And Now, The New Kings Of Music Have Arrived. This Song Is The Future Of Kenyan Music. Awesome!

After we had quite a tempestuous season, over the validity of Kenyan music and whether it really deserves the much-touted 70% Airplay legalization, what with its usual mundaneness and childish songwriting, the Lord gives us quite the reason why we SHOULD PLAY Kenyan Music.

I didn’t know this band existed. Until this last Friday,I had never known of a music conglomerate calling itself ‘Atwal Music’. And had certainly never heard the song ‘All Day’ written, produced and released by fledgling music stable, Atwal Music.

And then I chanced upon the song and DAMMIT! Sh*t is HOT as hell!

Before I even listened to the words in the song,or got the rhythm, one thing blew me away; The Video. Immediately I started streaming it on YouTube,I remember asking a colleague in the office, ‘Who are these people!? Are these people Kenyan!?’

The video, which is as beautiful a s hell, with great color combination, tasteful set, immaculate editing and World-class direction, starts with the pompous chorus that declares ‘All Day’.

As the video opens, ushering you into a gorgeous world of beautiful women,bad ass gentlemen and dope ass rappers, all crammed into one executive studio, you get a feeling that you’re now watching a J Cole video. Or Drake. Kendrick Lamar if you may.

Chief Mufasa,the baddest and rawest, opens up the jam with the ‘All Day’ chorus declaring that ‘I can do this all day’.

And then just as you’re getting used to the awesomeness, Timmy Tim steps in and kills it in a way only he can. Nobody knows Timmy Tim but soon as you watch him slay the beat, and catch his impressive flow, you’re immediately hooked. And wonder why you haven’t ever heard of him.

Timmy has a sick,almost purely-American flow. He blows it up and butchers it so badly you’re hypnotized.

Enter Kelvin K and you will be forgiven to confuse him with August Alsina. He’s got that cool Alsina vibe. And when he starts singing,he totally slays. And kills the show.

The video features some other hot mamas too. And some chaps brandishing a huge flag emblazoned ‘All Day’.

Soon after,Khaligraph Jones steps in…. And does what he does best; which is own the beat. And make an indelible mark.

The track itself is super sick. And will boom you into the next room… It’s superbly composed and the song is amazingly arranged and produced with some of the clearest and cleanest vocals I ever heard in a local song.

Damn! Even Camp Mulla weren’t this bad! The song is sleek enough for the gorgeous Uptown babes and still street enough for the thugs and bad boys down the city.

You want to play it at your sick house party. And still jam it as you drive down Mbagathi way on your way to catch and pizza and watch a movie on a turn up Saturday afternoon.

‘All Day ‘is produced by Atwal. And it features Kelvin. K, Timmy-Tim, Chief Mufasa,K. Jones and Zonda.

Now this IS what I call music. Wholesome,beautiful,superb,quality and mature Kenyan pop music. I am hooked to ‘All Day’ all day. Hope you’ll be too.

Catch the video below and please, a standing ovation to this New Kings.

The game has officially changed. Thank God.

Catch the video below….

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Cabu Gah