that I need to continue singing for him. Right. And so now I'm here. Yes, now you're here. But that song is so dope in the video. That was so rockstar. You've seen the video. You've seen it. And the other kids how was it shooting that because you're in the it's sort of like a forest. Yeah, it is a forest. Yeah. So how was it filming outdoors? How did you get the other kids to be part of the video? Well I lived in an estate and I over there you know an estate. You have to have children there. Yeah. The other kids. So they are friends my best friends from that estate to come to shoot the video with me. So their parents said okay, yes they had a meeting obviously personally I'm a child but I grew up someday. You're a child who knows a lot. But that's a good thing. That's a good thing. You really cannot deceive her. Like she is I mean what's going on right now. I'm like we got to the forest. I know it. That's a work there. I know it. That's a serious work there. So well we went to Karura forest to shoot obviously we had to ask for permission so we asked for permission they allowed so we went but then obviously we had to go with someone from there who knows that who knows he is familiar with all the roots and oh yeah yeah so because you know Karura forest it can be confusing very yeah and you can get really lost especially when you are a kid especially when you are a kid and wait how do you deal with other kids? I feel like okay nothing I feel like you are your mind is sort of grown than your edge mates. How do you deal with them? Well we all like this it's my class. The other children's matter. Yeah Right and as we get in the way of you making real connections with your friends do you have some who just like you because you are famous you're Shana you know a true friend isn't somebody who likes you because you have money you have fame yeah or because you are Shana or because you have good hair just some real little girl but a true friend is somebody who cares for you just genuinely but do they treat you differently just because you are do you ever see them treat you differently because you are you you are Shana you know I don't know I literally but you don't even know if you intimidate them you walk in I'm like hi let me ask you a question how are you balancing your school life I know right this is a tough one okay so you know when I wake up in the morning yeah I wake up in the morning I get ready I get groomed I go into the car very Ali like very very very Ali why does it sound like a complex no I need my sleep so you are going to bed Ali you have to go to bed Ali wow wow I kind of sleep late okay she needs to do Haris night she needs to do Haris night she is like need to go to bed okay then she forgets she forgets she forgets attention we have an issue we have an issue we have an issue we have an issue we have an issue she just sold herself out she just sold herself now she knows now she knows don't punish me yeah that's a perfect part right right Shana I want to know I really really want to know this like you are presenter as well like what she does just to add on that one you are presenter on TV on KBC channel wanna be shout out to that so you are presenter you are a musician and you are a student when you get time for all these things and also time to play yeah yes and you need to play because you are growing up yeah but you see now okay in at home I wake up Ali in the morning like I just said I wake up get into the car very Ali very very Ali okay yeah you know which very I am talking about yeah very Ali I get into the car go to school drop my brother then since I am in the same school as my sister yeah cool which I will not be next year I'm kinda happy yes that's exciting that's why you had to tell us we like that we like honesty she can help it it's a rock thing yeah she's honest yeah we just come out yeah yeah so I go to school with my sister if you come Ali you know you know the way you just put down a blanket in the woods yeah then sleep on it take another blanket come inside until you get to school yeah oh that's dope sometimes and you just told us you're changing school we need your mum to come and tell her about that we have your mum what what what shana's mum I'm saying if you can do it I'm saying no I said I said my sister oh your sister because she's in class 8 oh and you're in class 5 you're in class 5 oh class 5 she's 10 and she's in class 5 nice good job that means she's doing it all she's performing well in school she's performing well in music she's performing well everywhere yeah just come join us you wanna know which school why she's transferring it's a wish it's a dream oh alright you still have your nice hair your nice hair she's not going anywhere what I think she's just tired of staying a little late to wait for her sister yeah so she has to sleep in the car so she wants to get up sometimes my sister she's always so late okay on Mondays oh no you said on Mondays my parents come early because you know there are no evening lessons rotation so and then now Tuesday oh my oh my girl okay on Tuesday um you know I'm not exactly familiar with the dates but on Tuesday I think she has Tushan yeah yeah Tuesday she has Tushan yeah so you can just move here so that your mom can me and your mom can stand here and you feel the thrill that's cool yeah so Tushan and evening lessons you know okay evening lessons they reach up to okay all together right in the whole school we go home at 3.15 3.15 yeah well that's not too late that's not too late then now have to wait for my sister to finish classes and I feel you and I feel you and I have to wait till 4.30 okay well this is 1.30 okay Shana wait wait wait Shana is going to tell us everything yeah and then I have to till 5.30 oh no now that's a lot of time that's a lot of waiting I think we're hearing your crush yeah see it's not here it's good no Shana is more introduce yourself like maybe you tell us your name just we want to know everything because she's everything she's incredible give it put it on my face we don't even know but you tell us I'm sure then you don't need to sing for me and you look very beautiful thank you thank you for coming to this studio so you just introduce yourself and then we'll talk to the both of you it's human's day I feel so empowered you know so close Mujero Mujero what else do you want me to say I'm a mother of three so Shana is my last one this is the last one oh yeah right so you're going to use camera 3 lafu Shana and I'll use this one that's cool I'll use this one you can use this one okay so I want to know one thing so she just told me about this restaurant incident did you take it serious from there you knew right away she's supposed to sing or what happened from there yeah it took us by surprise because Shana is not particularly she's not rebellious actually she's a pretty obedient child thank you so an obedient child to just stand up on the chair she's just decided no I have got to do this for something right so you paid attention you paid attention to her so what happens from there you take her to music school or what happens you start home who are you and what happens where we were particular problems when will you say in case Uta need to do something in mid sea I said you move from Ethiopia to Kenya did that affect her or the other kids they're moving part now they're used to this they're used to this but I was sad aww she was sad that's my friend in other words we were friends then of course but you like Kenya more you like Kenya more right I'm not choosing she's not sure she's loyal she's a loyal wife I'm not choosing I like all countries you love her because she loves people yes I can see that at that particular place there was not much there are more opportunities actually than the nine artists we are quite ahead so there was no place to find a music teacher a voice a vocal coach but because she was small we just decided let's just start small give her songs to learn and see where it goes she's just taken this thing on she doesn't even need us we just give her a song on the laptop and tell her to learn this and by the end of the day she's done can I perform it now? Shana you're amazing give me a high five actually she was expecting the best as a marketer can I perform now? yes you perform for us she has to sing for us her new song I love it God will listen it's amazing I've listened to it but that's for a bit later on right now I want to know did you feel afraid for her even right now she continues to be even more famous does that bother you like she's getting so much fame at a young age? yes and no yes and no 50 it's a new territory in the beginning it was simple it was fun it was exciting and then as we move along we see we have to put in more and kind of like protect more so that bit of the guarding is what can do a bit but you see we can't be ruled by fear right because our bible tells us God has not given us a spirit of fear but he has given us just a love power and a sound mind amen today I'm getting to know I love this I love it that is very deep that is very deep so you cannot progress with fear fear is on the devil fear comes from the devil fear does not come from God and how does that dad take it is he okay with everything she told me he writes her music apart from that he supports her fully in everything can I say mastermind I don't know what to do but it's like he wanted to do his recording when he was younger but because fans could not allow so he just wrote songs over 50 songs so many so it's like he's tired he's with her so he gets to do whatever he wanted to do see guys it's never too late it's never too late and what do you tell parents who are out there who feeling the same way they wanted to make it in the music industry or any industry it didn't work out but they have kids who are like Shana you notice your kids have the same skills as you so you discourage them just because it didn't work out for you or how do you go about that of course no this is the case in point there's nothing in vain there's nothing you do that is in vain everything has a reason everything has a time and a purpose so this is perfect at his time he didn't waste it but now he's using it and training she doesn't have a training coach oh he doesn't have even have vocals and he sounds really really good we tried once we went to one we cooked two weeks then you stopped it wasn't working out it's not you it's me it wasn't that it was we couldn't find the time oh yeah by the way true true true I can imagine their home yeah so how do how do they you have three kids how do they relate with her like how are they taking it because she's the last boy they're older she's a star how do they take it well they're okay I mean I don't know how to put it they're happy for her yeah they're happy for her they're happy for her they encourage her when her songs are out they tell their friends but they also have their own different talents yeah that's the more that's nice right now I want to ask you one thing Shana okay we celebrated yesterday we're still celebrating International Women's Day what does that mean to you well International Women's Day it's good that it's a day of you know civil awareness for women and girls and I mean our rights because we feel so behind right we are still so behind yesterday I was watching the news and I'm watching and I'm seeing Turkey the ladies were on the streets and they were just putting tear gas and the police were they are tear gasing women seriously I mean yeah it's really bad and I think in different countries we are at different stages so it's a good thing to highlight that we are all you know I don't know it's a really patriarchal world yes and still on that the people who think women have been empowered enough because right now the focus is on women and they have forgotten the boy child do you actually agree with that and he skills you as well what I can say about that that's a misconception because you see when you are empowering the woman empowering the boy child it depends on for him actually it's come out that man that stage of birth and at the time he lives the way it's been hard to determine a lot when it has to come so I don't think it's a good thing when you empower the woman it is a good thing people just don't know it but when you invest in a woman because women always women have this high I will not see a child suffering and leave them but they will always take care of everyone else before they take care of themselves so I think that's what they take from this alright so what are your plans you need to tell me all your plans for 2019 ok not all don't tell me all your music what are your music plans for 2019 because we need to listen to you and you will be performing for us we are going to breath with her song so she performs for us what should your fans expect well I'll continue with my music Johnny and I'll make more music videos like the one that's coming up we love your music so we want them to keep coming right here it's cause your music is a very big fan of you by the way this one here we need to get shana we need to get shana for a very long time and he's been playing your music he's been playing your music all the time like we need to get her in studio we need to see this energy if it's real or if it's just on camera we've seen it now we've seen it now shana as you move forward growing up of course you are singing right now your presenter what do you want to do in future and what career path do you want to take oh okay that's an interesting question well I want to continue with my music Johnny my music videos like I just said and actually well upgrade more of my talent too just become better still growing if you ask me she's growing but if she's going to grow better than this then we love that we want to see that fight as well let's tell us your last remarks maybe you shout out a few people shout out yes I know when you come here you can find out who you are you can find out who you are International Women's Day I'm going to send shout out to my mum yeah all your sisters thank you my aunts Duta Joki MS Kuro remind me anti-lilian shout out to anti-lilian what did he say I said Kuro Joki Duta MS oh he's this one koi and Shana's dad who is he's just taking photos of us in videos and we love that he's a supportive dad dad of them standards have been set so Shana you wanna give us your social media handles yes before I forget oh my goodness even I want to shout out do that so I wanna shout out all my friends Kayla Nema Nadia I have many just all my classmates all the class friends and all my teachers and Mr. James even if he's not my teacher and T.J. T.J. Nena Nema Nema Nema Nema Nema Nema so you give us your handles so guys where they can find you on social media you can find me on facebook instagram youtube and twitter that's Shana Manjaro follow and subscribe Shana Manjaro please go follow her she's amazing and you have good content right we should check that out first of all before you even perform can you give us just a little bit just a cappella you can do something for us which song winner 30 seconds just sing the chorus Shana please don't be breaking with her song but before you do that we want to remind you we'll be playing for you our plate or trash it for the day and today is all about matters 2, 5, 4 we have a pinned post on Twitter so go check that out we have Dove Sleep with Leonilio and then after that we have in Oath in Oathbind we have a song we have a train trainfestation trainfestation and then we have straight line connection with fight and reconcile so we have a pinned post go watch your favorite but first we're going to be playing Shana's song and then play to trash it after but we still have more show for you keep it here