“MAPENZI” REFLECTS ON LOVE LOST WITH BRIDGET BLUE AND TOXIC LYRIKALI
Bridget Blue has built a reputation in Kenya as a singer-songwriter whose voice carries strength
and vulnerability. On Mapenzi, she joins forces with rapper Toxic Lyrikali for a duet about love,
loss, and reflection.
“Mapenzi” means love in Swahili, but here the word carries weight, the kind that comes when
love slips through your fingers. Bridget sings about regret, wishing for the chance to hear from a
lover again. Toxic Lyrikali’s verse brings another perspective, rapping in Swahili about good
times remembered and the realisation that you rarely know you’re living in the “good old days”
until they’re gone.
“Mapenzi” reminds us of how fragile love can be and how memory keeps it alive.