Comments on: My Hero: Eric Wainaina http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/03/my-hero-eric-wainaina/ African's personal development blog Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:38:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/03/my-hero-eric-wainaina/comment-page-1/#comment-5391 admin Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:43:55 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/172/my-hero-eric-wainaina/#comment-5391 @Samuel: I don't know if its the same but for his second CD, when I bought it from itunes, the digital booklet came with lyrics for all his songs. The name of the album with ritwa riaku is sawa sawa and its a great album. @Samuel: I don’t know if its the same but for his second CD, when I bought it from itunes, the digital booklet came with lyrics for all his songs. The name of the album with ritwa riaku is sawa sawa and its a great album.

]]> By: Samuel http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/03/my-hero-eric-wainaina/comment-page-1/#comment-5389 Samuel Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:47:11 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/172/my-hero-eric-wainaina/#comment-5389 Hi there? Please please please somebody tell me where I can get the lyrics to the "Ritwa riaku" track. I so totally love that so. I don't really understand kikuyu but would like to sing along to it when I'll be liistening to it for the umpteenth time. Hi there? Please please please somebody tell me where I can get the lyrics to the “Ritwa riaku” track. I so totally love that so. I don’t really understand kikuyu but would like to sing along to it when I’ll be liistening to it for the umpteenth time.

]]> By: admin http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/03/my-hero-eric-wainaina/comment-page-1/#comment-5092 admin Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:49:04 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/172/my-hero-eric-wainaina/#comment-5092 @bisem: Twende Twende is aweessome, it has been on my ipod for the last year or so and is still doing the rotation. Joka, Adhiambo, Dunia ina Mambo....awesome. The most recent album I have downloaded in the same vein from itunes is Sauti Sol, which is great so far. Check out their track Lazizi on Youtube, very smooth. @bisem: Twende Twende is aweessome, it has been on my ipod for the last year or so and is still doing the rotation. Joka, Adhiambo, Dunia ina Mambo….awesome.

The most recent album I have downloaded in the same vein from itunes is Sauti Sol, which is great so far. Check out their track Lazizi on Youtube, very smooth.

]]> By: bisem http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/03/my-hero-eric-wainaina/comment-page-1/#comment-5085 bisem Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:34:12 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/172/my-hero-eric-wainaina/#comment-5085 You should have seen me almost `amen'ing as I read your article, so so true. I just bought his album off iTunes wednesday and been listening constantly ever since. What I can add on his Twende twende album, there songs are off the charts awesome! The singles such as twende twende and joka are great but the other unreleased singles are even better, the mark of every great artist I know. I have had the pleasure of watching him and Kanji live, there is just something about these two, muziki yao ni ya kiwako cha kipekee. You should have seen me almost `amen’ing as I read your article, so so true. I just bought his album off iTunes wednesday and been listening constantly ever since. What I can add on his Twende twende album, there songs are off the charts awesome! The singles such as twende twende and joka are great but the other unreleased singles are even better, the mark of every great artist I know. I have had the pleasure of watching him and Kanji live, there is just something about these two, muziki yao ni ya kiwako cha kipekee.

]]> By: Mwangi http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/03/my-hero-eric-wainaina/comment-page-1/#comment-860 Mwangi Fri, 08 May 2009 13:32:59 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/172/my-hero-eric-wainaina/#comment-860 @Rence: Ideas of what nature? No problem, you can put my article there. I am actually in Kenya for a working holiday, I went to see him 2 weeks back and am going to see him next week and have been on his FB for a while. I tried to interview him for an interview by going through email and facebook a while back but folks gave me the run around for months and so I gave up...... @Rence: Ideas of what nature? No problem, you can put my article there. I am actually in Kenya for a working holiday, I went to see him 2 weeks back and am going to see him next week and have been on his FB for a while. I tried to interview him for an interview by going through email and facebook a while back but folks gave me the run around for months and so I gave up……

]]> By: Rence http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/03/my-hero-eric-wainaina/comment-page-1/#comment-861 Rence Fri, 08 May 2009 11:59:16 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/172/my-hero-eric-wainaina/#comment-861 Hi Mwangi, I'm Eric's intern currently and I'm working on an e-newsletter; do you have any ideas to share on that /would you object to my placing this article there of course(of course stating your name and blog) And about Eric performing live I hope you know about the regular Club Afrique gigs- every Thursday from 8pm to 11pm and this Thursday, Atemi is performing as well,her grand finale so if you want to drop by you can. Also you can be Eric's friend on facebook- Eric James Wainaina; just send a friend request there. Again, it IS true that Eric is a wonderful song writer and singer and especially because he thouight his music important enough to go to school and learn more abt it( I think currently the only other artist I know who's done that is Kanjii) Keep up the good work. And get ready for the 3rd album: Love and Protest which will be out in July. Hi Mwangi,

I’m Eric’s intern currently and I’m working on an e-newsletter; do you have any ideas to share on that /would you object to my placing this article there of course(of course stating your name and blog)
And about Eric performing live I hope you know about the regular Club Afrique gigs- every Thursday from 8pm to 11pm and this Thursday, Atemi is performing as well,her grand finale so if you want to drop by you can.
Also you can be Eric’s friend on facebook- Eric James Wainaina; just send a friend request there.

Again, it IS true that Eric is a wonderful song writer and singer and especially because he thouight his music important enough to go to school and learn more abt it( I think currently the only other artist I know who’s done that is Kanjii)

Keep up the good work. And get ready for the 3rd album: Love and Protest which will be out in July.

]]> By: Mwangi http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/03/my-hero-eric-wainaina/comment-page-1/#comment-859 Mwangi Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:57:57 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/172/my-hero-eric-wainaina/#comment-859 @Sims: You can find it on Itunes or on Youtube. It appears the source I got it from must have gone down. @Sims: You can find it on Itunes or on Youtube. It appears the source I got it from must have gone down.

]]> By: Sims http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/03/my-hero-eric-wainaina/comment-page-1/#comment-858 Sims Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:19:52 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/172/my-hero-eric-wainaina/#comment-858 HI, Wanted to sample twende twende but the link is broken, of all the songs! Can you help me out? Send me a working link, please! HI,
Wanted to sample twende twende but the link is broken, of all the songs!
Can you help me out? Send me a working link, please!

]]> By: Mwangi http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/03/my-hero-eric-wainaina/comment-page-1/#comment-857 Mwangi Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:48:42 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/172/my-hero-eric-wainaina/#comment-857 @Caroline: Any links to share to do with Karimi Gituma? You know one of the great tragedies is to this day I have never had the good pleasure of seeing Eric live. I definitely agree that a lot of up and comers in Kenya should borrow a leaf from him and first of all just become artists who are willing to play with music and do something new and remix things in ways they have never been done before. I have only heard one song by Caroline Atemi but I think she is a pretty talented gal as well. @Caroline: Any links to share to do with Karimi Gituma? You know one of the great tragedies is to this day I have never had the good pleasure of seeing Eric live.
I definitely agree that a lot of up and comers in Kenya should borrow a leaf from him and first of all just become artists who are willing to play with music and do something new and remix things in ways they have never been done before.
I have only heard one song by Caroline Atemi but I think she is a pretty talented gal as well.

]]> By: Caroline http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/03/my-hero-eric-wainaina/comment-page-1/#comment-856 Caroline Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:20:07 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/172/my-hero-eric-wainaina/#comment-856 Eric is definitely a force to reckon with, he came to perform at a vumakenya concert in Boston which was for a benefit dinner regarding the aftermath of the 2007 elections and I can tell you for a fact he brought the house down. I definitely think that most if not all the upcoming Kenyan artists should borrow a leaf from him.......on the note, you should definitely check Karimi Gituma out, she is the founder of the vumakenya initiative and she has some great things in store!!!!!!!!! Eric is definitely a force to reckon with, he came to perform at a vumakenya concert in Boston which was for a benefit dinner regarding the aftermath of the 2007 elections and I can tell you for a fact he brought the house down. I definitely think that most if not all the upcoming Kenyan artists should borrow a leaf from him…….on the note, you should definitely check Karimi Gituma out, she is the founder of the vumakenya initiative and she has some great things in store!!!!!!!!!

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