If you are a fan of Kikuyu secular and traditional music you must have come across Kawhite at some point. He is a popular Kikuyu benga musician who has moved from grass to game through hard work and determination. Some hours ago he was live in an interview with Jeff Kuria and he talked about his music career and how late John Demathew has impacted his music.

Many relate his songs with those of the late John Demathew because their message is always the same with deep meaning. He made it clear that he never met John Demathew when he was alive but he loved his music very much. He said that John Demathew songs have deep meaning and unless you get serious when listening to them you can’t understand the message he was intending to communicate.

He said that his first encounter with John Demathew was in a dream eight months after he died. He said that he was planning to release a song in his remembrance and he wanted to wear a hat like the one he used to wear when he was alive. Unfortunately he didn’t get any and Magua Kioi brought one of the hats which belonged to John Demathew.

While sleeping John Demathew came to him in dream carrying many smaller hats and asked him who told him to be wearing his hats after he died. He took his hat and looked at him for some minutes. He later gave him back the hat and he put it on his head by himself and told him to continue.

After sometime he came to him in a dream again and told him that he wanted to became his father in music. He kept appearing in his dreams to a point he became scared untill he understood what was the meaning of the dreams he was having. Immediately he released the song in remembrance of John Demathew he became famous and to date his songs are bringing an impact in Kikuyu community. Watch the video below from minute 25 and share your views with us.