Muthoni Drummer Queen: Creativity builds nations
Muthoni Drummer Queen: 创意建立国家
Muthoni Drummer Queen's thought-provoking music fuses traditional African drum patterns with modern styles like hip-hop, reggae and blues. Full bio
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into the Kenyan music industry.
的音乐行业,但失败了。
derivative of Kiswahili
的衍生俚语唱歌,
to a Kenyan who sounded like me.
像我这样的肯尼亚人唱歌。
deviation from the norms,
by colonialists in 1895,
一群殖民者的巨鼎,
of our identity
基础上的阶级制度。
our independence,
the new normal.
to move forward since.
许多不同的方式来发展。
currency, infrastructure,
货币,基础设施,
that make a country a country.
不真正热爱的东西。
until we love ourselves.
can only include some of us
called Blankest and Wine,
“布兰克斯特和葡萄酒”的音乐节,
and other misfits.
提供一个平台。
we've programmed over 200 bands
200多个乐队的节目,
of artists and managers,
on technicians, rehearsals,
along the music value chain.
音乐价值链的事情上。
for multiple Kenyan identities to exist,
的肯尼亚人身份存在,
to discover and engage
into a live music circuit.
music can help heal the nation.
来帮助治愈国家。
the biggest distributor of ideas in Kenya,
最大的思想传播渠道,
still choosing radio first.
the diversity that is Kenya.
肯尼亚人了解肯尼亚的多样性。
of all programing on Kenyan radio
所有节目的60%
done in English, Kiswahili
播放用英语、斯瓦希里语
single-language ethnic radio.
interest and demand
对肯尼亚人制作的音乐
the much-needed incomes
narrative about Kenya.
更包容的关于肯尼亚的故事,
what you do not know exists.
too can do the work.
承担这个工作。
that 41 percent of Kenyans
has a huge potential.
that have been put into the sector
和瓦努里·卡休(肯尼亚著名女导演),
a lot more incentives and investments
拍摄工作变得更容易,
can get on the Kenyan TV
能够被搬上荧幕,
difficult conversations
a lot more home-grown stars,
and validation of home.
Kenyan clothes for Kenyan consumers,
廉价肯尼亚服装成为可能,
on second-hand imports.
二手的进口服装。
who are literally world-class.
他们确实是世界级的。
consider themselves worthy
of the immediate future.
一个真正的制造业。
to help heal the psyche of Kenya,
治愈肯尼亚人心灵的能力,
建立一个真正的国家。
to take a minute
immigrant communities,
they have to endure,
they have loved and known.
up in the air with me.
和我一起高举拳头。
to my people building something
that their children will lack for nothing
and treat them like they're basic
基本的东西一样对待他们。
to consider all their options
考虑一下他们所有的选择。
we survive even abortion
即使堕胎我们也活了下来。
watch us how we make it
come and run and overtake it
will you pledge allegiance
你会宣誓效忠吗?
will you take a breather?
你能休息一下吗?
guarantee will blow your mind!
我会让你大吃一惊。
I stay on my grind
to build something that lasts,
we are looking like the owners
看起来就像老板一样,
come and tell us how they want us
他们想要我们那样。
to take over the world soon
尽快接管这个世界。
and the clap while the bass goes
and you really wanna show it
如果你真想表现出来,
move your body, show somebody
展示给别人看,
all this I know, all this I know
我知道这一切。
all this I know, all this I know
我知道这一切。
but we do it how we wanna
想怎么做就怎么做。
检查我们的邮件,
wanna have us but they fail like
但是他们失败了。
take over the world soon
while the bass goes boom
and you really wanna show it
如果你真想表现出来,
move your body, show somebody
展示给别人看,
all this I know, all this I know
我知道这一切。
all this I know, all this I know
我知道这一切。
and you really wanna show it
如果你真想表现出来,
move your body, show somebody
展示给别人看,
all this I know, all this I know
我知道这一切。
all this I know, all this I know
我知道这一切。
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Muthoni Drummer Queen - MusicianMuthoni Drummer Queen's thought-provoking music fuses traditional African drum patterns with modern styles like hip-hop, reggae and blues.
Why you should listen
Muthoni Drummer Queen is the founder of two festivals in East Africa: Blankets & Wine, a platform for emerging and established "alternative" Kenyan and African artists that has since expanded to franchises in Uganda and Rwanda; and Africa Nouveau, an annual music and arts festival gathering creators, curators and fans of "African cool."
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