 Welcome back to In the Yard Reggae with me Aya and Aya, I'm Brasta Kiswaili maze na tukulive maze kwa Y254 channel naza bonganasi sinu me kwa mbe hashtagia to always It's In the Yard Reggae maze bonganasi sinu twame maze na jachili aene ogani And I told you earlier that I have one of an amazing guest at 254 right now doing reggae music maze on amutaga Aleki Marshall and Staki Kubongasana atakatu yane he has something for us for Bob Mali so let's hear it You see I don't wanna wait in vain for your love I don't wanna wait in vain for your love From the very first time I bless my eyes on you girl My heart says for the fruit I'm weighed down on your line and the weighting feel is fine So don't treat me like a puppet on a stream Cause I know how to do my thing Don't talk to me as if you think I'm dumb baby I wanna know when you gonna come You see I don't wanna wait in vain for your love In vain for your love I don't wanna wait in vain for your love Cause if summer is here I'm still waiting there Winter is here and I'm still waiting there Yeah can't take no slogans no more Can't take your slogans no more Say now we can't take your slogans no more More sweet talk from the hypocrites No more sweet talk yeah yeah Wipe out the paintings of slogans all over the streets Hu hu hu Confusing my people While your husband burns our tired feet I see borders and barriers Segregation demonstrations and riots The sufferation of the refugees We'll be free Jamon! Jamon! The legend himself Great! Great! Yeni noma, champ maze For the king manza, yemon yemon yemon Thanks for that piece manze Thanks for having me here manza nashkuru sana yani I really appreciate manze, yanu mechizana yu gita yani yadinkafili Yani niko live bandosi But maze, welcome to inna yardvege Thanks manze for having me and appreciate sana yani Yaman, I really do And thank you for making time to have to come to talk to us Na piya maybe before tuwanzi go sababutaru metuanzi inna datu piece Yeah And you have a guitar It's like a baby killer malinku kucheki mu kucheki na guitar Maybe Ilyanzi awa pinze Manze, I started out singing at a very young, at a tender age yani At a tender age First my dad was a church guy Yeah So that's when you know because he was a church guy We always participated in the chorals for the children and stuff Yeah I get it So I was always hitting the notes so it was like You know by then it was just something for fun So as I grew older I found out that music was in me and I could not separate myself from it And before we dig deeper into you and maybe your music life and your story Who is Aleki Mashal? Who is Aleki Mashal? Aleki Mashal is my real name is Aleks Awenda I was born and raised in Kisumu but moved after my high school to Nairobi And that's when I started now pursuing music Officially trying to understand how the game goes Yeah man And how did it come because you've told me your name is Alek Aleks Awenda How did it come to Aleki Mashal? Yeah when I was in high school you know like When I was in high school I usually liked revolutionary stuff If something that's why growing up you'll find that people admire people like Bob Marley That's my number one Somebody like Tupak Shakur So I found them having something that I have inside We share something So people always knew that so they started calling me Field Mashal Like Bida and Kima Warrior like So I took Aleki and Mashal and Aleki Mashal Kazi pigakomba imeshin Atari sana mze Now maybe Janiako Mesa ma Janiako liandu kiyo back in Tani Kiyo na unimba Coral Versus Palachach and all that How has it been since mze From that particular point to lianza jani until now You in a Yadreg you're doing something amazing like this mze How has it been for you? To give thanks you know And Janiako amazing Because you know actually I can also rap I used to rap a lot before I switched I'm dropping a beat right now let's go You know today is a Bob Malady Every street corner he's talking about swaga That's the industry but we're a little louder Little louder since the last lady gaga She came in a panda ladder Nani medunga digaga Massive, massive Ya man so Did you decide maybe ok because ume piga ume rap And you're doing reggae Is it maybe what's your gender in terms of our music Maybe what exactly do you do because At times I find you in reggae At times I find you something else Maybe what's your gender Mr Ali Reggae and dance are the base And then after that I can I can add on anything you understand Like if you even studied the reggae industry right now You find a lot of changes going on So we have the typical reggae sound And then we have some additives Like for example kofi Kofi really raps most of the time But we still consider her reggae artist Because her foundation is reggae But after that now Because even reggae music grew out of The genres like ska, mental, kalipso So even this happens Music always evolves With every genre It's not even for reggae music only If you look at hip-hop music The sound is different They try to maintain the base And then maybe add some You add different point Okay, that's amazing That's good And maybe let's talk about your new jam Which you released previous days ago And it's doing well Maybe how can you tell us about your jam Your new jam About your music and moment to a Josie And maybe what inspired you to do that particular jam Reggae night I was just chilling And I was imagining myself in a reggae jam session So that's why But at the beginning I was talking about Some positivity Like we are going to rise with this thing And then now in the second verse I'm positioning myself like a fan in the dance I'm talking to the DJ I'm playing some nesta And playing some chronix And talking to the officer I'm telling the officer There's a lady coming here Her name is Esther Please don't inspect her Respect her because she's coming with some Yeah man, yeah man Amazing, amazing The tune is doing well And how do you feel maybe when you go to a place And you feel maybe How do you feel U.S. and Kimashia maybe Who cannot want to jump to music Because music is amazing How do you feel It's really perplexing It's really, really amazing Because actually my music get played a lot Even in international stations Collaborate with some Jamaicans And doing my stuff So it's really amazing It's only showing me where my music can go So I'm enjoying the journey as we go That's amazing That's good Mr. Aleki, 2020 was a crazy year We'll just say that was crazy For everyone, I believe so And in 2021 I'm about to me amkiana Raazote to me amoniaji 2021 We're doing great We're doing big things And what exactly do you have for us In 2021 Maybe what exactly should we anticipate Maybe some collables With a great artist in Kenya Because we have a lot of great artists in Kenya What should we anticipate I have a lot of stuff First of all I have a collaboration With some Jamaican guy Jubawait He'll be dropping on 12 days feb That is actually his tune But I'm featured in it But now coming to my tune I have some revolutionary song I'm doing Ekodida and Giuliani And Giuliani is crazy And Ekodida too? Crazy So the anime spill beans But that's how it is Exclusive in the Yard Dragons Now in my tune I drop my tune In the tune of Kwanzaa Kutwangushe A true blessing to that Because maybe Any artist apart from Giuliani Ekodida We have Kathima Tetu We have Becky Mulvoney Shamir I'm planning to do something with Shamir We'll do something with Shamir Even Kathima Tetu I'm a very huge fan of her music She's doing amazing Kathima Tetu, you know you're watching this Palimtahane Alek Mashaal And I have a collaboration with her And she's doing a tune Fire No Masana Yeah man And maybe Palimtahane Because she has a twin And she's checking And she's checking And she's doing a tune And she's evolving Since Kisumu I explained to her Since Kisumu Until now in Nairobi Maybe Umezambianinimitwako Palimtahane And I feel okay Manzei If kumukuna talenta Is something about you can do it And maybe It takes you to another level So everybody out there Watching this show right now I just want to encourage you To keep doing what you do Understand the purpose why you do it Once you understand the purpose And you have a clear route Of where you're going Then you can pursue your dream And just never give up It's just the same old thing Just never give up Yeah Keep going Amazing Wais Those are Wais words Wais words from Aliki Mashal And something else maybe Aliki Mashal Because watuengumina Watuenguna kucheki And wana Wana appreciate tune zako And you're doing so well In YouTube and all that Has the money started coming That's the biggest question I need to ask Is the money dropping Floating Like ya man Let me just be honest with you There's some avenues That money hasn't started coming yet But there's some avenues Like I get money Like for me Mashals When I'm called I have my live band And I go to perform In some restaurant I get paid Last year Last year but one 2019 We did a theme song For do you know Ya man Ya man Thanks for the reality But I know maze You're going precious You're going to another level Maze I really respect Come up and get your tune Maze Ah, when you know ma When you're deadly maze Thanks for the one love Maze When you're deadly And before to finalize Kusababuna juo Maze We did a theme song Juba white Okay So those are some of the ways Also I get to make sure That I can pay my bills And stuff Because that's the reality Ya man Next time Maze Ji'ndo na huo chesanoma JUSk uzitko kaff Atu Asking a big sun Asking a Pepsi Uto na za kunku pataapiko nimitan Ha, or lab robbery Kay takaku bongan N사o kuflos Nsao kiku witashuguli Uto na za kunku pataapi On Instagram Alexi masha uhcho on Twitter சında Like everywhere Ale Qari Ale Qari compete Maybe you want Because you wanted I could have a Ale L I K-E-Y K-E-Y ...and then a single L parley at the end Oh see, I'll see ya Latsunu na wentumia empesa fie fie, mtada very different Awa you have to try that M malayotxo kwenza Empesa itaka Malafo kuna kicho, kunaswa demojana meipatapa Manze kuna mdremba menu lisha Ano lisha aj Manze iso dreading za sku Zami akaangapi Yzi naka mb игрama 2 1 2friends hai 2 1 2 Ibuwetu niye kwa shagi kwa hanzai, bigi kwa hanza nga nuka. Nuna plankuzia chilia, nga nga nga. Ya, indakizia. Nga, kwenai performi, in my life shows, waga tiko 2 free tuya, nga. OK. Kabisa sana. So, lasti maybe, shurei anticipate maybe any life show, which will be happening soon, maybe something which we have apart from the colabos which we are working with Giuliani ...and the Kudida Shura Tungoji live show. Mwaja yo tembatun eza jam tu kuja? Ya, check out on my pages. I will post, I'm supposed to be performing a show at some restaurant called Rastikhaven in Runga. So when the details have been completed, I will post there and now everybody can know the exact dates. Kambisesa namaze. Thanks for making time to be here. But I'm not sure if we will be able to do that. That's why I'm here to talk to you. Thank you. DJ D-Rage is a famous artist. He's a famous artist. He's a famous artist. He's a famous artist. He's a famous artist. He's a famous artist. So DJ D-Rage is a famous artist. So I'm here to talk to you. You are fit to be a fan of your work. And you are able to perform. True. Thank you for having me here. Kambisesa. Kambisesa, you're always welcome anytime. In a yard is open for you. We support 2-5-4 men to the world. Kambisesa, DJ D-Rage. Thank you.