Obviously when two
power forces come together and also when two legends join their legendary
status maturity and quality works prevails hence the sudden high expectations
for the Ghanaian Kenyan collaboration between the tongue twisting inventor
Quata Budukusu and Kenyan legend Eric Wainaina.
For some months now
Quata has been one of the busiest Ghanaian musicians touring in South Africa and Kenya doing justice to the gigs and also
collaborating with countless number of South Africans, Kenyans and other music
moguls across the African circles. The two were sighted in a home base studio
in Kenya which belongs to the legendary Eric Wainaina the Kenyan international
music germ, according to the information reaching Ghnewslab.com the song is yet
to be released in few days. Updates on the tittle and release date will be
communicated to the general public.
Wainaina first stepped
into the world of music with Five Alive, a gospel a cappella group. Five Alive
consisted of Victor Seii, Bob Kioko, Chris Kamau, and David Mageria, who was
replaced by Joe Kiragu. They drew their musical influence from Ladysmith Black
Mambazo, Dominated the Kenya's airwaves
in 1995, Five Alive released their debut album ‘Five Alive’ in 1996, and even
went on to tour Europe the same year. His experience with the group convinced
Wainaina to pursue a professional career in music. In 1996 he performed and
appeared in the video for Get in the Driver’s Seat, a song commissioned by the
United Nations Drug Control Programme for a highly successful anti-drug
campaign spanning 20 countries. This did not only set the stage for his
eventual emergence as a solo artist, but also got him into the social concern
and activism that characterizes much of his music.
When the group
disbanded in 1997, Wainaina went on to join the Berklee College of Music in
Boston—USA, from which he graduated with a degree in Music, majoring in
Songwriting and Record Engineering. He graduated with honours. During his years
at Berklee, Wainaina and his band traveled to different parts of the country to
perform, as well as holding regular shows in Boston. Together with his
producer, Christian Kaufmann, he worked to produce a sound that would be
distinctively Kenyan both in the music and the content of the lyrics. In order
to do this, he made sure that he released a new track every time he returned
home for vacation, This was well received by his growing fanbase, with his
performance at Kenya's 'Beats of the Season’ concert in December 2000 being
watched live by 15,000 fans and broadcast nationally.
Quata Budukusu first
made appearance on the music scene with his debut Wonie album produced by
Hammer of the Last Two. He later followed it up with Concert. The debut gave
him the admiration of Ghanaians as the fastest twisting rapper in Ghana, and
has since then recorded with several international artists and have recorded
hit songs both in the Ghanaian local language and English. He currently have a
distribution deal with VPAL music, Quata Budukusu has set a world record by
recording 13 songs on one Riddim Dubbed the Quantum Riddim Which was released
via VPAL Music on 18 August 2017 and he also recorded a song with Gully Bop
titled Grateful. Quata Budukusu signed a three year distribution contract with
New York based VPAL Records which also includes the distribution of his albums.
