 And like I promised too early on I told you guys we have our guests right here in studio We'll be engaging them They are from Kenya, they play awesome music We've played you a couple of their songs, we'll play another one in a few But if you don't know about them they're just a Nairobi best, you know, a Nairobi best alternative Alternative, a little bit of punk, all that good Awesome back, okay we knew them as a duo but we'll make the set now co-attacked to you So we're just going to let them re-introduce themselves to us because it's not how we knew that So I'm going to start right here with a beautiful lady from Ziyapa, Tkende, they say ladies first, right? Yeah Okay so what's up, how are you doing? I'm fine Good to finally meet you in person, how can you introduce yourself? I am my ID, I identify as Madeleine Albright, the band Ali, I am the lead vocalist Okay I'm happy to be here Good to have you, thank you for stopping by And then we have, he's not new to the studio, he's not new to the show, he's not new to the scene Everybody knows him, luckily he's two stills Give me a couple of times, that's true I know, yeah So my name is Colbert Akoongap and I play guitar and bass for the group Right And then we have... Hello, so my name is Edwin, I'm from TNO So I do a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff, maybe that's why I'm not on the posters So usually on every set, every video, almost in the studio So... I'm a little bit interject So he's underselling himself a bit I know, he's just being, you know, humble and just, you know So he'll blow his trumpet for him Yes So, there's a whole backstory behind the fancats and how we begin and where we've come from, what we've done I think we'll get to that eventually But we actually began the group with him in 2011 2011? It was 2011, 2010 Yeah, 2011 Such a long time ago It was very many moons ago I think between then and now, I think we've seen so much We've seen new presidents, presidents have died We've seen Covid, we've seen Monkey Pogs We've seen new presidents, Queen has died But here we are today All these 12 years later, but we'll get to that later But I think it's important just to underline that we began the journey with him And he's still here, very many years later Awesome, I know that But since you guys began you... One and a high interest, a very long one Because I know you from Rash I didn't know you from Fankats So tell us, between 2011 and 2020 I can say like we've been up to since 2021 2020, 2021 So between that time, it's almost 10 years What was happening between that time? I guess for us as a group It was a point of finding ourselves Of course we went through the whole The buckle that people go through, there's no money You're finding yourself, you're finding your sound You're trying to find your way in life And then I joined other bands at that point in time We were at university So we proceeded with other things And I guess at that point We began to chase new projects And then fortunately or unfortunately Covid happened And when Covid happened in all that free time I made the decision to reunite the group And see what we could take up from the fireplace And that's when I looked for her In a rash, gated story And then we began to write again and here we are Of course And you have to tell us everything But before then, for the guys at home who haven't heard about you Oh yeah, this project I think it would only be very much played there for us When we come and talk some more Ladies and gentlemen, who breathes? By the fancats The audio and of course the visuals Because Max right here thinks the song is mustied really well So tell us about that I can't believe I didn't mention his name Is it Wadi? Definitely Wadi Always doing his thing, man And we've had a very nice relationship with him And this project in particular He said, you know what? I got you I got you So he came through with an accident fellow by the name of Wilson So they came and did the video And expect way better This was really good but expect way better Visual More coming, more in-store We love to hear it And of course for her Especially coming to a scene like this How does that make you feel? When they started it was very male dominated I think like you now being a lead guitar A lead vocalist in a band like Fancats They have the likes of Rish We have now to the blind There are a lot of women coming out in the rock scene How does that make you feel? Women power It makes me feel good In fact the other day I was just listening to Hugh Brisbane It clicked And I loaded I was like, hiya I'm a lead vocalist and I'm a lady in a rock band It's a male dominated area You're doing it So not to toot my horn But I'm very proud of myself It didn't come so hard though Because I like rock So finding this opportunity through a rush related story Happens to be like When opportunity meets preparedness Alright that's really amazing But we want to hear that rush related story Because like you mentioned Aya Colbert Right here plays for rush Band who are only bad You know two times a female Winning rock band in Kenya From Kenya Tell us about that How did the link up happen How did you guys meet And of course we met from here Every new story with him right Back in 2011 But how did you guys meet Because you were very new to the band So I went for auditions For background vocalist There's no way you guys have auditions But I ended up getting a bigger chunk of the meat Being a lead vocalist So again I'm proud of myself We're proud of you Of course I think maybe you can tell us about Hugh Brace Because most of us have no idea what it means We're going to talk about some We haven't Hugh Brace So tell us that What does that even actually mean So as usual Ozzy is our Lead songwriter So Hugh Brace is just a big word for Being proud and arrogant That's how it starts So the way the band works at times Is I'll do like a scratch track Like a sketch of a song I'll send it to Ozzy And then he will Go through it Change this Change this He'll start writing Then it's a lot of back and forth But for this one He and Albright I think did most of the creative side So this one I was I feel like I was just riding the wave For this one You know what You guys take the lead on this one Yeah it's good It's going great I trust you Do this thing So Ozzy and Albie Maybe you guys can tell us about that And just before that Ozzy doesn't have anything to do with Ozzy, husband I mean, I'm not a fan of Ozzy I'm still calling myself Ozzy That was very hard Yeah, Ozzy of course Alright so tell us about that What inspired it And how did that come about Alright What most people wouldn't know Is that a lot of these songs Are not recorded very recently So Hugh Brace I wrote it in 2015 Oh And a lot of these songs 147 I think was 2012 So a lot of these songs And Abrajan too Abrajan was also 2010 So most of the music we are releasing right now Is It was already done It's recorded over two time periods 2011 And 2015 So what you are writing now You will probably hear it in 2023 2024 What's there about that Nice So we have our ducks in a row Like fine wine You know When I did Hugh Brace I will talk specifically about the lyrics If you listen to our other three tracks The lyrics are rather somber And fatalistic So they are a bit dark So for Hugh Brace At that point in time I realised I'm doing too much gloomy music So why don't you do a song That is all about Anything Yes I can do this I can try this So it's basically about Believing in your abilities Way more than you should But in a positive sense Right So it's just saying I can't climb this mountain Probably not But you know what I think I can I'll try it So it's just basically Excessive self belief To a fault To a fault actually But yeah Nice And Abbi Of course you love rock music And we love rock music That's why we are here But rock is not super commercial So are you doing rock The passion you have for it Amongst them From universal music They are like We've heard your voice And you are You're wasting your talent Come this side Like You think you're going to do that Or you're just here Because you're really passionate And this is what you want to do Long term If the universal guy comes And And And There's a chance to multitask Then I called Because you know There are these deals that you could do Maybe I'm doing a backing track For a movie Something of that sort But I'm here because of passion Otherwise I wouldn't be here Yeah Of course And Of course We talked about Rache And of course now This Funket So how do you even find the balance Because Rache has Their own demands You have to like Write music You have performances And then Funket is also here How And you have work Because music is not just Like what you did 24-7 You have a day job as well So how do you even Find time to do all that She's talked about passion Which is true So if you're passionate About something And find a way of doing it Right So Fortunately or unfortunately You can see only two Yeah So the fact that Only two means We are not yet Dug up on the Only quality The vein that is live performances So we're not doing live For now until We fill up the Cabin Get a nice guitarist Another bassist And a drummer So At least for now We are focusing on Studio work The audios We're focusing on brand We're focusing on videos With rush It's a bit of both So the fact that You're not dealing with live With the funk It means I get to spend that Extra time With rush So Saturday Let's do this Sunday Let's do this And you begin to balance it Alright And Edwin Ron here Mentioned He's a behind the scenes guy So Apart from helping In the creative process Bringing new music to life What else do you do For the band Good Lord Let's see So behind the scenes Like I said Doing scratch tracks I don't know if that translates Scratch track is basically Like you take an idea Bridge in a certain way And then you send it to Ozzy The early tracks I was doing a lot of the post production But now these ones are being handled By a guy from Andromeda So Like one for seven Most of that I made most of that And then Ozzy just added The guitars and the lyrics So It's a mix of both Also I think one thing to understand About the Funkettes is Like it's not a closed group We have other projects With other people on their sides So we're just doing Funkette stuff Like the stuff with other guys So hopefully You can have us back You can share those Also Of course there's day jobs And stuff But I don't know I feel like For me Funkettes as well Is a creative outlet So when you Okay I don't know if you know this Because me and Albrey Joke that we're engineers In the group So once you're done With your annoying day job You come and do You vent through music And then you see right goes But so Look at that You guys are engineers But engineers by day Yeah Graduate engineers Look at that Like that's one of the Like you have to Like when she came For the auditions They're like What would you do What would you do Because I had to imagine Like I'm a president Like I don't do that here Like next Would you do I'm an engineer Okay Is it Did it just happen coincidentally Or What I'm speaking about Actually makes sense What about that And you have to be an engineer He's not an engineer Oh Oh wow I'm good at it Yes You're not I'm good at it Yeah But we're teaching him Oh we're teaching him Yeah He's done his first Calculus class Come successful I mean So just to add a lot Edwin has said Again he's Actually underselling himself Yeah I should also add that When he began the group We were not just two We were actually four Yeah And there's myself There was Edwin There is a fellow By the name of Michael Yeah Mosid And there's a lady By the name of Ann Ann Dung And I don't know I don't know I hope you will show up So the idea behind the Funkettes Was You have A three-month crew Two producers And he's also An excellent bit maker So the idea was You have Three creatives And then you have A revolving door Of vocalists And other Collaborators So you make a project And then you look for You look for A suitable vocalist And tell her or him Do this track Do this track But again this was 2010, 2011 Where the art scene Wasn't as Evolved As evolved as it is now Yeah So and naturally We had Little to no equipment Yeah Or we had those big dreams And Huge egos And we said to ourselves No, let's do this Three-way level 20 per litre of Ika Yeah So over time Of course life happens So I know We did A lot of vocalists We moved on to other things Some went to law school Some are practice of law Shout out to Purity Some out there There was There are a lot of Other Some There's one who went to the army Masharia Out there So we've seen a lot of people Come and go But the fact that You can stand here 12 years later And be here with Edwin And still say We're still doing what we love We're finding time for it I think is a Huge blessing I know Right We've seen What's your take on this scene Right now Because we've seen Like I said Rush winning awards Have people like Tattoo being nominated Are What are you thinking Do you think we're headed In the right direction Are we on the right track What are your thoughts on that I think we're on the right track We will definitely do more There's always room for improvement But with Rush taking us to the next stage Especially with the Frimas And shows like For Putting us on the pedestal So that people can know Guys Kenyan Rock makes sense Yeah And DJ Eddie Grimm Yeah Of course He's doing a lot For Kenyan Rock Yeah So I think the scene Is headed in the right direction Plus There's something you're planning For next year Yeah Yeah So Yeah I think we're on the right track Are we on the right track What are you thinking What are you trying to do Like It's a secret It's a new one No But you can trust us At the same time We're live We're live We're live I know I know I know Yeah But if you're not You guys are not ready But it's cool At least we have something to help for Right It's good news And also We are really Very, very appreciative Of Nick Nick Wadi Who has Thrown so many tracks at him And he has Had to deal with All our Raw tracks All of our Changes All of our tweaks But he's really doing a lot For the rock scene And we really appreciate him for that Yes Before we came across him We were looking for that sound That we could not find locally Yeah So he's helped us Push ourselves To greater heights And so yes We're all We're talking about Sometime next year Sometime next year We're looking for that We're looking forward to that And it's great news We really missed that Alright But before we Carry on Before we come to Rad We're going to do That rock part What do you call it? Udakia rock Yes