When I first heard the Shavey and Slice club banger, Gyal,I knew that whoever had discovered the two boys had hit a goldmine as dynamic duo was unbelievably talented. A few years on, these two promising lads seem to have petered out of existence.
As their hit ‘Gyal’, continues to rock clubs, the duo has been nowhere near the limelight to bask in glory. In almost any press mention, the duo has served as an ever available classic example of grace to grass, submerged in drugs and hustling to make ends meet, even with a hit that topped charts in Jamaica.
The group however got a new lease of life when they signed up a manager to chart a way forward on a comeback. They then released a Ugandan style track Bayuda, which though experts argued was far from what their fans expected, continues to receive mild airplay.
As the group started to regain fans’ confidence, it was however difficult to get shows, as there was always negative publicity dogging one half of the duo, Shavey. This held the group back and the other half of the group, more passive and mellow voiced Slice, was not comfortable with the negative publicity, as he felt it was holding back his career.
After consultations with the Manager, it was advised that the group remains available for any joint shows as Shavey n Slice but rediscover their individual potentials temporarily as each regains public confidence.They have now aggressively embarked on solo projects, with Slice having released a single.
In an apparent announcement of his comeback, in the new track “Jipange”, Slice advices his detractors to ‘Jipanga’ as he has to win his war against them. He also declares his duty is to set dancehalls ablaze as he is the one with the lighter! He requests that the way be cleared for him and that he is sure that even Cindy, Avril and Wahu will sing along to this.
Save for the Kiswahili word “Jipange”, many are bound to float on the Jamaican pidgin that Slice is well known for, just like they did in the track Gyal which took many time to realize the artistes were Kenyan.
Produced by Sawaz Media, the track is bound to reignite the local dancehall passion of club goers and complement the upcoming and existing dancehall artistes, in a move that will make Kenyans have a variety to choose from. Listen to it embedded below.
Once Shavey completes his recordings, the deep voiced “King of Rhythm” shall make it known to his fans that he is all he needs to make their club patronage memorable.
