ANKO Etv

21/09/2025

Yawa! Mbona nawekwa page moja na Sabato yaye? At least sisi hutusi 20% mediocre songs, and support 80% real music. Hamtatulamisha kusupport kina Parroty bana! But we appreciate the recognition! PlayKeMusic!

Now that the busy summer is over, I have managed to go through my inbox and read so many comments on this page.

I would just like to clarify a few things:

📌I am not a PR agent in the music industry, and this is not a PR page. There’s absolutely no musician or their management, that pay me to influence what I write on this page. Everything I write here is truly from my point of view and do not represent anyone else or any organization. I have said it here many times, I am not a blogger. I am a journalist. I will write what needs to be written, based on research, interviews, industry experience and of course, my opinion.

📌I started this page two years ago after Kenyan musician Bahati went online to complain about the invasion of Naija and Bongo music, constantly topping Kenyan charts. I decided to start posting on what went wrong and possible solutions, all based on insights inspired by my close to 25 years as an entertainment journalist.

📌I write TBT stories on Thursdays. The Kenyan music industry has very many untold stories. There is no library out here in the UK that I can refer to. Most of the stories are purely based on my experience in the industry and what I can remember. A few times I call people to clarify some stories, which is normal. Someone has to tell these stories.

📌Upcoming artists. I don’t touch them. It’s not that I don’t like them or don’t want to support them, no. You see, I did my time. The upcoming artists I wrote about and supported when I was based in Nairobi, are now established artists. I grew with them, career wise. That’s why I concentrate mostly on the established ones. There are very many young and new journalists and bloggers who will do that, and will grow with them. I am not here to hog their space. To support upcoming acts, I will be sharing, like I always do, titbits and insights on how to navigate in this tough industry. Purely based on my experience in my career. Shout out to creators like High On Bars, Bloga Flani, Ian Steve, Achieng Otiato, Hip Hop Heads, Alex Manya, among others. Ukitaka kusoma matusi kwa artists, kuna kina Sabato na ANKO TV, they have perfected that. If I want to check who is currently trending, I will camp on Jay Classic’s page, the unofficial YouTube views and followers correspondent. Keep doing that kid, very helpful.

📌On the international entertainment scene, especially on Afro Beats, I got you. I got access to that. I will be filling you in.

📌Finally, no podcast. I can control myself better in writing, I have done this a long time. I can’t promise that on a podcast. Hehe. You see, during my time in Nairobi for about 15 years, so many artists trusted me with information. I hold so many industry secrets. They are safe, not sure if I should say ‘for now’…hehe.

Kwa hayo tisa, nafikiri tuko pamoja. Let’s engage positively. For any questions, the comments section and my inbox, all open. Cheers

JOHN MOSH

21/09/2025

Najua mnapenda kelele but kwa Hiphop hii Kenya, OG IS COMPETING WITH HIMSELF! Every kid on the block is compared to him. Sijui, Scar, sijui Munga, sijui Sewer, sijui Virusi Mbaya, hao ni watoto wote! Hata Nyashinski kwa rap hafikii OG. Nimesema kwa rap, si hizo maKapuka zake na hizo songs za melody anatoa oflet. Na mtu asitaje ex-rapper wa Kibera hapa.

20/09/2025

OCTO FANS! Hizi ndizo Bars hua mnasema hatuwezi elewa ama kuna zingine? Ukiskia mtu anasema “you need high IQ to understand blablabla” jua tu anaShout his low IQ.

20/09/2025

NGUNGA BY W***y Paul msafi.
1. Vocals- 10/10. Very melodic and relaxed. No noise.
2. Video- 10/10. Not crowded with dancers as usual. Cinematography on top. K Thomas, Big up!
3. Song writing- 9/10. Great improvement. Ni K**a ameanza kuHang out na Kodong Klan geniuses.
4. Vixens- 8/10. Many Tiktokers. Na si warembo.
5. Location- 2/10. Unashootia tu aje video kwa HOTEL YA RUTO? nkt

20/09/2025

STEP SANA! I admire what Toxic’s manager is doing. FOLLOW MONEY, with Good music, fans will always follow. Oooh ooh hatutaki mapenzi na bado mnampea 2M views in a month. Those mapenzi songs Ni za kuperform Westlands, wewe ngoja ataPerform Chinje na ile ngoma ya madanda wa E plain pale Kayole Keg Base. Smart guy that one, before mumalize kulia, ashatoa hardcore rap hatari STEP SANA just before SHULE ZIFUNGWE, mtasahau hizi love songs and get confused more! Akikuboo, anaanza kukubamba! 🎵 mbona unangoja njora ndio utoboke mafala ka nyi ndio mnaleta msako shoke 🎵 am cool na bado anaongeza njeve 🎵

19/09/2025

DOMANI MUNGA!

GREATEST KENYAN RAPPERS OF ALL TIMES
1. Nyashinski
2. Abass Kubaff
3. The whole Camp Mulla team
4. Juliani- (first rapper to make a million Ksh from rap).
5. Kantai
6. Khaligraph Jones
7. Collo Klepto
8. Scar Mkadinali
9. Zaka of Wenyeji-Ukoo Flani- 🎵 Elfu mbili na sita, nashika, nazika, naandika, mistari, mizani 🎵
10. Sewersydah
11. Stella Mwangi (STL)
BONUS:
12. Nazizi
13. Domani Munga (Due to public demand but simRank saana),
14. Both Buruklyn boyz,
15. Toxic Lyrikali
16. Prime Octopizzo! THE LIST IS FINAL! Arguments pelekea Zuchu!

19/09/2025

THE GENUIS LYRICS
🎵 Hatuitishi ruhusa kuguza
Tuaishi nchi rais utundura
Na ukisnitch juu ya clique unasundwa
Shokde Lee tunakam kuchunguza
UMBWA 🎵

HOW YOUR GIRLFRIE SINGS THEM:
🎵 Hatuitishi ruhusa kuguza,
Tuna issue rahisi huku nduru,
Na ukisnitch jua click unasundwa
Shót delètè unakam kuchungwa
UMBWA! 🎵

So, YOUR STÚPÍĎ GÁLFRÍÈND WANTED THE SONG TO BE BANNÈD BECAUSE SHE FAILED LITERATURE and thinks the song is enncouraging ráàpè and domestik vayolens! Bro, Wacha kudinya madem wajinga! You deserve better!

19/09/2025

I HÀȚÈ EVERYONE pushing the international narrative amongst Kenyan artists. Not everyone needs to go international. People like Mejja can be millionaires by just singing to Kenyans and keg patrons. Watu K**a Stoopid, Mbogi Genje, and Parroty do not even need to hit past Naivasha. Bahati, Masauti and Otile don’t need to go past Congo! Sasa international achieni kina Redson, OG Na Bien, wacheni kusumbua kila mtu Na international nyefnyef! Bladifwaaaakin! Very soon mtaanza kuambia vernacular artists pia waUpgrade to international status? Katombi akue Na fans Mexico na Samido ahit Sweden na hizo ngoma zake substandard?

19/09/2025

Sipendi venye mnafanya NIKITA KERING akue a local girl. Mzazi hawezi struggle kusomesha mtoto wake Brookhouse, afanye kazi na Rihanna, akue kwa Billboards za New York, halaf mnataka akue level moja na classmates wa MAANDY wa Kayole ‘Mental’! Nooo!

18/09/2025

WHY SEWER ANAOSHA SCAR oflet. SCAR USED TO BE the biggest Mkadinali in the initial stages, to the point that people urged him to go solo. However, The more people understand Wakadinali philosophy, the more they realise he is the weakest link in the group. Munga k!lls with hooks, Sewer is a genius, but why did the fans relate with Scar first? Because he has relateable lyrics. No wonder he blended with Bien naturally. He flows like the oldskul Kapuka-rap and most Kenyans hawapendi kuStrain kufikiria. Fans didn’t like Sewer coz IQ yao haiwaruhusu that’s why they considered Scar the best. Scar is good kwa Wakadinali but have you realised kwa solo career ameStruggle sana, Sewer anamuosha kila dakika?

18/09/2025

TOP ARTISTS IN DIFFERENT ERAS.
1. Early 1990s- Les Wanyika, Maroon Commandos.
2. Late 1990s- Them Mushrooms, Ukoo Flani Mau Mau
3. Early 2000- Kapuka artists (E-Sir and Ogopa DJ crew.), Kalamashaka
4. Late 2000- Genge Crew (Calif and Homeboyz)
5. Early 2010- Gospel season. Pozze, Baha, Daddy Owen, etc. Merimela, Jaguar, Grandpa Records. DRYSPELL IN KENYAN MUSIC, Naija wave
6. Late 2010- Sauti Sol, Timmy TDat? MORE DRYSPELL. Bongo wave. No Kenyan songs trending in Kenya thanks to Tuva and Coast journalists.
7. 2019-2022- GENGETONE WAVE! Literally killedd Bongo and Naija waves, creating a new platform for Kenyan music.
8. 2023- Numerous artists because a platform had been created by GENGETONE. The beneficiaries starts k!lling Gengetone.
9. 2024- More artists and genres being born including Arbantone.
10. 2025- 80% of trending on YT are kenyan songs.
DO YOU SEE WHAT I JUST DID THERE?