Well..... Am still deciding whether this is a bad or good... Ama it just is!!
KENYAN AFRO-FUSION!!!! Very Good Stuff!!! Eric Wainaina, Dan Aceda... Chizi, Carol Atemi, Neema, Sauti Sol..... VERY GOOD ARTISTS!!! And i've heard, severaly, all their albums. Their songs are Soulful, some up-beat, some slow, there's a bit of sumn for ERRIBODY.... But, is it really for everybody??? With their shows held on Wednesday afternoon, and Thursday nights... At the Museam, or Goethe Institute, maybe French Cultural Center... Am just wondering if their music is REALLY FOR EVERYONE..... Really?? Am not beimg judgemental, cause in Kenya Most things Artistic are considered 'up-town' But thing is, most of this peep sing some deep stuff.... Love... Music... KENYA.... Politicians... Poverty... Deep Stuff!!! And that probably makes the jams COOLEST!!! ....but then again, the stuff they talk about is also.... 'up-town' No 'ghetto homie' is wondering about falling in love, or their dreams as a poet coming true, he ain't thing about how Africa has such potential.... That homie just wants some paper.... to make ends meet. So he will not go listen to Hatimaye (Atemi) or Suluwe (Chizi) or Sauti Sol.... Na-huh! Will not jav to Goethe Institute on a Tuesday at 4:03pm.. To pay 200bob for a 3hour concert. Nah, not on his list of priorities. Am just saying, can't take sides and say whether its bad or good... Cause i do go for those concerts... those less than 400bob, at least... But am thinking maybe music should reach everyone, and leave them to choose their favourite based on tha beats and lyrics of the song.... Not confined by location or monetary constraints. But then again all artists have their target audience and these Artists picked this ones. I don't know.... I love that typa music, just thinking should span a bigger expance....
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ReplyDeleteIf your are poor you are poor...
HA!I wish I was like that. Anyway, you may have a point but you may also not. Confused? I am.
Anyway, so orange-fanta woman, I heard someone say that, artists should NOT have a target audience. Whatever the art. And they asked me, should art be a product of targeting an audience or an expression of self? And I was like...ummmm...
But it got me thinking, perhaps its abit of both. Perhaps some of these artists are seeking a certain lifestyle and that lifestyle comes from other people paying for their art. And in that case, the higher the payer...
And we both know many get into art, music especially, for the money. And though they may sing about politics and love, perhaps it because they know that's what you want to hear.
I think even so, with the prices as they are there is still alot of choice that is made about the music one listens to and appreciates. And I think that choice is still pretty much available to all.
But also there is the fact that perhaps someone from Kibera doesn't much care for Atemi's mushy nonsense...