EXTREMELY SAD STORY: Behind TPF Principal ACHIENG ABURA’s smile, there was alot of pain & suffering, before her DEATH, Just read this.

….. there was less than 10 people. Then we did a show with Suzanne, Makadem... a big line­up. Still, we didn’t get the numbers. I’ve raised money for so many things and I was hoping that somebody in turn says, “Okay, let’s support her.” I have learnt one thing from this experience; the people who don’t have that much are the ones who donate to help. But the people who you are certain have, they don’t give.
  This definitely changes your friendships? 
You have to define your friends very carefully. This experience has brought me new friends and it has also taught me that the ones I thought were my friends are not quite my friends. They are those people who stick around you because they like the oomph that comes with your name. So if you drop a little bit, they take off.


What has music taught you all these years?

I believe music is a gift from God. And I don’t generally sit and say, “I’m going to make a hit.” (Laughs) I mean, that’s not me. I just sit and say, “I’ve got this beautiful sound in my head and I’m going to record it.” And so you find people store most of my albums and listen to them over years.

Have you found any financial success in music?

I’ve been living off my music for the longest time. If it wasn’t that I am going through a difficult time now, I’ve lived off my music. There was a time we’d make a lot of money because I’d sing a lot for the corporates. I have a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and a Masters in environmental studies and when my son starts college I’m going to do my PhD. But with my music I want to transform our society. So I’ve written about a lot of things; the girl child, women, environment, our political scenario. I want my music to change somebody’s opinion about life. It’s not just financial success, it is to be able to touch people and make a difference.
What’s the typical day of an artiste like you?
My typical day is that one, I don’t have to wake up at six in the morning. (Laughs). Lucky you. I don’t have to wake up at six in the morning unless I need to. I then get to have some time on the piano because practising, rehearsing is a very high part of it. I’ve just finished a new album, so I’ve moved away from writing new music for a while. Trying to work out how to get it out. Actually it has delayed because my son depreciated a little bit. But I will launch a new album. Then I have a…
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