6 collabos between Kenyan and Tanzanian artists that we’d totally love to see

Kenyan artists have been working with their Tanzanian counterparts a lot more lately so much so that people who don’t like Bongo music, like yours truly, are starting to feel like it’s worth their time.

Also read: 5 impossible music collabos we’d love to see before 2019 ends

We’ve seen some impressive collabos between Tanzanian and Kenyan artists in the recent past. Some of the include; Timmy Tdat & Rosa Ree, Willy Paul and Nandy, Bahati and Rayvanny, Juma Jux and Nyashisnki and so on.

In my opinion, we need to see more of these and that’s why I came up with a list of artists who I think should work together because why not? Also there’s the fact that it well grow East African music.

That being said, here’s our wish list of collabos:

1. Nadia Mukami and Juma Jux – After watching their mash up of African Lover on Coke Studio, I think these two should get into studio like yesterday.

Nadia Mukami and Juma Jux
Nadia Mukami and Juma Jux

2. Rosa Ree and Khaligraph Jones – This collabo should have happened a long time ago. I mean why not? Both artists are bad-ass rappers and they would really kill it on one track.

Rosa Ree and Khaligraph Jones
Rosa Ree and Khaligraph Jones

3. Otile Brown & Vanessa Mdee – I’m not quite sure about this but something tells me that a collabo between them would be totally fire. I’m looking forward to the day they will give us a treat.

Otile Brown and Vanessa Mdee
Otile Brown and Vanessa Mdee

4. Arrow Bwoy and Rayvanny –  I live for the day these two musicians will release a song together. Thinking about it just gives me goosebumps. If a collabo between them comes to pass, it will be the biggest song of the year.

Arrow Bwoy and Rayvanny
Arrow Bwoy and Rayvanny

5. Nyashisnki and Nandy – I feel like a collabo between these two would be pure bliss. Nandy’s smooth vocals would really blend in well Nyashisnki’s rap. Get into studio guys!

Nyashisnki and Nandy
Nyashisnki and Nandy

6. Vivian and Darassa – This is another one that I’m not quite sure about. However, I feel like a rap-infused song with Vivian’s vocals would be totally fire.

Vivian and Darassa
Vivian and Darassa

Which collabo are you looking forward to? Tell us below.

Nyashinski has been quiet but we are not worried

I noticed that it’s been four whole months (without counting collabos) since we heard from Kenyan rapper Nyamari Ongengu, alias Nyashisnki. However, I am not worried at all since the guy is in his own league.

Nyash, as he’s popularly known needs no introduction, he really doesn’t. After staying in the US for almost a decade, he came back and outshone people whom he had left in the industry. So, what is four months, seriously?

In my opinion, the Now You Know hitmaker is a creative genius. The way I see it, he might have taken time off to analyze the industry. I have a feeling that his next song will be really big, much bigger than Mungu Pekee.

Truth is, the new crop of Kenyan artists are giving everyone, especially established artists a headache. Not only are they making songs that garner millions of views in a few days, they are always in studio making the next hit i.e. they don’t take time off.

Nyashisnki

If you are an artist, even if you are the greatest of all time like Nyashisnki, you have to calculate your moves well to survive in this industry because, let’s be honest, it’s very hard to keep up with these youngins.

Perhaps this explains why we’ve not heard from Nyash for sometime now (yes I am aware Marathon Runner was released in March) but when you hear from Nyashisnki you know it case in point is Mungu Pekee – a song that sent shockwaves across the industry.

Like I said, I suspect he’s studying the industry throughly because he can’t bow to pressure and to the kind of music our new-age artists are releasing. When the time is right, he will drop a song that will shake the industry and yes, it will be good music.

Watch his latest single dubbed Marathon Runner below.