Jua Cali cheekily narrated an interesting experience he had during his early days as a musician.
Jua Cali recounted in a social media post how they were chased off stage with Nonini during their early musical careers by enraged Egerton students.
Clemo had invited the duo to play at the Njoro-based institution after they had the experience. Clemo was in Egerton in 2001, while Jua Cali and Nonini started out in the entertainment world.
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"Tulifika ma usiku so tukaenda kwa mess tukadishi halafu Clemo na Arton (landlord) wakatupeleka kwa rooms tuka freshen up tukakue ready for show. Kumbuka hio time tulikua relatively new kwa industry but Clemo alikua amesambaza ma songs zetu kwa students kadha so kuna watu walikua familiar na songs zetu," Jua Cali.
"Hio time mimi na Nonini tulikua the dynamic duo so tuliingia stage pamoja if my memory serves me right tulianza na song yangu RUKA kwa katikati ya performance sijui nini ilihappen kuna msee mmoja alitupa hizi plastic cups kwa stage all over sudden ma chupa zikaanza kufly mingi manze ma stude hawataki kuskiza tukiperform!! Kelele pia ilikua mob haungeskia ata ngoma ikiimba tukaona hapa ni noma ikabidi tuhepe stage. Kwa mind zetu tunajiambia weh!!! hii industry ya mziki ni noma hivi!" he added.
That was a bad start for the music industry, but Jua Cali says it didn't deter them. Instead, they persisted and released songs that propelled them to national prominence. He has pushed artists to learn from their mistakes to stay in business.
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"We felt dejected but that incident did not stop us from pursuing our dreams. After a few years Calif records blew up we had no bad blood with Egerton they called us back for many events which we accepted went back and killed all of them. So kwa Artist wote!! kuna hurdles mob mutapitia starting off but most importantly keep your eyes on the prize and don’t give up," he said
