SANAIPEI TANDE ON WHY SHE WON’T RETURN TO RADIO

Multi-talented Kenyan artist Sanaipei Tande, renowned for her success as a singer, actress, and former radio presenter, recently shared insights into her career during an interview with Cheptoek Boyo on the Buzz Central Podcast. 

Among the topics discussed, Sanaipei revealed why she has no plans to return to radio, “Radio has changed so much. I’m not sure whether I will go back to radio now. It’s like TV now. You know, there’s cameras on, and going live all the time. It’s just not the same radio that we used to do. Back in the day, it was you in the studio alone, having to animate all these things. That in itself was turning you into an actress without even knowing it. It was an act.”

When asked about her music career, she described it as both rewarding and challenging, “When it comes to music, we make a lot more money in very little time. For me, music is a release, but it comes with its other problems. As an artist, just having stage fright and everything… Sometimes you can’t even talk to anyone backstage because you’re just waiting for your moment. And then maybe the artist who’s gone on before you has gotten so many claps and cheers, and you’re just thinking, ‘Will I be able to do the same thing, if not better?’”

Sanaipei also spoke passionately about her acting career, revealing the skills she has gained from it. “Acting for me is rewarding. It teaches you how to have discipline, how to have tolerance around people who are different, especially with people that you’re going to see every day and for very many hours. It can get a little annoying. You also have to keep time and know how to deal with people from different backgrounds, and learn from people because you spend so much time with them.”

She further explained how acting has helped her build memory capacity, “You are also learning to build your mental capacity. You just end up having such a good memory because you have to read your lines and other person’s lines, and you have to remember everything. We shoot scenes six to seven times and the fact that you can remember all these things makes you feel really good that you have built your memory capacity.”