Why Singers Ella Kenyan Girl, Ashley Queen Pin Turned To Mjengo To Raise Funds For New Songs
Fast-rising Coast songstress Ella Kenyan Girl recently impressed her fans after dropping her new song dubbed Nina Imani.
The singer, blessed with a melodious voice and songwriting skills officially released Nina Imani about a week ago and the reception from her fans was nothing short of success.
In her jam, Ella Kenyan Girl highlighted some of the challenges she has been facing in life and how she has been working hard to make things better.
She goes on to note how she will never give up until she succeeds in the much-competitive music industry.
Well, Nina Imani may have received a warm reception and catapulted the musician to a whole new level but not many people understand, rather know what she went through to record the song.
Faced with tough economic times and inconsiderate music producers, Ella found herself in a tight spot when she could not raise funds for studio fees.
It was at that point that she had a sit down with one of her colleagues in the industry, Ashley Queen Pin and together decided to do everything it takes to get the money for studio fees.
KOM.co.ke has learnt Kenyan Girl and Ashley Queen Pin decided to drop their baby girl vibes and hit construction sites looking for mjengo jobs.
Luckily, the two songstresses managed to secure mjengo jobs on different construction sites where they worked hard for their money.
According to Ella, they decided to go mjengo way because of lack of support from fans, producers and other stakeholders.
Speaking during an exclusive interview with KOM.co.ke, Ella disclosed they felt it was wise to look for their own money for their projects instead of getting used, sexually and otherwise by people who had promised to help them with their music careers.
The Kenyan Girl and Ashley did not stop at that; the two even went as far as working at different carwash spots just but to make money for their upcoming projects.
“You know right now things are tight. And no one can easily help anyone. So we decided to hit mjengo sites looking for work so as to raise money for studio fees. In fact, we’ve also worked at different carwash spots all in a bid to raise funds for production. “ Ella said.
Initially, photos of The Kenyan Girl and Ashley Queen Pin working at construction sites sparked mixed reactions on social media.
Some netizens lauded the two for not choosing jobs and doing whatever they could to make their own money.
Others, however, dragged them online holding that beautiful girls like them should not be doing manual jobs but instead be taken care of by rich men.
