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:: To download her single "Sema Yeah" featuring Jogg-C, Click HERE
Ukoo Fulani’s Mau Mau Camp is an artist body no doubt on the rise. From the accolades and the awards they have received, to the stirring media attention they continually managed to generate, not to mention their performances at big shows across Africa and Europe as well as their domination of local music charts over the years, they continue to astound. Their amazing ten-track offering, Dandora Burning, cannot be overlooked when discussing their claim to fame.
From this largely gifted underground hip-hop unit comes a young lady ready and willing to breathe a hefty dose of Good News into the mix. Meet Charity, Mau Mau’s first lady of Gospel.
Though yet to fully break out onto the mainstream Gospel scene, Charity has already made an indelible mark on the underground scene with the release of a number of solid singles. They include Sema Yeah, produced by Gittx of Soulchild Records, Touch produced by Moses of Dolphin Records and Ain’t No Game produced at Ukoo Fulani Mau Mau’s studios Andaki Records.
The artist, who describes her style as a soulful blend of hip-hop, spoken word and neo-soul, fell in love with music from a very early age, developing her writing and singing skills while in primary at Bidii Primary School. She later moved on to State House Girls, where she became an integral part of the music during their Christian Union meetings.
Charity took her first significant musical strides in 2003, winning a musical contest organized by DJ Kev and Mo Sound Entertainment held at the St. Andrews Church. Her triumph opened up a door for her to work with local gospel sensations Jogg-C, now of the Zaidi ya Muziki fame, on her first single Sema Yeah.
Like most of her contemporaries, her musical journey has been far from smooth. Her path has been littered with all sorts of detractors who constantly and noisily disapprove of her true love and preferred genre, hip-hop, as well as its versatile and sometimes flamboyant culture.
The prohibitive cost of recording has also done her cause little justice. Finding a good recording studio with affordable producers who can consistently churn out quality music has been such a monumental challenge for her, one that she admits she needs to face on a regular basis.
Yet Charity is still hopeful, and still going strong, and derives her optimism from Philippians 4:6. She says,
“I am confident that my plans to venture deep into music will succeed, as I have put all my trust in God and His Word – it tells me not to be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, to present my requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard my hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”
Socio-political messages dominate the musical landscape of her Mau Mau camp, and she, together with fellow Gospel affiliate Juliani, believes that her affiliation puts her in the right place to infuse Godly messages of life and hope into their music. She feels compelled to be the light even where she is at, regardless of what her detractors or the mainstream media think.
Small wonder she takes time off her schedule, which also includes her pursuit of an Information Technology Diploma at JKUAT, to find time to tour schools and mission areas with groups such as BTL (Bible Translation & Literacy), the Jogg-C/Gospel Fathers foundation Watetezi Wa Kizazi Chetu, as well as Gospo-Epic Entertainment.
The words of the great American president, Abraham Lincoln, ring true for her.
"I am not bound to win, I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to the light I have."
:: To download her single "Sema Yeah" featuring Jogg-C, Click HERE
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