{"id":107720,"date":"2025-01-15T09:03:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T09:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/01\/15\/matata-address-black-tax-in-new-single\/"},"modified":"2025-01-15T09:03:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T09:03:28","slug":"matata-address-black-tax-in-new-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/matata-address-black-tax-in-new-single\/","title":{"rendered":"Matata address black tax in new single"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After hinting at a new era at the beginning of the year, the music group Matata has released a new single called \u201cTuma Madoo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The thought-provoking single, which is the cover of this week\u2019s Spotify Kenya\u2019s New Music Friday, delves into the concept of Black Tax\u2014the societal expectation for individuals, particularly those from marginalised communities, to financially support their extended families.<\/p>\n\n<p>Through poignant lyrics and captivating visuals, \u201cTuma Madoo\u201d sheds light on the emotional and financial struggles faced by those required to send money home despite struggling to make ends meet themselves.<\/p>\n<p>The song stays true to the group\u2019s objective of using their platform to spark dialogue on rarely discussed yet pervasive issues, blending their signature sound with storytelling that resonates deeply with their audience.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the new single, Kenyan artist Bien congratulated them: \u201cWhat a beautiful video\u201d adding that the lyrics had resonated with him.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the new song and video, the group said: \u201cWe wanted to shed light on the financial responsibilities of supporting family and community beyond personal obligations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe song reflects on the joys, challenges, and resilience involved in fulfilling these expectations, shedding light on a reality many can relate to but rarely discuss in music.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.ke\/matata-address-black-tax-in-new-single\/\">Matata address black tax in new single<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.ke\/\">KBC<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After hinting at a new era at the beginning of the year, the music group Matata has released a new single called \u201cTuma Madoo.\u201d The thought-provoking single, which is the cover of this week\u2019s Spotify Kenya\u2019s New Music Friday, delves into the concept of Black Tax\u2014the societal expectation for individuals, particularly those from marginalised communities, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107720\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}