Our artistes are doing great and major things in the diaspora, a good example being King Kaka.This was a new high for a Kenyan hip-hop artiste, who has been in the industry for 10 years.
King Kaka is a successful rapper and lyricist; his unique style and consistent music releases got him noticed internationally. His diehard fans in America had persistently been inviting him for shows for years now, but King Kaka and I felt January was the perfect time for the tour
The achievement to complete a 13-leg tour in the States was an absolute fete for him, as well as a game-changer for Kenyan acts that wish to do something similar.
The rapper may not be the first act to get his hands on such a trophy, as pioneering hip-hop groups Kalamashaka and Ukoo Flani had been privileged to get decent shows abroad.
In unseen fashion, Kaka seems to have superseded his predecessors and sealed major loopholes in the timeliness of his tour at the back of releasing the album in November last year, showing great organisational skills from his camp.
Last weekend, Blankets & Wine festival founder and artiste Muthoni The Drummer Queen (MDQ) announced she was about to embark on a French-Switzerland tour that would see her perform in 16 shows across the two countries later this year.
Speculation about MDQ being signed to a French music label called Yotanka Records seems to have caught fire now, as the darling performer will be gracing various festival stages .