The music industry in this country is the worst. And those who are “in charge” are only there to serve their interests and that hose that they deem in their circles.
Colors Studio is a German outfit showcasing emerging talent from around the world. They’ve recently featured Kenyan musicians like the talented Xenia Mannaseh.
But you’ll never hear her stuff on Kenyan radio. Because Kenyan radio is populated by colossal clusterfucks who have zero taste in music.
So I’m still confused why laws were passed to play more Kenyan music by parliament but all we are hearing is Bongo & like the crap Classic FM plays on heavy-rotation.
Why are rural-bred bastards like @MwalimChurchill@mzaziwillytuva@ItsMainaKageni pushing foreign songs yet foreign platforms are chasing Kenyan content?
Gate-keeping is a cancer in Kenya. Media, corporates and civil service are populated with idiots who misconstrue blocking merit as equivalent to gain for themselves.
We’ll never extract the benefits of laws to play local content as long as retarded gate-keepers in mainstream media houses and corrupt corporates block talent in pursuit of bribes or management contracts. We know you refuse to play good music because they don’t want to sign up to your under-the-table talent agencies.
This is the conflict of interest that has been an impediment towards growth of local arts.
#GoldMafia: An investigation by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit infiltrates rival gangs that control Africa’s gold. Criminal networks turn dirty cash into gold, which is sold around the world. The investigation leads to the highest offices of #Zimbabwe.
And guess who features in the heist? Kamlesh Pattni.