Chege F/ Wahu and Themba – Mkono Mmoja
We are playing catch up and will be “quick” posting some tracks so that we get them out there. Chege and Temba are part of the Wanaume TMK family which I like referring to as the Wu-Tang of Tanzania Hip Hop. We have featured Wanaume TMK and Chege On GetMziki before, with the last post being on Wahu’s “Running Low” remix.
On “Mkono Juu” Chege and Temba enlist the help of Wahu for a great collabo. The 3 really shine well in the track, with every artist going hard on thier part. This is one of those tracks that you let “breathe”, since the track needs no “hype”. Its a banger straight up!!!
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Wahu feat Chege – Running Low Remix (GetMziki Exclusive ***)
image courtesy of Wahu – Facebook & Myspace gallery
I feel bad that I have never said or written anything nice or positive about Wahu ever since we started posting tracks here. Its not like I have anything personal against her, I just haven’t been super impressed with the current music she has been putting out. I felt that there wasn’t anything unique about her style or technique. Luckily whether I thought her style was not unique or genuine it didn’t really affect her success in anyway whatsoever. She still remains the most successful Kenyan female artist to date.
The first time I posted the the original version of this song, I expressed a somewhat brush opinion of it and of the delivery, which ofcourse didnt get me so far. I eventually got my hands onto this remixed version of that song, played it a couple of times and voila it started sinking in me. It got me thinking. Maybe some artists are just good on delivering re-mixes or collaborating with other folks, because damn it this remix is hot. Putting Chege on this mix was probably the best idea ever. Chege a Tanzanian superstar has a way of humming and adding adlibs on tracks that just brings the entire experience of the song to a climax.
So I take my words back slightly. Maybe Wahu is a superstar in her own way, coupled with her striking and vibrant personality she makes up what Kenya or Africa looks for in an artist. As a person Wahu is a lovely human being – I like her a lot… musically however I may not share the same opinions with the rest of Africa. I reference Africa a lot in this post because WAHU won best African female artists in 2008 so there has to be something folks saw that I didnt. Anyway I digress. Here is her hit track Running Low.
ps. The guy who shot this video must really consider getting a make up artist. Maybe you dont think that people look at the videos in depth but …. and … maybe its just me but aren’t Chege’s lips ashy or the jama just smoked some bhangi before getting on set? Look at the first 20 seconds when Chege stars hollaring!! LOL …
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Brand New: Wahu – Running Low
image courtesy of Wahuu – Facebook & Myspace gallery
I’ve often expressed my opinion freely about what I think of Wahu’s music and style. I still wish she can go back and bring the whole “he is a liar” and the “Kibow wow” those are the edgy come back tracks that I sorta liked from Wahu. Despite the MTV hype and accolades am yet to be phased. I admire her as an individual, she is a very humble, kind hearted person… it would explain why the two of them (Nameless and Wahu) get along so well and ended up together. They are just good people.
But this is music business, you can have the best attitude but mziki is mziki – and mziki is all about good tunes. And I think if I was to dig deep, and find something interesting about this track – I would say, she is probably about to get there. Running low actually features on the last few minutes of her hit single “Sweet Love” which has been hitting airwaves in East Africa. Running low is charismatic – reggae inspired, R&B track mixed with sheng, english, swahili and some ballads here and there.
Either way I am sure many GetMuzishians here will enjoy this track – enjoy!
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The Game in Kenya // Exclusive Videos
For those who didnt know, the GAME actually was in Kenya courtesy of MTV Base and the Kiss FM team – I hear he shut it down on many levels. Good thing the GAME crew had a camera on site and some of the footage has been sambazwad online… I had to share, enjoy..
ps. I hear GAME cleared like two bottles of Vodo on stage and still managed to go on with the show (owe plus some Kenyan Boza).
pss. THE GAME bringing Kenyan artists on stage was probably one of the BIGGEST things ive seen an international star do in Kenya. Am not saying its never been done before, but I think for a rapper of his caliber to show respect to Jua Cali, Wahu amongst others really changed the mindset for many of us.
Thanks to the GAME crew – and thanks to my peeps at Worldstar hihop for sharing the video
Episode I
GAME IN SOUTH AFRICA
Now normally I wouldnt even trip about concerts in South Africa coz it goes without saying every US artists has been to SA at one point or the other. But GAME continues to overwhelm me with this clip, you can forward until about 6min mark where he lets this kid get on stage and sing his song… THE KID MURDERED .. MURDERED.. Games ends up giving him his chain… SICK.. Africa Stand Up.. this is our time.
Brand New : Wahu feat Bobby Wine – Little things you do
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So apparently there was a making the video challenge that MTV pushed to the East African Market (MTV Making the Video Challenge), MTV got some big producers from the US to rally up some local Producers and artists, come up with songs and music videos that are of certain quality. This happened throughout selected African countries, however in Kenya Wahu managed to ink the deal with Bobby Wine from Uganda to make this hit track called “Little Things You Do”
This is not typically Wahu’s style (Am so tempted to say Yahoo, or Woo hoo.. just shows how long i’ve been in this part of town and how TV has messed up my mind). I think this track will definitely grow on you if you give it the chance to. Bobby Wine definitely put it to a close… Its not one of those sure shot bangers, but it can grow on you.
personally its not one of those songs I would go crazy for like the UNA. Chini Chini, or Jana Kuliendaje… I am also not feeling her Sweet love song… but that’s just me. I think Wahu was best suited with the ” He is a Liar ” catchy hooks and snappy lyrical come backs to all guy songs… That’s when I used to like Wahu… Maybe Marriage makes you a softie.. Coz the songs Nameless is unleashing these days are also dodgy.. (I cant stand that Salari Song – I cant lie am still jamming his first album – especially coz there is a song about me in there “I am on Faya” ha ha ha)
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