 Anything to numb this feeling Still the whole world done Yet touch God last and spoke and lost the game In the air If you hear my voice, you'll hear my voice I'll give you my voice I'll give you my voice I'll give you my voice I'll give you my voice I'll give you my voice I'll give you my voice I'll give you my voice I'll give you my voice I'll give you my voice I'll give you my voice I'll give you my voice Live performer and music entrepreneur Producers are there What was after a live performer? Music entrepreneur So basically that means that I do music business So I'm an event organizer, producer I manage a few artists and a few other things in music Do you have a manager yourself or you just do everything? No, no, no At the moment, no Majority of the things for myself Your own superhero Is that tiring? It's very tiring Okay, alright Please tell me about I want to see your musical journey But it's not easy to play the violin When did you start? After high school It was just something I wanted to do And I think it felt out of reach But I went to the Kenya Conservatory of Music And I saw people playing violin People playing trumpets, trombones And it felt, you know, possible So I started playing and here I am How many years now? It's been a while, like 7 years now Okay, the people I usually see on TV Playing the violin The people who have been doing it since they were kids Since they were kids Yeah So was it hard for you? It was hard But is anything worthwhile really easy? Like that How did you know you could mix the match to two? The thing would be a bit too Oh, I think Consuming, yeah People actually do this Like in bluegrass music in the States Country music There are people who sing and play violin at the same time You know, it's just not as common But it's Look at you standing out Okay, alright And tell me about your journey with the guitar Journey with the guitar Well, I guess I started playing guitar when I was a bit younger as well However, guitar is not my principal instrument My principal instrument is my voice So I use guitar to accompany my music Or to write my music So I've been playing guitar for, I think Up to 10 years maybe But just basic accompaniment Not like professional playing guitar Did you teach yourself? Because I'd hear people are self taught I'd be like How? Well, yes and no Yes, because I had someone who taught me the basics But no Sorry, no because someone taught me the basics And yes, because I kind of then took over And learnt a lot of other things by myself Alright, alright Do you write your own songs? Yes, yes I do You're so impressive I actually have a single coming out today Oh, how was it called? It's called Hooked Tell me about Hooked Hooked is basically just a love song You know, when you want to understand But you don't understand Why you like this person You know, have you been in a situation whereby You can't really, you like this person But you can't really understand Why? I'm looking at you so that you can tell me If you've ever had that feeling Neski away Neski away That's David Klaasnation Okay, all the time that felt so exciting What time and where should we go? It's dropping today at 10am Ah, Shri Keshav is back Shri Keshav is back Please remind us where to find it On all audio streaming platforms AudioMark, Deezer, Spotify, Apple Music Yeah Home of exclusivity Don't you forget it, hashtag is social Friday Alright, so you're a songwriter as well Yes Tell me about what you make What I make So I have an album I have two albums out The latest came out two weeks ago And so it's kind of fresh as well In terms of songwriting I've been doing it for a long time In fact, I think I'm more of a songwriter than anything I've written so many songs I'm now in the process of releasing them I've been focusing a lot more on live performance and teaching But now it's content Creation and content In English Production Whatever I'm looking for the word It's fine, we understand you But I hear live performance and teaching It makes more bank than the rest of us Yes, it does It's easy, it's safer Especially the teaching It's much safer Do you write for other people as well? I have helped people write I haven't written an exclusive song for anybody else Why? Because I don't know, actually I do something about it Make some magic You're welcome You, if you need to start writing How can we find you once again on your social? So I'll leave the man on Instagram I'll leave the man on Twitter You can stream my music as well anywhere I have a few videos on YouTube as well So just look for Aliye And you'll find me there Would you be into violin and how to play the violin? How to play the violin And just sing at the same time Would you be... That's something I want to do But first of all, I want to get everything together Consolidate, put everything together Because it's also very new I want to have it cemented You'll be so big I just have a good method When people are asking me how to do it I can show them a step by step Guide on how to do it Because I'm still discovering it myself I'll subscribe Subscribing is free hashtag social Friday So now you are both independent artists And we are here because of an event That you'll be both performing So would you like to tell me a little bit about the event How you interpret the event Because artists are different Alright, so the name of the event Is colors and reflections So basically the event is A musical and arts event Where you just come, enjoy music, enjoy art And for us as artists Get to express ourselves And we're preparing one of the best shows For me and my band We're ready Tell me about your band So my band is A relatively big band It's a normal rhythm section Which is a drama, bassist, guitarist I play the guitar as well and sing at times Keyboardist and a horn section So the horn section is just trumpet The wind instrument Yeah, the wind instrument A little bit So basically that's it So we're ready to perform for you The event is next Saturday On the 8th of October Let me not say everything Okay, tell me about it So the event, basically what he said We're just here to give you guys A good show, a good time The collection of artists That's going to be on stage is going to be phenomenal You're going to have a wide array Of diverse sounds From the first to the last So it's going to be amazing We have prepared something killer for you guys I want more information But they don't give me more information But I respect that they don't give me more information It's going to be on the 8th of October At Wama Africa Starting at 7pm Is that the info you... I don't know what time you'll be playing Who else is playing So who else is playing Rast Amor will be playing as well Other than the two of us obviously And Yaba And Ricky Beatz On saxophone So Oh You don't want to miss this event You really don't want to miss it So I have to A little bit confer with notes So a pair of tickets are to be won And all you have to do is tell us Why you would like to attend this particular event On the 8th of October Go to our handles That's white, white, foam, facebook etc Or colors and Read what you want Masai It's colors and reflections Masai, I don't know what you're talking about I don't know So either you go to our White 5-4 handles, that's white 5-4 on facebook White 5-4 channel on twitter White 5-4 underscore channel on the gram Or at colors and reflections Or at hella team Which is organizing the event So hella team colors and reflections Or white 5-4 But I insist on white 5-4 Hashtag is the social Friday What is the most exciting thing As an artist about this event For you For me Is that first of all I'll be able to Perform a long stage And all the other artists that are performing That's the first thing I'd love to watch them Secondly also it's a big chance for me And my band to now Give you the show Prepared for you Like for real, I've performed a lot But this particular show To Mamu, we're giving you everything So you have to be there Not mouth Everything What's so exciting about colors and reflections Just like he said I Niko Kula Niko Kula Hashtag is Social Friday Masai is usually supposed to be With a game, but I don't think we can Play a game today But what we can do is remind you That you can win a pair of tickets Nani, muskete, mechote, event You really, really, really don't want to miss it So just tell us why You want to attend the event And skip there, that just leakies But no, we don't do that We're honest, go to our socials please And he'll be on standby with the hella team And colors and reflections How long have you been performing For a while now Like over 7 years now Right, where do you focus on? I'm mostly classical violinist actually When I joined conservatoire I joined orchestra Wow And have a really good program Where they take you from beginner level to You know, more advanced levels And you just get to play Interactive in the audience And just grow yourself as a musician I know this isn't part of the program But this paper for me is something small Just really small Something really small It's really small What you're doing I'm trying to rephrase it Yesterday I was interviewing someone And they told me While they were trying to find their niche They started a lot of things But never actually went through all the way to finish them So it was Some part of art for them And they said okay this is the last thing I'm starting and not finishing So how did you convince yourself To start learning the violin Because it's not easy It's really not easy So how would you Advise someone who's starting If it's an instrument or it's a project How would you tell them to commit And stick to the I think when people are starting an instrument They usually ask, so how long will you take Before you become a master I think that mentality Kind of blocks you because If you're learning an instrument or if you're learning anything The learning doesn't stop If you embrace that, if you embrace the fact that Yes I'm good but I can always Be better and better and better And there's no limit You will be at peace because You won't feel like you're running at this You won't feel like you're always comparing yourself With other people because you know where you're going And you know where you've come from There's still a lot to be covered Everything you get But as long as you just give yourself that comfort And just have excitement and pleasure In every little thing that you learn As you go along, you know Not knowing something doesn't mean you can't know it Or you won't know it No one was born knowing anything Can we keep her She's so nice and smart I want to ask you How to make sure that Art is not just art It brings money because So art is like You want to You want art Okay fine you just I'll give you money when I want When I feel like you've grown enough In this industry, that's when I'll start How do you Make what's your passion Equal to money Okay well I think according to my experience The best thing is to focus On what you're good at first And secondly Art is very diverse So Just the same way Maria has done She's playing violin and singing I play guitar and singing, I play keyboard as well So try as much as possible and diversify Most of the times when you're given The gift of creativity One gift comes with another Either you can sing and dance Or play an instrument and do something else So the most important thing and draw maybe Is to be able to maybe Find ways to make money Through whatever you have first And be as authentic as you come I always tell people just be you And then one day even if it's not The most, you don't need to trend On the first day or ever trend actually Just try and make money This industry, talk about you go to the studio You record, you photo shoot Bam, you're a star Yes that's a mentality And it's a mentality that Is mainly with artists And not any other field I don't think there's any doctor who just wants To be able to act in the first day Then you want to find the biggest Surgeon to Asher Farhan Art is the same I don't think you need to trend first of all That's according to me, I think you need to make money Making money is the most important thing That's the most important thing So if you're able to make money Even if making money for you is going On the streets And then when you press up If you're making money That works for you However if you think that's too You want to be a star You can find ways But again because it's a business Everything has to balance The amount of effort, the amount of money you're putting in Has to be able to match The amount of money coming in I really wish we could continue this conversation But it seems like our time is Literally running away I'm from Central It's almost Hashtag Social Friday One more time how can we find you on social media Aliye the man on Instagram That is Aliye A-L-I-Y-E Aliye on YouTube Anyway Aliye the man Maria Motini On everything One more time with the dropping I'm dropping a song Today at 10am Time in Africa It's called Hooked It'll be on all streaming platforms Watch out for it That's T-minus 13 minutes Till Hooked comes out You heard it here first Hashtag Social Friday Now we are going to sample some of The good vibes, good vibes And then we'll be back and then wrap it up Don't go away