Musician Choku Appears as Guest Artist at #Talk2Raila

The Prime Minister with the Artist Choku on the talk2raila session.

Kenyan artists and celebs are now regular guests at the popular #talk2raila interactive internet sessions, where the Prime Minister engages Kenyans on a variety of topical issues. 

Yesterday's session was not any different and singer and songwriter Choku, whose mellow voice, determination and savory persona has earned her recognition as one of the premiere female artists in the Kenyan music industry, was the guest artist at #talk2raila during which time the Prime Minister spoke to Kenyans about devolution in relation to the current Teacher's and Doctor's strike.

Born Wambui Kimaru, Choku (Slang for Chocolate) first made an impact in the Kenyan music scene in 2003 when she released her single “Pole” featuring Genge artiste Juacali. She later joined the Calif Records stable, where she teamed up with Rat-a-tat and the late Lady S to form the group Calif Angles and recorded the hit song ‘Kilio’, which earned the group a Kisima awards nomination in 2007.

She later recorded the single “Vitu na like” with Rat-a tat produced by Maichblaq & the Herbalist which also earned her a second Kisima award nomination in 2008. After this, Choku decided to resume her solo music career. In 2009 she recorded and released the song “Slowride” which topped the Kenyan charts.

The new release “Haya” is a song composed and written by Choku. Haya is a Swahili word which means “shy”. The song is about a girl who is interested in a guy but she is to shy to express it.

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