Nobody knew who Stella Mwangi formerly STL was before 2015 if it were not for Kantai who gave her a chance of working with him since he was a household name back then when nobody could not give her time of day because she didn’t understand and/or know Sheng and Sheng music was popping then.
She said: “! I remember early 2005, when I stepped in the Kenyan music scene. Nobody wanted to give me a shot, they said I wouldn’t make it cos I didn’t know Swahili sheng.”
Stella Mwangi who regrets not seeing him the last time she was in Kenya reiterated how much love Kantai gave her love from the first moment they met and how they got to record her first hit record dubbed ‘Happy’ which they recorded and shot the music video for the same in mere 2 days.
This is the heartfelt open letter she wrote to the late Kantai who died a few days ago;
“This one hit me hard… I been mourning. We come from far G. F*ck this sh*t! This wasn’t the way it was supposed to end. We were to meet many more times and create uplifting music, that’s what we agreed! I remember early 2005, when I stepped in the Kenyan music scene.
Nobody wanted to give me a shot, they said I wouldn’t make it cos I didn’t know Swahili sheng. You showed me love from first moment, you told me; “stick to ur style! U not the one to change,- it’s THEM”.
Kantai, you beautiful soul❤️ We had wonderful conversations about life, God & music. We wrote Happy, recorded it & shot video in like 2 days! It was pure joy.
U inspired me so much, i had memorized ur whole ‘Happy’ verse in like 10min, it cracked u up during the video shoot 😅 I feel so bad that I didn’t reach out to u last I was in Kenya, it all went so fast..I thought we had time!💔💔 Even tho it’s a heartache, I can feel your spirit now, your truly Happy🙏🏾 I pray for your family with love wishing them peace. #RestInParadise 🌹”
