"It was nice to recommend Leleshwa to you but it was even nicer when they called and asked to show me their Vineyard and their gold medal. Yes - Kenya has an award winning wine. We don't just bottle it, we grow the grapes. Right here!!" - Caroline Mutoko #cta101
Monday 30 October 2017
Caroline Mutoko: Meet The Award Winning Kenyan Wine Maker
"She, yes her. She is an award winning winemaker. Yes, this young lady is behind the making of the Gold Medal winning sauvignon blanc from Leleshwa." - Caroline Mutoko #cta101
The Importance of PROCESS - Just Angie
Angie Murenga is a visionary leader, provocative thinker and entrepreneur. She is a multi-talented, multifaceted gifted woman who wears many hats. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Kingdom Business Solutions (KBS), an ordained minister, a Certified Executive Leadership & Life Coach in the marketplace, an author, a Mentor, an Inspirational Speaker and a mother.
Sunday 29 October 2017
10. Noel Nderitu - Live Music Forever
"Episode 10 talks about the one thing I hope will never get out of fashion- live music. One song can be presented in so many different ways in a live setting. That song for me has been 'Go'." - Noel Nderitu #cta101
Noel Nderitu - Documenting Seasons Through Music
"I talk about how the albums I grew up on are a memory of the season I got them in. That logic shaped how I package my own music. 'The Bridge' is just that, a journal of my season between 2014-2016 in song. Also played a snippet of 'War In My Mind'." - Noel Nderitu #cta101
Noel Nderitu - Collaboration
"Collaboration is the future to survival and its no different in music. I talk about the different artists I have collaborated with and the beauty in how organic the songs we worked on came to be. I play a snippet of my fave collab so far, 'Teach Me Your Ways'." - Noel Nderitu #cta101
Noel Nderitu - Music Videos
"Episode 7 has me talking about the importance of having visuals incorporated in your music and the different directors I have worked with on videos." - Noel Nderitu #cta101
Noel Nderitu - Power Of Music
"On the 8th instalment in this series, I speak about the power of music and how I use my faith to maximise my impact in whatever environment my gift takes me to." - Noel Nderitu #cta101
Noel Nderitu - When Change Is Good
"Episode 9 details my battle to have balanced content as opposed to just my usual mid tempo ballads. This led to me writing 'No running', a dedication to my city Nairobi." - Noel Nderitu #cta101
Noel Nderitu - Writing More Kiswahili Lyrics
"On the second episode documenting my musical journey, I talk about the importance of using the skill set and resources you have currently to the maximum. A great way I do this is seeking out inspiration from some of my favourite artists. I give a nod to one of them, Mali Music." - Noel Nderitu #cta101
Noel Nderitu - Using What You Have/Influences
"On the second episode documenting my musical journey, I talk about the importance of using the skill set and resources you have currently to the maximum. A great way I do this is seeking out inspiration from some of my favourite artists. I give a nod to one of them, Mali Music." - Noel Nderitu #cta101
Noel Nderitu - Writing My First Ever Song
"I'll be sharing stories from my musical journey in a hope to inspire and spur you on in your area of expertise. This episode covers how I wrote my first ever song 'Have Your Way'." - Noel Nderitu #CTA101
Noel Nderitu - My Songwriting Process
"My story continues on, I detail my usual songwriting process. There was an anomaly for one song 'Everything'- and I think that's what made it so beautiful!" - Noel Nderitu #cta101
Saturday 28 October 2017
Rigga - Lovin254Always [Official Video]
Music video of Rigga performing Lovin254Always. © 2017
All Composition, Performance, Arrangement, Instruments & Programming by: Rigga
All Composition, Performance, Arrangement, Instruments & Programming by: Rigga
No. 15 FINAL EPISODE In The Road To Chumbani - Chumbani EP
"As you’ve already seen, this has been a long journey filled with ups and downs. Such a fun ride that has brought me to this point: Recording/Performing Artiste & Music Producer. This isn’t the end of the journey (we’re only somewhere in the middle)..." - Rigga #cta101
No. 14 Use What You Have - Chumbani EP
"The birth of my son helped me put a lot of things into perspective. If I want him to grow up believing that he can be all he was created to be, I can’t just tell him that, I have to model it. Which means not waiting for all my ducks to be in a row and making excuses about what I don’t have. It’s putting all the resources I have at my disposal to their best possible use." - Rigga #cta101
No. 13 Random Access Poetry (R.A.P.) - Chumbani EP
"While I was busy posting my iPad productions on SoundCloud, Nasara the Poet & Noiz (Kenya’s reigning beatbox champion) barged into my life challenging me to produce their mixtape. But I didn’t know how to produce!! So what did I do? Watch and find out!" - Rigga #cta101
No. 12 Introducing The iPad Producer - Chumbani EP
"I’m so EXCITED to tell this part of the story. Up until this point I had relied on talent, tools and experience of others to produce music. I hadn’t yet challenged myself to use what I had available. What started as making demo songs on a iPad steadily grew into full blown music production. Shout out to vitumob.com for bringing cost effective options to my door step." - Rigga #cta101
No. 11 Songwriting In A Team - The “Rauka” Album Experience - Chumbani EP
"After burning out from writing so many songs for the Groove Theory TV series, I still had to keep working as a songwriter. How fortunate was I that Kanjii Mbugua assembled a team of phenomenal songwriters to collaborate in the creation of the “Rauka” album. It was so enriching to have other people challenge and spur my gifts to the next level. T.E.A.M. - Together Everyone Achieves More" - Rigga #cta101
No. 10 The Paying Gig That Was Tailor-Made For Me “Groove Theory" - Chumbani EP
"So I’ve finished my sophomore album, I’m done with (Law) school, I have extensive in studio and on stage experience but I’m still not able to pay bills. I’m struggling to monetize my skill set without any hope in sight. Right then Zuku Afrika gets pitched the crazy idea to do a Musical TV Series that requires a versatile songwriter. My lifeline at the time: “Groove Theory” - Season One." - Rigga #cta101
No. 9 My Second Album “Urban Prayers" - Chumbani EP
"After completing work on the Freedom Mixtape, I finally felt ready to release my 2nd Album: “Urban Prayers”. An collection of my private conversations with God about everything and anything. Here’s how that part of the story unfolded." - Rigga #cta101
No. 8 The Freedom Mixtape - Chumbani EP
"While working on my second album with Jaaz Odongo, we felt that something was amiss. We needed a parallel project to jumpstart our creativity.
"How about we create a song from start to finish and release it EVERY WEEK... FOR FREE until we get inspired!?" And that's how we began the Freedom Mixtape." - Rigga #cta101
"How about we create a song from start to finish and release it EVERY WEEK... FOR FREE until we get inspired!?" And that's how we began the Freedom Mixtape." - Rigga #cta101
No. 7 From Hip Hop To Musical Theatre - Chumbani EP
"Towards the end of the ChitChat season, I started exploring other artistic interests. That rabbit hole led me to several on stage musical theatre roles: complete with choreography, costumes and jazz hands!" - Rigga #cta101
No. 6 How We Formed The Group “ChitChat" - Chumbani EP
"There was trouble in the family! After a few key members left the team, we had to figure out what we’d do next. “How about we stop being individual artistes and form a group?” And that was the beginning of ChitChat!" - Rigga #cta101
No 5: Recording My Debut Album “The Awakening" - Chumbani EP
"In my first studio session for my debut album we recorded 4 songs in one night. I thought we’d be with the album in a month. Little did I know that I was an artiste development journey would last about a year and a half before the album was released. RESPECT THE PROCESS!" - Rigga #cta101
No 4: Squad HipHope - Chumbani EP
"You wanna go fast, go alone. You wanna go far, go together.” Though I was too young & green to understand this, I ended up recording and performing with this ultra-talented group of people who have become legends today! This is THAT story!" - Rigga
No 3: How I Got My First Record Deal - Chumbani E.P.
"I had no idea a random recording at Kanjii Mbugua’s studio would lead to a recording deal at age 17! Here’s how the story continues." - Rigga #cta101
No. 2: My First Time In A Pro Studio - Chumbani EP
"My story picks up after high school when I started looking for recording opportunities. When I finally got my "one shot", things didn't work out how I thought they would." - Rigga #cta101
No 1: How I Started Writing Music - Chumbani EP
"People often ask me about how I got here in my musical journey (rapper, singer, songwriter & producer). So lets start at the very beginning: the story of how I first started writing music." - Rigga #cta101
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