Blinky, the Kenyan bandleader whose crew shaped ‘cool’ Nairobi music scene

Bill ‘Blinky’ Sellanga speaks on life before the music, his career and the evolution of one of Kenya’s most beloved bands. “Just a Band’s music is timeless,” she states matter-of-factly to Al Jazeera. ” Things fall apart “When Just a Band took a hiatus, they not only left a gaping hole in my soul but one in the Kenyan music space, as well,” states Ashioya. Samuel Mbugua, one of the faces in their fan-generated music video, Probably for Lovers, describes his feelings on hearing news of the band’s break up to Al Jazeera as a “mixed bag”. “There’s a DNA in the way that we make music as Just a Band,” adding, “There’s a feeling that the music gives you.