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Cover of 80s East African Swahili hit "Shauri Yako".

I've always loved this song, and thought I'd give it a spin. Although frequently incorrectly attributed to Orchestre Super Mazembe, "Shauri Yako" was originally sung by Zairean Nguashi N'timbo and his Orchestre Festival du Zaire in 1981. Listen to the original here: https://bit.ly/374km7V

Rearranged, performed and produced by Jim Chuchu.

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Shauri Yako (Nguashi N'timbo Cover)

Can love survive betrayal? Samalina is the story of a village girl who betrays her lover for the bright lights and temptations of the city. 

Lyrics:
Pre-Chorus
Who are these unfamiliar faces?
We had love, we had laughter
now it's gone (repeat).

Verse one:
Samalina ever since 
you came from the city I've seen
you are very concerned with other things
behind the curtains of your eyes 
I see the silhouettes of liars haunting me

Samalina ever since you came from the city I've seen
you are very concerned with other things
you have forgotten the ancient word
don't pick up coal or you'll get burned
keep the fire in the fireplace


Pre-Chorus

Chorus:
Samalina ekokoli
Samalina ekokoli
Samalina ekokoli
Samalina (repeat)

What will I do? What will I do? I'll find another one just like you (repeat)

Verse two:
Samalina ever since
you came from the city I've seen 
you don't call, you don't contact me
yet by the sweat of my brow
by my panga and my plow
I bought you a ticket to Nairobi

Samalina ever since 
you came from the city I've seen
you don't call, you don't contact me
I thought your love was heaven sent
so I was hell-bent on being your savior

Pre-Chorus

Chorus

As We Drift

Samalina

Tetu Shani- Samalina (Prod. By Saint Evo)

Produced by Blinky. Mixed and mastered by Eric Musyoka.  Thanks to Dillie for recording the vocals. #keycutters https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/im-feeling-it-single/id1183972632

I'm Feelin' It- Blinky Bill x Mayonde x MDQ

SERVE CHILLED OUT NOW !
@m2thepower3 x @w_ciano_m 

Titled 'Earned It' , the first track off our collaborative E.P, titled "SERVE CHILLED", speaks about overcoming one's own fears and the hurdles of life and acknowledging the polishing qualities of hardship. While tying this to the cumulative nature of cause and effect that we are either victims or effectors of, the song speaks about being aware of our actions and intentions because life is a spiral and bad days will come, but eventually we will rise above it all and will have grown and earned the peace, joy and love in our lives.

iTunes - http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1356415584?ls=1&app=itunes
Apple Music - http://itunes.apple.com/album/id/1356415584
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/5SluiQ9cHp2bxtdr93Vb37
Tidal - https://tidal.com/album/85542650
Deezer - http://www.deezer.com/album/58569062
Amazon Music - https://www.amazon.com/Serve-Chilled-Ciano-Maimba/dp/B07B8XFSVP/ref=sr_1_5?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1520578285&sr=1-5-mp3-albums-bar-strip-0&keywords=Serve+Chilled
Boomplay Music - http://www.boomplaymusic.com/BoomPlayer/#/webitem/musics?cid=1058196
iHeart Radio - https://www.iheart.com/artist/ciano-maimba-m3-32027346/albums/serve-chilled-54576625/
MyMookh - https://music.mymookh.com/frontend/albums/228



Amazing photography courtesy of Fatma [ @pilgrimchic on Instagram ] Shot on the top of Ngong Hills.

CHORUS

Like the breaking waves and their,
And their undertows, that carry away
All, the crushed debris, clean out
The cracks, and smoothen the rocks out

I am who I am today,
Moulded by the storms that billow my way,
I have fought my fears for years,
To yield all this peace, I earned it.

Serve Chilled

Earned It w/ Ciano Maimba

Network Failure is the product of a collaboration between singer-songwriter Tetu Shani, dynamic producer M³ and budding filmmaker Prisca Ojwang'. It is a mellow mid-tempo track with percussive guitars, earnest vocals and an Afro-Carribean feel that describes the frustration of not been able to get through to someone who has decided that they're not yet ready to listen.

Songwriting: Tetu Shani [ @tetushani ]
Production: M³ [ @m2thepower3 ] and Tetu Shani [ @tetushani ]

Recorded at The Elephant Studios

Mixing: M³ [ @m2thepower3 ] and Jinku [ @jinkubeats ]
Mastering: Jinku [ @jinkubeats ]
 
Mixing and Mastering done at ADA Creative Studio

Check out the visuals done by Prisca Ojwang' [ @prisca-ojwang ] on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V4sPP45H6U&feature=youtu.be

TETU SHANI - Network Failure (Official video link in description)

Maverick(Maverick Rises)

Maverick Rises

SHRAP

Dat Side(Remix)- Boutross x Asum Garvey

TNT - NO HOOK PT. 1 (Prod. Ceezy x K Music)

Runaway

Sichangi X Hiribae X Joseph Kiwango - Runaway #WAVEYWEDNESDAY

"I Just" - Tokyo Sauce (Prod. by StanoZax)

Just A Band - Ha-He

Radar Gani ... Radar Gani ..
Ni MaBANDII na MaSANSE !!!

SOUTHSIDE

MaBANDII na MaSANSE - KWENYE HII MASAA (K.H.M)

Maverick Rises (The Experiments)

Smoove Criminal

Mbithi and K3hmboi are definitely One of the baddest African artist from Kenya to watch out for this year, the two teamed up and Made "KITU" produced by one of Nigeria's dopest producer Jopeethechef at the Nairobi based Box house studios,the song is definitely set to get you grooving no lie.

Listen and Download This Mad Jam.

Kambodia

Kitu

Mbithi & K3hmboi - Kitu

This track is to anyone who's having doubts on whether what they're pursuing is to be. As Denzel says, "fall seven, get up eight!"

Continue thriving. Success is an ongoing rollercoaster. You just have to keep on working.

Huge shoutout to Ayoti for coming up with the vocals.

Okay, Now feat. Ayoti

Chinja Uwa - Wakadinali [prod. By Alex Vice]

New single out on all streaming platforms

how long

How Long - Ukweli ft. Kiwango

Roses - Ukweli ft. Karun

This time I'm sharing something quite different from what my fans are used to. This is a light hearted and catchy afro pop song about resilience and celebration. I wanted to create something distinctly Kenyan while borrowing from elements of dancehall and Ed Sheeran's Shape of You.

Tetu Shani x MTM- Drinks on Me

This is a musical amusement park. Enjoy the slide.

Prod. by @portallmind

Engineered, mixed & mastered by @savesupersun .

@jason-kalinga x @barakathesensei x @stephane-stalon

SLIDE w/ Jason Kalinga x Baraka x Stephane (prod. by EKUMBO)

We all eat lies, when our hearts are hungry ... I just spat mine out! 
I'm not hungry no mo'.

Daily

Dai - Lies (Produced By The Other Guys)

Sens_ei, M³ - NO FORMULA  ft. Elsaphan Njora

Just A Band - Probably For Lovers

Dunia Ina Mambo (Just a band)

tetu.shani@gmail.com

"For every sliver on the spectrum of human emotion, there is a song."
Tetu Shani is an alternative folk artist, guitarist and percussionist from Nairobi, Kenya. In 2014 he received a scholarship from Berklee College of Music to study Performance but turned it down to build up the alternative local music scene in his hometown. Since then his first single, "Round and Round," won bronze at the July 2015 Global Music Awards and he has developed a reputation as a master storyteller and performing artist; drawing audiences in with his humor and authenticity. 