Liz Kamau up close and personal

I grew up in a small town called Eldoret in Kenya. I started singing at a young age, always competing with my younger brother seeing who could be the best. It was fun times but deep down I knew I wanted to be a singer when I grow up. I started writing simple songs aged nine and carried on right through to high school. I was in a girl band back then called ‘Eternal Happiness’ and we wrote a few songs too.

Like most Africans though, I choose a career over passion, something to fall back on. I went with Pharmacy and studied that at the University of Manchester. I then went on to work as a pharmacist in different roles. Eventually the novelty of the job wore off and at the same time an opportunity came up for me to do a music production course. I did that most nights after work and got trained as a producer, which allowed me to set up a mini studio at home.  It was then that my song writing really grew because I was able to put everything together and hear the music being played back. Also being a part of Jubilee Church choir for years helped to shape, mould and discipline me as a Praise Worship leader. I learnt that worship is not something you do; it is a lifestyle with strict standards. These standards are not imposed or forced upon an individual but rather come after one makes a conscious decision to lead a holy life before God and to then offer their life to be used for His service.

The first song that I ever recorded was Sauti a Swahili song. After that I produced ‘Why I love Jesus’, which is still one of my favourite songs because it always reminds me of the tremendous price that Jesus paid for all humanity on the cross. It was after that period when I met Wole Oni an award-winning producer who went on to produce ‘Love Never Fails’, my new single. I released the Audio version of it one year ago and was finally able to shoot the video for it and have it released that as well. I give God the glory for being my anchor through the years, and for always encouraging me and pushing me forwards even when it seemed like my world had literally stopped. I owe everything that I am to God because only He has been there every moment and every second of my life.

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           A little song by Liz : why i love Jesus