Budding Kenyan musician hopes Rihanna will hear him

Despite the dangers associated with being an anti-stock theft police officer especially in Turkana, he still has time for music, a passion he has had since he was in nursery school.

Perhaps that’s the reason that gave Antony Bosiben alias Shanton the audacity to address a song to Rihanna six years ago while still in Form Two.

The song entitled 'Cosy Lifestyle' was meant to appreciate Rihanna’s musical milestones, lyrics that he emailed to Def Jam Records in New York.

“I’m not sure whether she got it but I am still hopeful that it will one day come to her attention,” he says.

Shanton’s style of music mainly focuses on normal rap music/hip hop, as well as fusing rock with kapuka.

MOTHER INSPIRED HIM

Despite the fact the he started singing as a little boy, having gotten inspiration from his mother who was a local gospel artiste, his star as a rapper shone even brighter while in high school where he was once named as the best rapper during a talent search.

He recorded his first song ‘Red Carpet’ early in 2014 immediately after graduating from the GSU Training School.

“So far it is doing pretty well having been played in some local stations,” he states.

Currently he is working on the video of his new hit ‘Tell ‘em’ with plans underway to release it in 2015.

“We are through with the audio but it will have to wait until the video is ready for release,” he adds.

His dream remains to work with Octopizzo, as well as Rihanna and Jay Z on the international scene.

As he tries to find his way in this so unpredictable waters of Kenyan music, he says his greatest challenge has been raising money for recording quality videos, as well as getting time from his busy schedule as a police officer.

But that, as he puts it, is part of being a great musician.