YOUTH EMPOWERMENT.
Style With Alphy is a Global Fashion Blog that affects change through style and social awareness. Its a Fashion blog whose cause is to use fashion as a weapon to bring change to the world. Part of the cause that we deal with is to Empower our youths who are doing something Noble in the society. We always do this by providing for them a platform to tell our readers about themselves, what they do e.t.c.
ONE ON ONE
Farida Cherono is a 19 years old girl from Eldoret town who has discovered her passion in the music industry and is determined to pursue it to the latter. He sits down with us and opens about her journey so far and part of her future plans:
1.Tell us about yourself? (name, age,school...)
My ID name Is Farida Cherono Ali. Am 19 years of age
and joining Shan Tao Graphics School Next Year For A Course In 3D
graphics And Animation.This Is Because Of My Love For Art.
2. What inspired you to join the music industry?
Music has Always Been In My heart Right From Primary
School(Class 1)when i used to lead in singing choruses before we break
for home. So, i love music so much..but now i major in pop and rap
music.My inspiration is from this Tanzanian Artist Rosa Ree and U.S
Rappers Nicki Minaj & Cardi B..They Are my icons!!
3. How can you describe your journey so far?
Music ain't a game that you just wake up and you
decide you wanna play..No. So far in the industry i must say its not
been a walk in the park..it is tough and you need to be tougher to go
through to get what you want. Music is a Challenge and you have to have a
major drive to ride along.
4. What is your biggest achievement so far?
Whoa!..Ummm I can say my biggest achievement so far is
first of all the recognition of my music locally. I heard of this Mseto
Talent Search hosted by Willy M Tuva And Dj Flash of Mambo Mseto East
Africa Which went down at Club Timber every Thursday and I Decided to
try out..I went ahead and performed My Latest Song "Believe In Me" and i
must say i was overwhelmed by the reception it got..i then dud a
freestyle rap and even before i finished i was chosen for a contract for
the upcoming artists. Thanks Be to God. Another achievement is being
called to curtain raise for artists such as Otile Brown,Timmy Tdat And
Redsan When they came to Eldoret.
5. What is your take on the Kenya music industry?
It is a tough industry..needs one to be financially
stable..very competitive but i love it that way coz it gives an artist
the morale to go on and deliver something hotter. Hence it keeps me on
track.
6. Do you plan to take on it as as serious career?
Yes i do. I will combine the art of Graphics and
Music because with the passion and determination i have for it i know it
will take me to greater heights. Music all the way for me.
7. What is your main message of your song, what do you usually purpose to sing about?
I do pop music which mostly is on love issues and
rap music which mostly is viewed as influential music. I am a feminist
and my latest song though is about the urban girl child
empowerment..with what happens in our current world..though many of the
boy child view it as a diss track but its not.
8.What are some of your future plans?
In 2 years
Time i want to make the best out of Farry Sasha as a brand (though i
will Be re branding to Sasha DmB soon). I want in this span of time my
music to go international and i Believe it will because i Believe In Me.
9. Who are your role model?
Locally its Papa Jones who is also a mentor to me and out of the Boundaries is Rosa Ree, Cardi B and Nicki Minaj.
10.Who would you love to do a collabo with?
Them. My Role Models Papa Jones, Rosa Ree, Cardi B and Nicki Minaj. Haha I Guess I Gat To develop an ascent!
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STYLE WITH ALPHY'S MENTOR SHIP PROGRAM .
Under
this segment, as part of our initiative in empowering the youths, we
have started an online mentor ship program that will focus on helping
the youths reach out for their goal by guiding them on how they can
start pursuing them. Most of the time, I personally receive a lot of
messages from my fellow youths inquiring how i started doing what am
doing to be where i am, and i thought it wise to use my platform to also
help them start up by sharing some of my experience and tips with them.
Over the past, most of the questions that I receive through my Inboks is:
Over the past, most of the questions that I receive through my Inboks is:
- How did you start?
- How did you do it?
- What inspired you?
TOPIC: HOW TO START CHASING YOUR GOAL.
Everyone has a dream and a goal that they want to achieve in life but the question is, how do they go about it? As part of our initiative in empowering the youths, we have started an online mentor ship program that will guide the youths on how they can start chasing for their goals. We will be having a weekly online engagements with the youths, sample down their thoughts and opinions then discuss them through our online platform. So am going to explain this based on my own point of view and how i did it to where i am.
So our first topic of discussion today is focused on how the youths can start chasing their dreams. The first step is to:
- Discover where your passion lies: Before anything, you should first realize where your passion is, what is that that you really love doing? once you figure out , then you are good to go. There is nothing bad than doing something that you don't love, you will never have interest in it,neither will you even find time to do it, hence wasting your energy on it. Find out that is it that your heart desires, that gift that God gave you and utilize it to the fullest and trust me, the results will be good.Even when you face any challenge, you won't give up because your mind will be focused on the end results and you will even work extra hard on it.
- Find a platform: After discovering where your passion lies, find a platform through which you can use to build and develop your idea, whether its Fashion, Music, Art, Business, Dance, Football e.t.c. My advise is that you is to utilize Social Media very well, it is one of the best platform that you can use to build and grow your talent and brand. Whether you are a musician, poet, dancer, fashion blogger/stylist, a ,Model e.t.c, open a Facebook, Instagram and a twitter page and start marketing yourself by exposing your ideas, services and other things that you would want people to know about you. Now they say that a journey of a thousand miles starts with one single step, so when you see one or two people just liking, sharing and commenting your posts, do not be disappointed or heartbroken, you should be happy that at least someone has seen what you do. Social media is not the only platform that you can use to market yourself, no, there are so many of them. If you are a dancer, a poet, a musician, or an actors, attend different shows around you and request for an opportunity to perform, even if you won't be paid, but at least you will be given a platform to perform and you never know where you luck will come through. A platform can also be through the Television, Radio and newspapers, personally that is what i do, i always apply for this opportunities to tell people about myself, what i do e.t.c. Find them through social media, get their emails, apply for a platform, pray to God, and you will be called for an opportunity to talk to the public about yourself. Well, i may not be able to mention all the platforms but i know you know how you can get them. But for the once have listed above, put them into consideration.
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Meanwhile, keep Styling With Alphy, keep Inspiring.
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