Labda Kesho

Labda Kesho means &quot;Maybe Tomorrow&quot; in Swahili. Since 2016, Labda Kesho has created and performed original &quot;Kiswanglish Folk&quot; music based on everyday life in Tanzania. Our debut album, &quot;Bajaji Kisses&quot;, was recorded in Moshi, Tanzania at Kenny Mack Studios after a serendipitous encounter at a breakfast buffet on Sunday morning following a gig at the Iringa Sunset Hotel in early February 2020. This brief breakfast conversation resulted in an informal invitation to come up to Moshi for a few days at the end of the month to collaborate with other artists. Having never been in a professional studio, Labda Kesho&#39;s singer/songwriter Meesh embraced the Swahili philosophy of &quot;anything is possible&quot;, and decided to go for it. Filling her old truck with a guitar, ukulele, melodica, accordion, a portable kitchen pantry, camp kit and remote office, and borrowing gas money from family and friends while waiting on consultancy paychecks, Meesh embarked on a solo two week cross-country 2000+ kilometer journey from Njombe to Moshi. With no idea where she was going to sleep and after being warmly welcomed by Kenny Mackyao and his family at their studio/home, Meesh pitched her tent on the roof of the studio with clear views of Kilimanjaro for the next three days. With the time leftover after collaborating with <a href="spotify:artist:6dudkd6wCQupVe5WEgEjwL" data-name="Bob Julie">Bob Julie</a>, Bongo Zozo, and Kipotabo, &quot;Bajaji Kisses&quot; was recorded in just one and a half days and is the result of saying YES to an opportunity, even when there is no guaranteed outcome.