Their song “Uliza Kiatu”; I don’t
know where it falls in terms of genre but it did bring out H_art the Band as an
emerging vocal powerhouse among many Kenyan vocalists.
The tune is humor filled and
certified feel -good; boisterous love song about a guy who goes out of his way;
despite being not so rich to impress a girl.
It is a story of a guy jilted but
still crazy in love and if his shoes were to talk; they would give a painful
yet loving memoir of a boy who has paid for an expensive cab but ran to catch
the train at Railways Nairobi.
The band had in tow a guitarist; Kenchez Muya who
just churned out this funk; soul and reggae sounds drift. In between the song;
the lead vocalist drifts into a spoken word frenzy that just blew the crowd
away.
The tune is armored well and justice
is done by their cool lyrical fuse of English and Swahili. It is a sure
light-up for your musical senses.
As they take to their seats; Hart the
Band jokes; “find us on Facebook on H; underscore; Art the Band! Na Kama huchui
underscore ni nini; just andika E then toa F! (And in case you don’t know what
an underscore is; just write E then remove F from it!)”
The ecstatic 50-plus audience at the
event burst out; ribs aching and joy engulfing the whole room; H_art the Band
know it is only for a short while; they will be back again.
They are definitely poised to scale
milestones in fusing music and poetry.
-find H_art the Band on Facebook and YouTube;
on Facebook: H_Art the Band and on YouTube it is just: H_Art the Band. OR
EMAIL: harttheband@yahoo.com
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