Vijana Barubaru who are the legendary DJ Pinye’s protégés comprises of talented vocalist, Tuku Kantu and rapper who has great influence of poetry, Mshairi are taking the music industry by storm and their debut record dubbed ‘Good Vibes’ a few months back will attest how much greatness the duo from Mathare are destined for.
The boy band was officially formed two years ago which has made the two artistes become best of friends ever since. The group believe in using their African heritage and style of music to inspire and develop their artistry. Their genre of music is Afro-pop with an influence of rap and poetry.
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The inspiration behind their catchy and touchy lyrics comes from the tough ghetto environment they grew up in, with some of their peers never getting to see adulthood due to extreme poverty, insecurity, joblessness which in turn leads many young people into crime, drugs and inappropriate sexual behavior.
Their recent release dubbed ‘Urembo ni bonus’ was inspired by the sad reality in our society about how some girls and women are shamed, stigmatized and rejected for the different skin, bodies, and conditions that they have.
Unlike most new and young musical groups/artistes that resort to writing trendy feel-good music in order to easily break the market, they chose something deeper and different – they write about life.
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” This truth broke our hearts, to say the least, and we feel very strongly that we have a say in this matter.” they said in part as they explained the inspiration behind the ‘Urembo ni bonus’ hit record which champions and appreciates all women.
There is no doubt that there is a historical spot in the music industry slotted for the boy band, Vijana Barubaru(Tutu Kantu and Mshairi) and they are only beginning to make a name for themselves as established artistes in the game.
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Vijana Barubaru explained in depth the inspiration behind their latest hit record, ‘Urembo ni bonus’, they had this to say about the record;
” This song was inspired by the sad reality in our society about how some girls and women are shamed, stigmatized and rejected for the different skin, bodies, and conditions that they have. This truth broke our hearts, to say the least, and we feel very strongly that we have a say in this matter. We feel that it is our responsibility as artists and as people who understand that beauty is not all there is to a woman to enlighten people about this issue. We realize that we need to create awareness about it. Urembo Ni Bonus was produced by an American Music Producer and Singer/songwriter and Composer David Hunter. It was shot by a South Sudanese Film Director Chol Jurkuch and Co-directed by Vijana barubaru. The Executive Director was the Kenyan renowned DJ and Music activist Peter Chuani best known as DJ Pinye. The record says it all.”
Stream the soon-to-be all women anthem ‘Urembo ni bonus’ by the phenomenal group from Mathare slums, Vijana Barubaru
