'It brings tears to my eyes...' Tanasha Donna reveals why her music journey

Piece by: Peninah Njoki
Entertainment

Tanasha Donna has thanked her fans for helping her propel her music career despite the fact that she recently joined the industry.

Being a woman in the music industry is not easy so is being a single working mother. Taking to her social media, she penned

'1.5M + views in 1 month. That’s an achievement & a half for me. It’s not easy for a female in this industry doing it on her own...

The sleepless nights my team & I had, financing your own projects (songs & videos) being behind every single step or every creative process of any project, having to enter boardroom meetings & try convince some bosses (some of whom are team mafisi) to TRUST THE ART... having a son & family to take care of.'

Like every other entrepreneur, Tanasha says being your own boss is tough but the rewards are worth every sleepless night.

'Being your own boss is TOUGH I tell you, BUT when you see the fruits of your hard work finally blossom & grow into something amazing you know you’re BLESSED & become GRATEFUL.

And trust me I’m just getting started..

Got so much lined up for this year Especially collaborations, both local & international! I feel like I’m literally done recording for the year now. Weh! 😂😅 Just busy with visuals now!'

Having grown abroad Tanasha says the love Kenyans have shown her is out of this world.

'Thanks to everyone who showed SAWA so much love. Not my type of music genre, though I just had to drop a positive catchy song to encourage us all during tough times. My country 🇰🇪 , My beautiful KENYA...

Everywhere I go, the amount of love & recognition you all show me is amazing. Sometimes I walk to the shop or supermarket forgetting that people recognize me & when people just start singing “ Sawa sawa na weweeee”.

It brings tears to my eyes... I still forget every day & drive out in my slippers & pj’s kununua maziwa & still get shocked when people on the streets call my name.'

In conclusion, the mother of one added,

'Sorry i’l always be new to this guys 🙈🙊😂😂 THANK YOU EAST AFRICA, our song trended not only in EA but also all over UAE 🇦🇪.

Hit #1 in countries I never expected leave alone ever been to, Qatar, Dubai, Oman, Saudi... & it’s all because of the amazing love East Africans & Africans have shown me even when most thought I wouldn’t make it far once on my own.

Thank you all, thanks to my amazing little team! Without them i’m nothing!'