▁a ▁star - search ▁contest ▁on ▁Ken ya ' s ▁urban ▁music ▁station ▁ 9 8 . 4 ▁Capital ▁FM , ▁which ▁he ▁won ▁with ▁his ▁original ▁song ▁" M eg ar ider ." ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁about ▁a ▁p enn il ess ▁young ▁man ▁who ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁s edu ce ▁a ▁woman ▁but ▁only ▁has ▁enough ▁money ▁for ▁Ken ya ▁Bus ▁tick ets , ▁and ▁not ▁the ▁rich ▁l ifest yle ▁she ▁des ires . ▁He ▁later ▁recorded ▁the ▁track ▁with ▁producer ▁Ted d ▁Jos iah ▁and ▁it ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁hot ▁on ▁the ▁charts ▁for ▁weeks . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁turning ▁point ▁in ▁his ▁musical ▁career . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁sign ▁with ▁the ▁Og op a ▁De ej ays ▁label ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁late ▁E - S ir ▁on ▁" Bo om ba ▁Train ," ▁and ▁A man i ▁on ▁the ▁regional ▁hit ▁" N in an oki " ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁which ▁broke ▁Ken yan ▁chart ▁records ▁by ▁remaining ▁nearly ▁four ▁months ▁at ▁number ▁one . ▁▁ ▁He ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁modern ▁music ▁pione ers ▁in ▁Ken ya ▁alongside ▁his ▁wife ▁W ahu ▁K ag wi . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁gone ▁on ▁to ▁tour ▁across ▁the ▁East ▁African ▁region ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . A ▁and ▁U . K . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁released ▁his ▁debut ▁album ▁On ▁Fire . ▁In ▁ 2 0