After Last Year’s Beef, Can Jua Cali & Mejja’s Album Save Calif Records?

Calif Records looked like it was in crisis last year when the label had to accomodate a massive exodus of artistes, most of them saying it had to do with the working conditions.

It was going to take a lot to rehabilitate the image of one of Kenya’s pioneer studios but this year looks like they are coming back with a bang. In the first quarter of this year, one of the label’s biggest artistes is releasing his album.

Jua Cali’s Genge Yajayo is mostly done and some of the singles from the record have already been released. Jua Cali also recently announced that Mejja has already started working on his second album, a follow-up to his debut, Hali Duni.

Every Mejja track has been a hit. At Jua Cali’s peak, he was the biggest artiste in the region. The walk-outs were not the worst that could have happened to Calif, but maybe they need these two albums to build up its image as the powerhouse it once was.