Rachel is a made up of Miki, Tnain, SOS and MDSKPR. We came together as a group in 2001 while in Daystar University. Back then we were known as UCR (Union of Curtain Raisers). We started out making songs using a church keyboard and a PC in the bedroom of a friend. We used his mattress for sound-proofing and had to stand very still while recording, to avoid shaking the loose microphone connection!Our first song “Muchafu” did relatively well and made it to the Capital FM charts. The rest, as they say, is history

Miki

Tnain

Not quite. As a group and individuals we passed through spiritual, financial and personal challenges that had us take a long break and re-evaluate our act. Then we came back as Rachel.

Rachel is a metaphor that stands for hard work and excellence, inspired by the story of Jacob’s love life. Jacob worked 7 long years for the woman of his dreams, only to be played by his father in-law. But he did not give up, he worked 7 more years to get what he’d always wanted. Likewise, we do not want to settle for something other than the best, in terms of artistic quality, in terms of value, in terms of what God has for us and our audience, so we are willing to work extra hard, go the extra mile.

Beyond music, Rachel is interested in business, and we have set up a company known as African Urban Enterprises. One of the main goals of the company is to explore new ways of making music profitable despite the challenges of Kenya’s piracy-ridden market.

SOS

MDSKPR