to be loved and left is better than not to have been loved at all... right?
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https://www.instagram.com/ondimusic/
https://www.facebook.com/ondimusic
https://music.apple.com/gb/album/tangawizi-ep/1528294299
https://ondiso.weebly.com/lovenotes
https://youtube.com/ondisomadete
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part of the lovenotes series. songs written during the pandemic to feel connected and explore emotions.

maryanne maryanne

love is love
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https://www.instagram.com/ondimusic/
https://www.facebook.com/ondimusic
https://music.apple.com/gb/album/tangawizi-ep/1528294299
https://ondiso.weebly.com/lovenotes
https://youtube.com/ondisomadete
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part of the lovenotes series. songs written during the pandemic to feel connected and explore emotions.

our love

for those moments when the world is a void filled with lonely feelings. i jumped in and came out on the other side and was alright. plus i had this song. :)
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https://www.instagram.com/ondimusic/
https://www.facebook.com/ondimusic
https://music.apple.com/gb/album/tangawizi-ep/1528294299
https://ondiso.weebly.com/lovenotes
https://youtube.com/ondisomadete
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part of the lovenotes series. songs written during the pandemic to feel connected and explore emotions.

when did i get so lonely

track one of asali EP get the full journey (and support if you can) here:
https://ondi.bandcamp.com/album/asali

recorded and mixed by Häiriö at Rec Room Oy Pori, Finland (last name to be unforgotten)
mastered by Tyko Tuulivaara (studio name to be unforgotten)
album art done by Anthony Muisyo
individual song art done by Gucora Andu
composed and sang/played by me (Ondi Madete)

tippy toes - ondi

track two of asali EP get the full journey (and support if you can) here:
ondi.bandcamp.com/album/asali

recorded and mixed by Häiriö at Rec Room Oy Pori, Finland (last name to be unforgotten)
mastered by Tyko Tuulivaara (studio name to be unforgotten)
album art done by Anthony Muisyo
individual song art done by Gucora Andu
composed and sang/played by me (Ondi Madete)

maryanne - ondi

track three of asali EP get the full journey (and support if you can) here:
ondi.bandcamp.com/album/asali

recorded and mixed by Häiriö at Rec Room Oy Pori, Finland (last name to be unforgotten)
mastered by Tyko Tuulivaara (studio name to be unforgotten)
album art done by Anthony Muisyo
individual song art done by Gucora Andu
composed and sang/played by me (Ondi Madete)

when did i get so lonely - ondi

did over two hours. started with the four chords and recorded as i came up with ideas. lyrics are improvised so don't try adn make sense of them. hilla virta took this awesome awesome picture.

mary - ondi

we are all racist. and sexist. and africanist (is this a word?) speaking as a black, kenyan, woman trust me i know. 

this is exploration one of what i'm hoping will be a series of conversations with myself and/or others on sticky topics. racism, sexuality, gender, africa is not a country, day jobs, poor artists, just to name a few off the top of my head. this isn't edited or really planned. and i don't plan to do any kind of planning either. think of it like a verbal journal. that may or may not involve a bunch of other people.

the awesome cover image was taken by Hilla Virta and edited slightly by me.

verbal explorations with ondi - how to be human ep 1: racism

mchokozi

A mixture of the lyrics of a song we were working on in the band. and the melody from a poem in my song "believe."
I will put the photo credits up soon I promise

Colours

I've experienced some harsh times recently. it's easy to forget the value of hardship in times like those.
the awesome thing about music I find is that when I write sometimes only after the song is done is the lesson clear to me. I feel like a vessel to some supremely wise being.
YLM... live long and prosper. no matter our differences now. no matter what shit we have gone through it's all right because we shared something beautiful for as long as it lasted and few people can say that.

Wanting You

Empty Pages

Trying to figure out the best way to go about recording my work and this was part of the process. Not by any means a final piece but haven't uploaded anything in a while and I felt bad. :) I'm open to constructive feedback.

Matope (uncut)

When you want to continue a horrible situation but really have no idea why. Ironically I've been in two serious relationships in my life with the both ending with this exact feeling.

Tumechoka: Alan Strani feat Ondi

I met these two awesome people, cousins, and we were doing a photo shoot, but I had my uke and they had a dope recorder and he gave me one of his poems to read, and she coached me through the notes in the song that were giving me trouble and they told me about this song which I love love love.

The Moon Song - Karen O cover

Recorded by Marco Silvestri
Produced by Victor Tomsa of Tomsa Films

Burden

song no. one of the numbered tracks series. 
wrote it at my house, practiced it at Annika's house, and recorded it at Ondieki's. 
i've only performed it live to a truly spectacular listening audience once at the date of this publishing. hopefully that changes soon.

Tippy Toes Ft. Ondieki

-create
-something new
-everyday
-and share it
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(with the intention of telling a story to pass the time and be less lonely in a global pandemic)
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story two: #lovenoteforthesadgirlinthejeancoal
march 17 2020
I made the sounds using samples off the net and Reaper. thanks Ondieki
The visual are here: https://youtu.be/mQ0UxxUzkqA used a camera my sister lent to me. forever grateful Stella


#lovenoteforthesadgirlinthejeancoat

#lovenoteforthesadgirlinthejeancoat

day six
set us free
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create 
something new
everyday
and share it
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(with the intention of telling a story to pass the time and be less lonely in a global pandemic)
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my first foray into recording on my own. recorded using a Focusrite, in my back yard and edited with Reaper.
lovenoteforthesadgirlinthejeancoat

set us free

day nine
seek the world
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create
something new
everyday
and share it
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(with the intention of telling a story to pass the time and be less lonely in a global pandemic)
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my second foray into recording on my own. recorded using a Focusrite, in my back yard and edited with Reaper. i got tired.
lovenoteforthesadgirlinthejeancoat

seek the world

day eleven
woman
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create
something new
everyday
and share it
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(with the intention of telling a story to pass the time and be less lonely in a global pandemic)
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my third foray into recording on my own. recorded using a Focusrite, in my back yard and edited with Reaper. 
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lovenoteforthesadgirlinthejeancoat

woman

day 15 (i think)
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lovenote
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create
something new
everyday
and share it
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(with the intention of telling a story to pass the time and be less lonely in a global pandemic)
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my fourth foray into recording on my own. recorded using a Focusrite, in my living room  and edited with Reaper. 
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#lovenoteforthesadgirlinthejeancoat

lovenote

day 18 (i think)
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woman part ii or i bleed once a month
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create
something new
everyday
and share it
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(with the intention of telling a story to pass the time and be less lonely in a global pandemic)
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i enjoyed this, it's not done but i'm done for now. recorded using a Focusrite in my living room and edited with Reaper.
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#lovenoteforthesadgirlinthejeancoat

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woman part ii or i bleed once a month

day 19 (i think)
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create
something new
everyday
and share it
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(with the intention of telling a story to pass the time and be less lonely in a global pandemic)
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mic is still giving me troubles but I'm liking the sound. recorded using a Focusrite, in my living room and edited with Reaper.
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#lovenoteforthesadgirlinthejeancoat

Wonder

day 24 (probably)
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create
something new
everyday
and share it
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(with the intention of telling a story to pass the time and be less lonely in a global pandemic)
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instrumental. i like them. i woke up and decided to make an instrumental called i don't know how to talk to people, because i don't know how to talk to people.
recorded using Ondieki's Focusrite, in my living room and edited with Reaper. Stella's camera took the picture.
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#lovenoteforthesadgirlinthejeancoat

i don't know how to talk to people

day 34 (does it matter?)
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create
something new
everyday
and share it
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(with the intention of telling a story to pass the time and be less lonely in a global pandemic)
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i'm so tired. but making this helped. spot the four year old in the background.
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recorded using Ondieki's Focusrite, in my living room and edited with Reaper. Stella's camera took the picture. gratitude!
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instagram @ondimusic
soundcloud/ondiso
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#lovenoteforthesadgirlinthejeancoat

mama!

day 44
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create
something new
everyday
and share it
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(with the intention of telling a story to pass the time and be less lonely in a global pandemic)
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i had ambitions with this one. i did not reach them. but it's something. :)
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recorded using Ondieki's Focusrite, in my living room and edited with Reaper. Stella's camera took the picture. gratitude!
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instagram @ondimusic
soundcloud/ondiso
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#lovenoteforthesadgirlinthejeancoat

you are love

#lovenoteforthesadgirlinthejeancoat
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day 48
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create
something new
everyday
and share it
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(with the intention of telling a story to pass the time and be less lonely in a global pandemic)
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i've been thinking about this one for a while. three chords. vocal somethings. i'm still figuring out the layers in recording. and my tempo is for shit. but i'm learning. and all thanks to you dear listener. wherever you are. gratitude.
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recorded using Ondieki's Focusrite, in my living room and edited with Reaper. Stella's camera took the picture. gratitude!
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instagram @ondimusic
soundcloud/ondiso
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tempted to fall

#lovenoteforthesadgirlinthejeancoat
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day 61 (can someone check the math?)
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create
something new
everyday
and share it
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(with the intention of telling a story to pass the time and be less lonely in a global pandemic)
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scourse is a word that describes how the first half of this song makes me feel. it is not, to my knowledge, a 'real' word, whatever that means. 
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recorded using Ondieki's Focusrite, in my living room and edited with Reaper. Stella's camera took the picture. gratitude!
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instagram @ondimusic
soundcloud/ondiso
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Tangawizi EP available on all platforms.

scourse

#lovenoteforthesadgirlinthejeancoat
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day 67 (...?)
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create
something new
everyday
and share it
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(with the intention of telling a story to pass the time and be less lonely in a global pandemic)
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perspective. coming up with the idea for all this made me respect video creators so much. .
recorded using Ondieki's Focusrite, in my living room and edited with Reaper. Stella's camera took the picture. gratitude! video edited on shotcut.
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instagram @ondimusic
soundcloud/ondiso
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Tangawizi EP available on all platforms.

perspective

kanyaga mbele
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day 113 of #lovenoteforthesadgirlinthejeancoat series
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create
something new
everyday
and share it
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(with the intention of telling a story to pass the time and be less lonely in a global pandemic)
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i forced myself to make this last night. and i'm glad. i'm done with work now so i can get into a rhythm again. when i have to work and can't create, because all that energy is going into other work things, i don't like it. but i have this thing you know, i can say, when everything gets too much, i have music. and now i have you, person listening, and i missed you. 
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recorded using Ondieki's Focusrite, in my room and edited with Reaper. Stella's camera took the picture. gratitude!
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instagram @ondimusic
soundcloud/ondiso
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#lovenoteforthesadgirlinthejeancoat

kanyaga mbele

Ondi is a Kenyan storyteller, singer/songwriter, guitar and ukulele player currently based in Finland. She makes films, takes pictures, writes stories, makes songs and performs with an aim to multi-dimensional story-telling and soulful connections.
Youtube: youtube.com/c/OndisoMadete​
Instagram: instagram.com/ondimusic/

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