Enock Bella, of the defunct Yamoto band that comprised Mbosso, Aslay and Beka Flavour, found a safe haven in Kenya after the music group disintegrated.
Of the five members of the defunct Yamoto Band, Mbosso is arguably the most successful followed by Aslay.
After the group split, each musician went on to pursue their individual careers with Enock Bella and Beka Flavour struggling to find a footing.
Enock Bella has narrated how he found himself in Kenya after the band broke up several years ago and everyone went their separate ways.
In a press conference, Bella said that he and Mbosso were the last people to leave the group after Aslay and Beka Flavor left.
After being left alone, Enock and Mbosso made a vow to remain together and help each other.
But when Mbosso got a chance to join Wasafi, Enock was left alone which made him feel like Mbosso had betrayed their vow to some extent.
“Mbosso alikuwa ni sababu nyingine kunifanya pia mimi niwe Wasafi. Kwa sababu unajua, Yamoto Band wakati kila mtu aliamua kwenda kufanya harakati zake, tulibaki mimi na Mbosso. Kwa hiyo sasa ahadi ambayo tulikuwa tumewekeana mimi na Mbosso ni kwamba popote tutakapoenda, awe mimi au yeye, popote atakapoingia lazima mimi niwepo na popote nitakapoingia lazima yeye awepo. Hayo ndio yalikuwa makubaliano yetu mimi na Mbosso tu!” Enock Bella said.
But Enock also did not blame Mbosso for failing to join Wasafi with him. He understood that Mbosso had no say over who joins the prestigious music label owned by Diamond Platnumz.
“Mbosso siwezi kumzungumzia vibaya kwa sababu ile menejimenti ya Wasafi oia sio yake. Yeye pia ni msanii tu. Angekuwa yeye ni mmoja wa vongozi nisingefeli. Yeye ni msanii kama mimi kwa hiyo mamlaka yake ni kwenye kufanya kazi tu,” he said.
When Mbosso joined Wasafi, Enock was left alone and had to start fighting for space in the music industry in Tanzania.
He opted to relocate to Kenya on seeing his music career was going down the drain in Tanzania.
“Hiyo ndio sababu ilinifanya kuingia Kenya kwa ajili ya kwenda kupambana kuona sasa mbona Bongo kama ninapoingia kila mtu ananisogeza kando. Kila mtu mbona nikimfuata buana vipi ananisukuma, ngoja tutaongea,” Enock said.
In Kenya it was not all rosy at first when he landed in Mombasa but later he found a good Samaritan who advised him to move to Nairobi where he said things got better.
“Baada ya kufika Nairobi ndio ikawa nafasi yangu kubwa, nikafanya mambo mengi, mahojiano makubwa na inanipaisha hadi nikaanza kufanya video nikaona eeh sasa afadhali,” Enock said.
Related: “Without you, Yamoto band would not have succeeded” – Beka Flavour to Aslay
