 Let me see you wine Love is in your eyes Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, what up my people? So this is Loven's Mackenzie Coming straight to you from the two five four Go check out my new single for your vibe, brother and sister and mom and dad and everybody out there Okay, so my socials I'm Loven's Mackenzie at Gmail. Oh my god. That's my email address So my Kenzie Lovenson Instagram Loven's Mackenzie everywhere Feel your vibe is available on all platforms. Go check me out. I'm feeling your vibe. I Hope you're feeling my vibe too peace Welcome to SPM buzz with your host as always clad in a sub and today on the segment of bars with the stars We have been graced by an amazing artist who has just landed in Kenya, mr I'd love for you to introduce yourself. Okay, I Don't even know what to say. Loven's Mackenzie is my name. Yes Loven's from your accent someone might actually think that you're not Kenyan But you are so tell us a bit about your background your Kenyan background Me in Kenya. Yeah, so I I grew up here When to school here Lived most of my life here, and then I got an opportunity to move away. So I moved away and yeah, I guess that's been it Loven told me about your actual Kenyan tribe. You just told me you mean in Kenya I don't mean in Kenya, but you mean in Kenyak toka Samuru. We're in Kenyak toka Me in Kenya toka, huh lakeside Yeah Though I grew up in Nakuru though. I was born and raised in Nakuru lived in Shabae what was Shabae? Where are you guys? Yeah, I lived in Shaba all my life and then came out here for uni went to Nairobi uni and Life happened and yeah, I've transitioned and move and now I live in the States Yeah, actually found something that you're common in I also studied. Okay. I studied in Nakuru in High school in Lanet Yeah, I went to it all sides nearly come to me. Yeah, so yeah So you move to the US as you guys who know this amazing artist is a US based artist But his Kenyan, how does it feel to be a Kenyan artist in the of course you have penetrated the US industry So tell us a bit about that So What's funny? My background is actually a film. So in the US soon as I moved I Went into film and I did that for a while and I'm still doing that but I came to find out that I have access to You know means and ways of creating awesome content. So To me I saw an opportunity to create something that's African something That's Kenyan so that we can also like push that Kenyan agenda out there as well. So I was like, you know what? Let me make music. So I've been doing music as a hobby, but now I decided to transition and do it like professionally so I went and found a producer and We clicked and now we made an awesome EP and I like I need to shoot visuals for this So that's what I've been up to. So now we have a full EP visuals done and I'm here to Put Kenya on the map as well Okay, so speaking of putting Kenyans on the map You've started with the film industry You started with the film industry But you decided to also take a direction into the music industry Of course being a Kenyan, we have very big Kenyan names in the US. They use Barack Obama that is Lupita Nyong'o and now you're also stepping into the scene How does that make you feel you feel like you have a bit of pressure? Oh hell, yeah Yeah, a lot of pressure actually because I mean We have great people who've done amazing things. I mean talking of Obama Yeah, I mean How can you beat that? You know and then Lupita, you know, we have Eddie Eddie wherever you are man Big up shout out to you. Eddie got a G. You know There's a bunch. There's a ton of Kenyans doing awesome amazing stuff out there and I'm Honored to kind of jump on that band bandwagon as well, but I want to make noise about it I want people to know that I'm actually Kenyan doing awesome stuff out there as well because I think We're a little bit underrepresented especially when it comes to music other things we we are awesome We're doing amazing, but music on the music side of things Yeah, and film as well, but at least we have you know names you can mention I mean Lupita and stuff like yeah, but Yeah, I'm trying to step in on to the music side of things and see if we can also get a name out there You know when it comes to music as well I love the fact that she's so proud to be a Kenyan and you you know Oh Yes, yes, ever I go man. He didn't have the Kenyan flag. Okay Never comes up. So right now. Are you a dual citizen? Yes, I am I am a dual citizen But this is home. This is my first home and this is always gonna be home and most of my family are here So, so you've told me about your music and you venturing into music and your EP The visuals for all the music video of all the songs done. Yes, they're all done so I've been blessed to work with some of Some of the great minds out there. So I have I've partnered up with my very good friend Daniel Zollinger Shout out to you again. So Daniel Zollinger is a cinematographer and You know an awesome DP. He's done amazing work. He's I mean There's mentionable mentionable movies that he's actually been part of so from transcendence to Maze Runner, you know, like a lot of big movies So, yeah, I guess why me and him are working together in this EP. Yay, so Yeah, the visuals are gonna be dope And I think all I can say is like you're in for a treat Yeah, so normally a lot of artists when they start up in their music career They just decide to release singles and singles until they decide. Oh, yeah, okay It's time for an EP or maybe time for an album. What made you get into just an EP just directly into it You know, that's a very good question. So Like you said, yeah, most people do that but for me, I wanted to work in reverse I wanted to get the content right and then after that Deliver so I decided, you know, we me and my team We decided to work on an EP first and then make sure that it's up to standard Because now the game has You know, the game has shifted now. You have to really really be on top of your game to even Be mentioned out there. It's a very good time to be an African artist The likes of like Wizkid and and burner like filling up stadiums out there. It's amazing to watch And it will be amazing to also have Someone from the east on a lineup like that as well. So, yes, exactly someone from Kenya. Let me be specific Yeah, so that'd be awesome to also have, you know Us do that as well. And I'm hoping that Maybe I might be honored to have that privilege to be one of those people who are gonna also You know jump into that bandwagon and put help put our name out there too because we have Really, really awesome dope content out here So lovins you're here in Kenya. You just landed of course You have a performance if you guys don't know he will be performing at the NSG Concert the pizza and wine concert that's gonna be this Sunday. Yeah, and How does that make you feel you've come and you want to penetrate into the Kenyan industry What do you have in mind? What artists do you want to work with or which artists do you I Don't know just tell me because there's just so much I can say but it's you to actually tell me What you feel about the Kenyan industry and penetrating into it right now I mean the Kenyan industry It's complicated Kenyan music industry is very complicated And it's beautiful so We have amazing talents out here and I feel like in Kenya We've been honored to have very versatile group of artists who can Make amazing music that just sounds so unique from each other, you know and we You know because of how we are I don't I have a lot of names that I can mention right now But I guess we'll please do please do we have all the time actually have all the time for that Yeah, so to answer your question And artists I'd like to work with I guess Nigh boy Now boys really dope and now he goes by worldwide So I guess night boy Is an amazing artist? Why night boy? I was waiting for Some other big names, but you told me night boy specifically why night boy Because night boy, I feel like his sound He he sounds like an artist who he sounds like an African artist you know he sounds like somebody who Has almost the same kind of vision that I have as well because you know his music almost cuts across you know and Yeah, it would be awesome to like work on something with him and see if it can create something that can also like You know bum people can bump up to you know out there So he has hits that have crossed You know a lot of them that I Love listening to and I'd love to work on something with them Artist So yeah, like that's a sound that She stands out in her own way and that's a sound that Cuts across I feel like her sound is something that anyone from anywhere can listen to and And it'll be nice to see Nikita You know jam Nikita's jam being you know on high rotation Out there, so that would be awesome Not only for the concert for how long are you going to be here? I'll be here for over a month over a month meaning you'll have some projects in store for us Would you mind giving us an exclusive of the project exclusive on the project? Oh my gosh, I Don't know if let me see My team am I allowed to say this I Don't know but I'm gonna give you a hint though Yeah, like you said NSG is in the country and you can see that we're performing together You know, it's an amazing show that's coming up So I'm looking at you know, I'd say I don't know I don't know. I'll have to come back with an answer to you I Was the question again Just kidding just kidding. Okay, so which other projects are you planning to do? Yeah, so basically so First we're doing a an African tour. So Me and me and my team we're supposed to be leaving for Tanzania tomorrow actually tomorrow morning and We're doing a whole like media tour in you know, what's a fee Clouds and all of that and then after Tanzania We're going to Zimbabwe and then you're supposed to go to South Africa as well And then back to Kenya and then to Dubai and then back to Kenya So we have a full antenna and in all these locations that we're going to it's media tours and it's collaborations as well Continues an artist or rather he's he calls himself the president of comedy He has won a couple of awards having a president of comedy in Africa and he's Kenyan. Do you know Eric Komondi? So a comedy has been championing 75 percent of to play 75 percent of KE music What do you have to say about that because he's been doing the most when it comes to that protesting going to parliament and at times also, you know Just calling out a few international artists when they're planning to come to Kenya So tell us a bit about that because you are an artist who stays in the US You you did your music in the US, but of course it's Kenyan of course it's Kenyan So tell us a bit about that and how you feel about the fact that a comedy is championing for 75 percent of Kenyan music to be played I mean, it's a very good idea. I mean Basically, he's just trying to say that Foreign music is getting more airplane than Kenyan music from I think from my point of understanding. So I guess I Wouldn't put a number to it or a figure But I'd say that just make it, you know, like if you're playing X amount of Foreign music then make sure it matches your local content as well. Yeah, so just make them equal So, yeah, I guess maybe that's the language In terms of like him going out there and protesting and trying to fight for, you know, local artists rights. I think that's a That's impressive and at least some somebody's making noise about about it, you know because maybe they're not getting, you know, we are not getting enough airplay out here, maybe and Actually, that is true. So Maybe they could bump it up a little bit and just make sure that local content also matches, you know Whatever foreign content they're playing as well. So as long as they match, I think we'll be good So tell us about the songs that are on your EP To start off with the song feel your vibe and the inspo behind the songs and the artists you worked with so Feel your vibe feel your vibe. So feel your vibe is the first single of the EP I'm yet to give that EP a name. I think I might just call it feel your vibe as well But um, yeah, um, that's an exclusive as well actually So, yeah, um feel your vibe The inspiration came from just trying to figure out like a a sound that kind of Matches the east and west because Whether we like it or not west african music Is the music that gets the most airplay Everywhere outside the continent of africa, right? So if west african music is what's getting the most recognition and people are now forgetting about east african music Then there's a gap. So i'm i we just wanted something that would infuse it too And just create something that kind of has elements of both worlds so that People everywhere will be able to kind of resonate With that sound. So that was the inspiration. We were trying to create something That was kind of going to match The east and the west. Yeah And make it african. Yes. So what about the other songs on your EP? Um, so the other songs on the EP actually same thing. So the the The spiel is the same like where we are trying to Create You know an african sound and yes, um, we want to tap into the west and also tap into the east But the thing is with the other songs Um, it's mostly trying to sing for the girls man trying to sing for you guys Yeah Yeah, yeah, I feel I feel like I feel like just talking about real life situations and kind of telling stories um in my songs Is like for me, it's like the best way to do it So i'm just every single song is unique in its own way But i'm trying to tell a story in each and every one of them And then i'm also trying to kind of have something that's a little bit versatile And something that you know, all age groups can listen to as well Yeah, now i'm understanding the link between you the filmmaker and you the artist you are telling a story You're always telling a story. Yes, exactly. I love telling stories. So As artists during the Covid period which was last year and sometime this year we had an actual rough time Yes, so tell us how you dealt with that as a filmmaker as a singer-songwriter How how tough was that time for you? What was that breakthrough moment that you had during that Covid period? Yeah Yeah, um, it was not easy um, a lot of people became very isolated from the world and everything and um I'm not gonna lie. I was one of them. So like Music brought me back. You know music brought me back. So Music was like my safe space. So because I had music I didn't You know, I I remained sane So yes, that's how I dealt with the whole Covid situation. I just decided to You know, I decided to get into my creative Side and work on that more and I put so much effort on that Yeah, so that's how I dealt with it. I made music basically and made movies and made You know I went to the studio studio a lot. Yeah, so you did a shout out to daniel Ali and the show and um How did you feel working with him on your ep and visuals because he's also your friend How was the whole experience for you? So Yeah, um, so daniel zollinger as a professional um knows his stuff so first he's been You know, he's he's worked on amazing projects and these are not music videos. These are like actual award-winning films um, so His wealth of experience plus my passion For trying to put this african narrative out there worked so well together so Yeah, daniel has been amazing so far. He's still amazing and we're still working together And we're creating awesome content. So even right before I came The last day before I got on that plane to come home I was shooting a music video Yeah Exactly Coming into Kenya. Was it so hard because of the COVID-19 restrictions? I mean Yeah, coming into Kenya. Yes, of course because you have to follow all the rules that are set, you know For you to travel internationally right now. So it's it's it's it's much more of a hassle to do it right now um, and um, yeah, so I mean, it's not as smooth as it was before But I'm very lucky enough to also Have an amazing team I hear and I'm gonna give a big shout out to spiked who made sure that my reception in Kenya Was done in an amazing way. So I had an awesome reception out here and spiked is also Pardon parcel of everything that we are working on right now And there's a bunch of other people who are also really helping us too So shout out to Shafi shout out to Ted shout out to a lot of people. I'm not gonna finish all the names right now But thank you so much guys. Yeah So as a representative of the F gender You mentioned about you, um Singing your songs for your female fans. So of course your female fans want to know Are you seeing someone? No, I mean no, it's not me. Don't look at me that way. It's actually It's your female fans who want to know I didn't send on wanted to know did I But you're writing the songs for of course the females and you know the females love Actually, there's something about Amanda things that ladies love. Yeah, so you tell me are you seeing someone? I am so sure with that talent like yours. You have to be attracted Yes, of course, of course I'm I have single I have someone special in my life Yeah, it's very nice So ladies I am so so sorry, but he's off the market. Unfortunately Yeah, unfortunately, so uh, there's been a lot going on in Kenya in terms of the covid and um Apparently right now we have our restrictions that you know at some point it if it reaches some point You're not allowed to to to get access to some facilities or services Because you haven't you know gotten the job. So does that does that also work the same way in us? Oh, yeah, um, I mean us They have been very steadfast in in in how they've handled the whole situation. So like I mean I I'm fully vaccinated. I got my booster shots You know, like it's just how it is They've been a little bit more proactive and it's also because I have access, you know So they've moved in very fast to try and kind of mitigate the whole covid situation But it's still real and it's still doing its thing But they're doing their best to like fight it. So yes, it's it's There's a lot of restrictions in the u.s. As well So One you're from You know, western. So I'm thinking it's this big big causes If you ask me if it's not engineering, um, it's medicine. Nakamasi medicine I Yeah, it's just those big because I'm at lower. By the way, you know, you know, I'm just saying from from That was actually that's very It was very close. It's not law, but I did criminology. That's what I was doing at your end. I had a hint actually had a hint That's what I was doing there before I had to go Chill I want you to help me understand Uh, you studied that but have you did you just did you pursue it professionally? You know, there's the difference of having the academics and having experience. So you didn't proceed professionally No, but I'm actually using it in all aspects of my life right now Yeah, yeah, I did not not professionally. I did not pursue it Yeah, I did not pursue it, but I'm so glad that I went To school and I'm so glad I had that experience as well because there's so many things that I learned there that Is a you know, I can apply. Yeah, I can apply in my life right now. Exactly clavu. Let him talk clavu. Nice Oh, I go there till now. Yeah, everyone's I can go to club. Yeah, I need to go like that Yeah, I go to club. I do actually even now Am I shocked? Yes, I am actually shocked because even now I still go to club He looks like a very distinguished gentleman. So I can't imagine you in club when the fact that you even studied in your and I'm like But at least you studied guys, you see you you can you can go to you can go to the US and academics. Okay, so this is um Dilemma or no, no but this is um theory that you guys usually have that Kenyans to be precise African parents Kenyan parents You have to you know study get some nice nice papers, of course and then You need to also pursue that same career And that's why some people just force themselves to do some courses And then also pursue them and end up being grumpy their whole lives because they haven't done what they've pursued So could you tell the guys because you you've done criminology? But you've pursued film and music and it's doing great for you So could you tell some of your fans who are having a hard time because they're studying something else? And then um their passion is into something else I'd say it's advisable To go with what you're most passionate about If you want that work life balance, it's easier to to work with something that you're passionate about You know, but sometimes situations might force you to Work on something that maybe It will not really be your first choice, but just make sure whatever it is Make sure you you're at least interested in it. At least there's a bit of Passion in it. Even if you're not like fully, you know, like you have to at least like it if you go and do you know like chemical engineering Or whatever and you really really hate Science it's like with a passion. That's a very bad idea Because you might pass. Yeah, you might pass and and and go out there But I think you're gonna have a very miserable miserable life So, yeah, just at least make sure you're a little bit interested in whatever it is that you're pursuing And that way You'd be able to survive I think Why is the words from a wise man who is who is doing Be most when it comes to everything he's doing right now and uh before we Conclude our interview. I'd love us to have a this or that I'd love to know your preference in a lot of things Your female fans would love to know not just to me. I'm speaking for all of you. I mean So you told us that you you take and you have someone But you know, at least for the girls who you know have a crush on you or something this might Uh, this might this might console them. So I'd love to know your preferences in a couple of things So you see, um the times The times when you know, there's a man who prefers, you know Girls who don't have hair or some girls who have really nice long hair I don't know but even at times it's usually a fetish to some people. I don't even understand So you tell me do you love a girl who's bold monia? You don't have to pay for salon all the time or you don't have to do what Or a girl who's um Just she has some nice nice nice nice head To me I'd say Of course everybody has preferences right But to me I think I Prefer someone who feels great in their own skin Okay, someone who feels great in their own skin so Yes, so if if if you have short hair and you're very confident about it and you've like Your well put together and you feel awesome in your own skin go for it If you have long hair and you know again, then that's what works for you and you feel amazing about yourself With that go for it. So that works for me as long as it works For you and you feel great in your own skin. I'm going to repeat that again Then this is why lower men only gives uncle a to box. This is why Now I understand why ladies say lower men are very romantic It's because you know, they just let you do what you want to do But since you have had me like this to that question. Let me ask you there's a lady who has brains but she's uh Okay, I would say disadvantage and it comes to the beauty And there's a lady who's very beautiful. Oh my god. She she walks never just turns to look at So do you prefer a lady who has beauty with brains? Oh, no beauty with no brains or no brains, but she's extremely gorgeous Wow That's a tough question. Um I mean beauty and brains always works Oh my gosh, I have to choose one I'll go for brains anytime You know, brain someone can actually be taught and but anyways, that's his choice. That's his choice No, that depends with actually what you mean when you say brains You know, yeah So That depends with actually what you mean When you say brains Okay, so let's come back to our Kenyan artist Uh, right now I can't compare these two but unfortunately you have to Uh calligraph on your shinski I'm a little bit speechless They're both great I'll go with your shinski I saw that coming but um, there's Heart The Band and there's Matata Um And they're amazing. They're an amazing group. Both both groups are really amazing So which one would you rather do a collaboration with almost immediately? Matata Why is it Matata or is it that they're also foreign-based? But they're Kenyan or why why is it? No, um, I feel like they They've tried as much as they can in as much as maybe they're not based here But this is it for them, you know, like they've not forgotten their roots And it's very easy when you're out there to just be like to get comfortable You know in in a different world because maybe she might be working out for you out there and forget where you're from so the fact that they've not forgotten their roots And they're trying as much as possible to still connect With home that drives me. So yes, I'll collaborate with them because we share that same passion Before we continue, please just please Sing a Matata song a Matata chorus a Matata verse just anything Anything so which one? Oh my god. I have very I have all these songs So you know all their songs Even maybe some that you've not heard before Even the latest EP Take it away. So you actually want me to sing it God damn My vocal range is not Yeah, maybe let me let me let me let me do that. But yeah deal Okay for your vibe the chorus All right, let's do it Let me see you wine Love is in your eyes Shining like the stars up in the sky When I see you smile I just feel your vibe Shining so shining so bright like All the stars My love is coming coming coming coming Coming straight to you My love is coming coming coming coming coming coming straight to you Thank you Wait romantic Gentleman Good-looking Talented All that that is loving smackenzie an amazing kenyan artist And he is doing the most he's also a film maker that's something I didn't know but now I know and First of all, congratulations on your EP. It's amazing I hope you guys have felt the vibe. I felt the vibe the connection is real and uh Congratulations again for everything that you've done. Welcome to Kenya. It's a fatherly Yeah, this is on I'm always here actually Yeah But you've been away for a while. No, I was here Three and a half four months ago as well Like three months, but just three months and you're always here like three months is not a long time Yeah, I know I know I mean it is it might be a lot but It's very I mean not so many people are able to come home every three months, right? So, yeah, I love home that much. So, yeah Oh Thank you so much loving smackenzie. You guys can go stream his songs His EP Yeah And uh, it's amazing to have you you're an amazing person Yeah, so much for having me. You're welcome. Thank you. And this is SP and Vaz Kamakawa. He did not forget to like Follow subscribe and share. Thank you Yeah, but