Kabazi MCA Dr. Peter Mbae has made a passionate appeal to the Nakuru County Governor on behalf of musicians.
Speaking in Subukia on Tuesday during the burial of mugithi maestro Mighty Salim, Mbae said it’s high time a modern studio was set up to cater for Nakuru County musicians.
“Mr. Governor, we have been singing this song every now and then. You have put money into the Nakuru Players theater. You have put money into Keringet stadium for athletes, and you’re putting 300 million into Afraha Stadium. Can’t we have even 50 million for a modern studio for our musicians?” Posed Dr. Mbae.
Mbae, a first time MCA explained how Nakuru musicians have been suffering shuttling between Nakuru and Nairobi to have their music recorded. This despite the fact that Subukia has emerged as an epicenter for local musicians overtaking Gatanga.
In previous years, Gatanga in Murang’a was considered the home of the best Musicians and music was seen as the cash crop for the area. At any given time, Gatanga would have several reigning musicians.
Mbae went on to reveal that Mzee Salim, the father of the Salim singing family had a studio and music school where he was training young people. Unfortunately, the studio had very archaic equipment.
For best management of the studio, Dr. Mbae proposes to have local musicians form the board of the proposed studio.
