{"id":107004,"date":"2019-07-25T20:44:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T17:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=107004"},"modified":"2019-07-25T20:44:32","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T17:44:32","slug":"why-kenyan-musicians-are-no-longer-doing-patriotic-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/why-kenyan-musicians-are-no-longer-doing-patriotic-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Kenyan Musicians are no longer doing patriotic songs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Years back you would be jamming to five or more patriotic songs that would give you a sense of belonging without question.<\/p>\n<p>However, for a few years now it&#8217;s clear that Kenyan artists are no longer doing\u00a0 patriotic songs. Why? I believe Kenyans are frustrated.<\/p>\n<p>Musicians like Juliani and Eric Wainaina have been on the fore front when it comes to this kind of music.<\/p>\n<p>But as the Wamlambez regime took over the Kenyan airwaves,the patriotic songs were totally ignored. Why?<\/p>\n<h4>Bad Politics<\/h4>\n<p>In my opinion I believe it is because of the bad political situation that we are facing as a nation.<\/p>\n<p>But again, this should not be factor that cripples our sense of patriotism as a nation.<\/p>\n<p>Far, from just being a source of entertainment music can be used to bring us together with little consideration to ethnicity.<\/p>\n<p>A situation that is slowly eating us up as a nation.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway my point is when Sauti Sold said &#8220;<em>Tuko pabaya Leo kuliko jana<\/em>&#8221; in their song of <em>Tujiangalie<\/em>, they were right.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sauti Sol - Tujiangalie ft Nyashinski (Official Lyric Video) SMS [Skiza 1051931] to 811\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gnt10R89W74?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I mean look at the economic state that Kenya has plunged itself in.<\/p>\n<p>If only Kenyan musicians took the initiative to\u00a0 do more music on patriotism like before I believe our state of helplessness would be lesser.<\/p>\n<p>This would sooth the negative energy that many carry around.<\/p>\n<p>Recently celebrated dancehall Gospel artists Gurdian Angel did a patriotic song\u00a0 in partnership with Permanent Presidential Music Commission that clearly resonates with every Kenyan.<\/p>\n<p>However to date the views to the song stand at 63k views, this is sad. What do we want?<\/p>\n<p>Are our Kenyan artists now afraid to articulate the state of the nation?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Guardian Angel - Kenya *811*273# skiza\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rx6DCQLQlcU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Our Hope<\/h4>\n<p>If only the likes of Juliani\u00a0 and Eric Wainaina would come back to music scene then some Kenyans will get that little glimmer of hope in our country.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/julianikenya_61287947_310820343189147_6262468718476339127_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-107141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/julianikenya_61287947_310820343189147_6262468718476339127_n-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Juliani\" width=\"819\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/julianikenya_61287947_310820343189147_6262468718476339127_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/julianikenya_61287947_310820343189147_6262468718476339127_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/julianikenya_61287947_310820343189147_6262468718476339127_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/julianikenya_61287947_310820343189147_6262468718476339127_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/julianikenya_61287947_310820343189147_6262468718476339127_n-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/julianikenya_61287947_310820343189147_6262468718476339127_n.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A hope of one day being a nation that is\u00a0 scandal free or corruption free and leaders will finally provide the servant kind of leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Then just maybe our musicians will be inspired to create patriotic music instead of hiding in the <em>Wamlambez<\/em> cocoon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Years back you would be jamming to five or more patriotic songs that would give you a sense of belonging without question. However, for a few years now it&#8217;s clear that Kenyan artists are no longer doing\u00a0 patriotic songs. Why? I believe Kenyans are frustrated. 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