E.A. and the World!

It is weird / funny how when you chomoka digs is when you start missing the things you took for granted whilst your were there. Was reading Pulse this morning, and they had an article about a music festival that happened in Zanzibar and the mention of films made by Kenyans or East Africans made me homesick in a way.

Swali moja tuu, how come these films are never readily available to us peeps abroad?

• Naliaka is Going
• Hip Hop Colony
• Hali Halisi

Manzee, we have the talent, but we lack in the exposure department. Kenyan music scene is buzzing, but in my opinion more needs to be done. I can big up Dj Edu for doing his thang in putting us on the international music map. We need this kind of exposure to make it. Be a country of exporting talent to attract potential investors. We have the tourism and the agriculture for our economy, why not entertainment?

MTV recently launched in Africa - MTVBase Africa - and it is about time. African musicians, most of who appeal to the youth, can now showcase their talent.

With all the furore of the G8, Live8 and MakePoveryHistory, in my opinion, in the worlds eyes, Africa is a poor continent, and that aint true. Africa is rich in many ways, but some of its riches have been taken and yet the people are still standing. Making a comeback in other ways, ie music, to show the rest of the world that we can work hard to make life better.

Anyway, manzee madistributors, ebu do something about putting our music, films and documentaries out there.

Any publicity is good publicity, right?