HeavyHardMetalmania: Last Year's Tragedy the time has come

Last Year’s Tragedy is a band from Nairobi, Kenya. The gang met in university and were brought together by their common musical interests. In a country where there are very few rock bands, not to mention heavy ones, it was initially difficult for the band to break through. LYT kept practicing and playing in various small shows and band battles, and in the end inspired other heavy bands to form and join the scene. The movement is growing, not just in Kenya, but across East Africa, and it won’t be long before LYT is sharing stages with other bands from across Africa and the world

The true story now:
Davy (2-stringed guitar) was hunting female meerkats in the savannah behind Smallville (a suburb of Daystar off-campus). The brilliant idea to form a band came to him, which he decided to share with Diallo (who played nyatiti at the time for Kalenjin Sisters). Initially, LYT was a semi-professional wrestling team, but after being beaten by their bitter rivals, Chizi (who was working as an intern with Legio Maria) and Ruto (groupie manager, who also sold stolen hairclips for a living), they decided to give up the sweaty, testosterone-driven ring for the sweaty, testosterone-drenched stage. Strangely, a cultural poet from the West called Tomi (a professional pineapple eater) arrived on the scene with the revelation that LYT would become one of the country’s biggest acts ever. Before this came to be, however, the world reknown hunter-gatherer Mahia plundered their village, stealing Davy’s pet goose and panther. It was a tough battle, and Davy had to recurit his pet llamas to his army. It was a tough especially because the troops preferred to have lengthy face-off battles dancing the gully creeper. After two years of truces, trading daughters for dowry and watching Sponge-bob Squarepants together and dancing to Lela Lela by Kanda Bongo Man...the group was nearly complete. Only the percussionist remained. And they found Stan breaking stones by hand for Bamburi Cement under a mangrove tree. They bribed him with an over-ripe guava. LYT’s legacy then truly began.

Nairobi, Kenya

Members: Mahia, David, Ruto, Stan, Diallo & Chizi

Kenya's (and East Africa's) premier metal band. In a region where heavy guitars and screaming vocals are considered noise, Last Year's Tragedy has come out to establish itself in the rock scene. The bunch met in university and were drawn together by their passion for the genre and decided to form a band. The rest is history...and the future.