...I have just watched Ian Mbugua tear to pieces Steve for his choice of a Luo song, that will not be understood by many. As usual it was 'poor diction'. But sober Steve answered back very intelligently that he cant please anybody and when he chooses a song he has his target audince in mind. Ian looked so embarrased by this challenge. But I think the guy is not as knowledgeable about music as people think. Lingala music is enjoyed by millions of people around the world and they dont understand a word of it....

...Thogoto trains primary school teachers...He can make a very excellent primary school teacher!!!

Ian was really off point on that and kudos to Steve for an apt response. I was also a bit put off by Edu's comments on Ian but I guess Ian deserved it with his unfair comments regarding Ramogi night. I really enjoyed the Nyar Suba song even if I couldn't understand most of it.

That's the wrath you attract when you try to smack people as if you were perfect. Its then that people start digging back into your history and find out that after all you are a graduate of TTC and a music teacher somewhere. If he were as perfect as he portrays himself, he should be something much better to write home about.
Whats wrong in a song just because you dont understand the language. YAK, his jugdment on the basis of the language of the song leaves alot to be desired, he just lowered the respect he upheld just by that statement. Ian we know that you are a sadist but this time as you like saying
"you were way out of the key".

Until I saw in the newspapers that Ian actually has a family...I used to think ni mtu wa kufunguwa ama kufunguliwa boot

Baaba Maal, Selif Keita, Yossour N'dour, Late Franco Makiadi and many other African stars have recieved INTERNATIONAL recognition and stardom...Nobody cares about the language they sing in as long as the voice and the beat is fine...
....and just to help him DICTION means 'clarity with which somebody pronounces words when speaking or singing'. It has nothing to do with understanding a different language. You can have good or poor diction in Luo, Kikuyu, English etc.
....On this one Bwana Judge owes people an an apology!!!
...He unfairly kicked out K-Denk out of the competition when the boy was a darling to many simply because he could not pronounce swahili words.

I think I'm the wrong person to reply to this thread because I tend to agree with everything Ian says just that I would not easily find such mean words to describe the performances as he does. But I guess that's why he's the judge and I'm not.

I was horrified to note that Ian's hair was dyed black.....Probably wants to remain relevant til TPF 40....BK

@njung'e and @magigi - Aren't you guys being overly critical and unfair to the fellow? Dying one's hair is a personal choice. I don't see how it concerns the rest of us.

Yap, he has gay tendencies.... ama ni maringo tu...