Month: September 2012

Kanja, The Afrikan King’s track with The Longombas is a beautiful reminder to how soulful the duo can get.

Kanja dabbles in hip hop, R&B and reggae. The Kenyan native was born in the UK and has recently come back to the country to shoot music videos. He has previously performed in Kenya, U.K., Amsterdam and Sweden among others.

Kanja, The African King has previously released Cry For You, Shorty Say Ey (featuring Naomi) and Ecstacy among others. In Angel, he features the now U.S.-based Kenyan duo, The Longombas. Lovy Longomba produced the track. Check out the song below.
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MusikMaestro are at it again. Making good music and videos that articulate the feeling they are trying to pass on to their fans. This time, they are in the process of putting the finishing touches to their latest video, ‘Disco Girl’ which should be ready in a couple of weeks.

In the meantime, check out the behind the scenes photos.

GEEZ! Fine girls everywhere! #kumbatotositortoise

Yes, that is Dr. SID (Mavin Records, Dr. Sid mmoja. Of Something About You fame you see. He is featured in the song.) 

Check out the rest of the photos here.

I honestly do not know what to make of these reports surfacing…

Apparently, Jazz maestro and controversial saxophone ace Joseph Hellon is gay… That’s if you believe reports being spread by Ghetto Radio. And they are quoting a press release being purpoted to have been released by Esther Arunga.

I just have no idea on what to make of this wahala she dey stir up and for what? Here is the alleged press release that claims Hellon is not only a homo but a con artist, wife batterer, sodomite and *sigh* he also associates with known criminals.
“I can see lots of people are SLURPED in to Hellon’s embyonic stories just because we’re an envenomed couple, it’s your right! The man is simply seeking immersion after realizing without our presence he was an obliterated product. The chap doesn’t know he is vehemently digging his irrelevance sheol.
However, these are my questions to his foolhardy hosts in the 4th estate:
How many distinguished members are of the know that Hellon is a serious gay? His partner is a former Starehe Boys Centre student. Do you notice he “fries” his hair and femininely does his nails as he plays the feminine part.

He claims to be holding a Bachelor degree certificate in music from Cambridge university, can’t he be challenged to forward an evidence of an original transcript, evidenced UK student visa page on his passport and entry number from that varsity!! Because the British Education Board is ready to take a serious action should he forward charlatan documents. The guy has never stepped out of Africa, in fact he has only left for SA for 3 days.

Can’t he prove that he owns the title deeds, log books, and the school of music he blows trumpets of claims to? The records show the certificates and deeds are indeed owned by his father in-law? He has nothing that he can gasconade about. He is the poorest man until we arrived to FOG, he used us to fleece money for his lavish life. When we left, he got angry as he cannot live that livelihood again…by the way he only moved from Parklands to Runda when I arrived and am the person who searched for the Runda house. Anyone can ask the property’s landlord Mr Wainaina and he can be found at the former German embassy’s office building Ngong lane in Community.

Do Kenyans know he is a wife batterer? Last time, he beat his wife until she miscarried back in 2009. He physically and sexually abused every woman @ FOG, we got evidence and clips…he stripped his wife and took pictures of her. Sent them on p**n sites for money and sex change. Why was he expelled from Agha Khan School where he was a teacher????????

We demand he stops threats of his credible of garbage book and come forward to show Kenyans a Kayole house with evidence of photos of us being together with our son….he is using his brothers as slaves and bodyguards while they’re supposed to be at school.

What about that stolen Mercedes Benz without its log book? It was stolen by Samuel Onyango Nyanjom who hasn’t produced the car’s log book till now. The vehicle is a theft product and must be investigated by Pangani Flying Squad. 110 body 126 engine that he gave to Odada. The KRA is demanding that a duty that wasn’t paid be settled and the cheeky FOG preacher continues to elude the authorities on that matter.

No music performance in Kenya can earn a jazz musician a clean Ksh 300,000, why can’t that DeBarl Inea challenge him to show Kenyans any recent receipts of secrets lounge with evidence of that kind of payment in one cheque? he shouldn’t forget my husband is a musician and we know all music performances secrets. Media biased arenas continue to give him airtime to preach his hollow tunnels propaganda. Can’t he show Kenyans a single bank statement chequed directly from the Secrets Lounge Club with a tag of Ksh 300,000? He performs music and church services in his residential rented house against the NCC rules. Pictures and clips are available.

He misleads people he owns a home in Kitisuru, can’t he be challenged to show an evidence of a Kitisuru Residents Association Landlord’s title deed with his names? Is he enslaving his brothers instead of taking them to school? Some of them don’t even have any secondary school education and he promised their parents in the rural areas that he could educate them.

He told Kenyans that my loving husband tipped my foods with drugs, that’s a serious offense. We got evidence Prof W of Agha Khan University hospital that shows I was healthier and had no chemicals running in my blood mainstream that could jeopardize my parturition before I flew abroad. He tipped our teas with some funny sex orgies stuff to perform nudity festivals to the moon at night where a Kenyan flag was burnt to enable a leading politician win elections. My husband warned me of this guy and we abandoned the group.

In fact, the main reason we parted ways was that he brought in a pastoral dream term called “gout and glutter” whereby church members’ spouses could be exchanged for sex as the lord would descend and bring wealth and fertility. He had this rule that if you proposed to be married or marry, as a pastor he was to “test” and taste” the woman first and check whether they were cervical cancer-ed patients or not. He misled me to sue my parents while I was at Dr Njenga’s 37 Muthangari road and even asked my husband to kill them, let him come out and deny the claims. We got witnesses who are ready to testify in court. When my husband ejected all these requests and asked me to withdraw the case, his instant hate for husband commenced from that point.

He spreads lies about CNN’s Larry King and etc, while every Kenyan knows that when he was obsessed with media interviews at his Runda compound making such announcements, my husband was incarcerated at Industrial Area. Check the Youtube recordings and dates. This is when he made such announcements. My husband wasn’t allowed to talk to us in jail or even use a phone according to the law.

We got more in store….coming up!!! (including how the baby died in his wife’s womb after a thorough beating)….hospital records are there unless he compromises them. Has he ever compromised the CID to apprehend us after supplying them with some……that is next!!!!?”

Do you have an African look? Something close to Iman, Alek Wek, Oluchi? Ever wanted to be in a music video? Then here’s your chance.

The Longombas are looking for a beautiful African girl with African features (or what Don Imus would call a “nappy-headed h*!”) for their upcoming video for African Girl.

“We’re are looking for girls with a natural African look. This is your chance to show your face across Africa and the rest of the world. Good luck.” The duo announced. If you are interested in appearing the video, hit their DM here or inbox them here.

You can check out African Girl below.
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Just a few months ago, Cartel and the Katenga crew were working on a teenage girl’s music record of eight songs, which allegedly came down to a budget of about Sh. 10 Million. This was the debut record for this young singer, who until now has not yet been revealed to the public.

Enough of that, point is, according to these guys, they are not afraid to spend some mad cash. ‘True Jang’os’ they call themselves and they make it as clear as day in Cartel’s latest video, ‘Dady Dady’.

Don’t let the title of the song fool you though, it’s non of that inappropriate stuff. The song actually talks about under age drinking and just how spoilt and messed up youngins are these days. After taking a few shots of tequila with a hot mama, getting cosy and touchy-feely, dude finally decides to ‘getty getty’, only to discover that the lass is 21 years old, in an over 25 club. Cliche Hilarious story, especially since it’s narrated in the Jang’o accent.

Cartel confirmed to us that the video was shot in three different locations; Cairo, Dubai and Khartoum. Check out the behind the scenes photos right here.

The video took more than six months to be completed and at the end of it all, they claim that had spent slightly over KSh. 2 Million (inclusive of transport, accommodation and production).

Enough said! Wanna know if it was KSh. 2M well spent? Watch the video below.

Nonini’s 1Love segment returns. This week, the 1FM breakfast presenter will be joined by Wahu.

Every week, Nonini invites a celebrity guest to the studio to help solve his listeners’ relationship problems. The 1 Love segment has previously hosted singers Lady B and Amani.

Wahu is a singer, model and former dancer. She is on the show after celebrating her seventh year wedding anniversary this week. She is married to fellow entertainer, Nameless.

If you have any relationship issues, send them to nonini@1fm.co.ke and Nonini together with Wahu will address them on the 1FM breakfast show this week.

By now you should have known that Kibera’s finest Octopizzo is not in Illuminati and so his success cannot be attributed to the occult society. Well, Octo purely draws his inspiration purely from his fans and that’s what has kept him rising and rising.

Speaking to Willy Tuva on Mambo Mseto yesterday, Octo revealed that he had vowed to himself that he would leave rap music to pursue other goals if his music would not be big, but, your guess is as good as mine because the hustle gave in and look at him now.

Octopizzo attributes his success to God and rubbishes claims that he is Illuminati. “Illuminati haiezi andikia ma artiste lyrics, ni bidii yako inadetermine your rise to fame,” said Octopizzo. As a parting shot, Octo had this to say, “Kueni waoga ju am unpredictable! Mi si ka weather. More is yet to come.”

Clearly, Octopizzo has his act together.

By now you should have known that Kibera’s finest Octopizzo is not in Illuminati and so his success cannot be attributed to the occult society. Well, Octo purely draws his inspiration purely from his fans and that’s what has kept him rising and rising.

Speaking to Willy Tuva on Mambo Mseto yesterday, Octo revealed that he had vowed to himself that he would leave rap music to pursue other goals if his music would not be big, but, your guess is as good as mine because the hustle gave in and look at him now.

Octopizzo attributes his success to God and rubbishes claims that he is Illuminati. “Illuminati haiezi andikia ma artiste lyrics, ni bidii yako inadetermine your rise to fame,” said Octopizzo. As a parting shot, Octo had this to say, “Kueni waoga ju am unpredictable! Mi si ka weather. More is yet to come.”

Clearly, Octopizzo has his act together.

Rabbit a.k.a Kaka Sungura’s Swahili Shakespeare is one of his most popular tracks this year. And finally, we can get to see his first live performance on TV.

The rapper may not be as mainstream like a lot of his compatriots with the same experience, but the rapper sure is respected. Maybe it’s because he relies on his music to speak for him instead of scandalous sideshows.

Who would’ve thought that the mellow Swahili Shakespeare that we have a hard time thumbing down as a song or poem would sound even better live. The rapper appeared on 99 Degrees and performed it on the show. And it was beautiful. Don’t worry, these four minutes will wind down fast. Check it out below.
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Black Supremacy Sounds is set to re-open their recording studio. The group is set to make a comeback and hence is currently acquiring new state-of-the-art production equipment which uses the latest technology.

Black Supremacy is without a doubt the biggest reggae entertainment unit in the country complete with a DJ academy, TV show (Riddim Up on K24) and a string of successful events under their name. The entertainment company is set to revive their music production venture once their studio is revamped.

Some of the artistes who owe their music careers’ success to Supremacy Sounds Records include Ousmane of the “VIP Love” fame and Cannibal (now with Makini Music Group- MMG) and Risasi who both who hail from the Coast.

The new studio is expected to receive overwhelming support considering the fact that the country has been greatly hit by the dancehall music wave. This comes barely four months after Black Supremacy celebrated eight years of existence.

Perhaps better things are yet to come…

The Kenyan government’s next weapon in promoting tourism: music. The Kenya Tourism Board has facilitated a musical that will be staged abroad in the hopes that it will spur the audiences to flock the country to experience local culture.

Out of Africa: The Magic of Kenya will hold its premiere at the Stadstheater Zoetermeer in Netherlands on the 28th of September. The play features a full Kenyan cast who are charged with marketing the country’s cultural heritage through music and dance.

Out of Africa is produced by Peter Ultee Productions which began preparations earlier this year for the show that will play 70 times across Europe. After Netherlands, the play will then travel to Belgium, Denmark and Luxemburg over a three-month period.

So much has been said about Octopizzo’s new song Ivo Ivo Ivo. However, most of the talk revolved around the use of the words Lucifer and Illuminati in the song. Well, Octo, as he is popularly known, was on Citizen Radio’s Mambo Mseto this afternoon where he explained to Willy M. Tuva.

Answering to why he mentions Lucifer in his video, Octo says he loves attention and by mentioning Lucifer he would get very much of the same. “Lucifer ni punchline tu yani inafanya msee askize lyrics zako kabisa,” said Octopizzo.

Told about a section of the public that criticizes him for using the words IVO IVO IVO instead of HIVYO HIVYO HIVYO to actually represent EVIL EVIL EVIL, Octo laughed this off saying he uses the words IVO and EVIL interchangeably in his song as in; Naspit EVIL like Lucifer (loo si far), IVO IVO IVO to mean two distinct things. “Lucifer spits evil things”, he said “Na Lucifer akiona ye ndo ish ntamtupa kwa choo ju loo si far”.

Here is an excerpt of the interview;

Willy M. Tuva: Do you believe in Illuminati?
Octopizzo: Illuminati ni conspiracy tu. Musicians utumia Illuminati ndo wakue relevant. Illuminati ni kama zile majini za coasto ati madame ugeuka makondoo usiku.
Willy M. Tuva: Then what is with the pyramids in your song?
Octopizzo: (laughs out) Me siamini Illuminati. Kwanza izo ni triangles si pyramids! Ni kama zile traffic signs. Kama izo ni pyramids then kila mtu anauza samosa ni Illuminati.

Well guys, there you have it. It’s time the debate ended.

Cartel and his Katenga Crew have been busy bodies lately, flying from country to country, shooting extreme videos at admirable location.

Such is this new video that is just about to be launched, titled ‘Dady Dady’ by Cartel. The video features his right hand man, Alfayo and has been shot at locations including Dubai, Cairo and Khartoum.

Here are the behind the scenes photos of the video that took a whole six months to be completed.

Most might not know that Chiwawa’s comeback track, Imejipa, was recorded more than a year ago. Also, that the girl he features on the song died a year ago today.

Faith Nancy a.k.a Sweetie was killed in a road accident along Langata Road as she was on her way home in Karen. Besides rapping, she was also an actress.

She had close ties to people in the music industry like Sniper of G`Ganji Records, Andru Gathuku who did Revolution Time with Chiwawa & Hiphop`s first Lady Nazizi.

Her sister appears on the video in her place. On Chiwawa’s upcoming video for Imejipa, her photo appears at the beginning of the track. You can check out the trailer here.

On the anniversary of her death, Chiwawa would like to urge everyone to drive safely, drive sober and ensure that you are always wearing a seatbelt.

Ciku Muiruri has once again managed to orchestrate an extremely entertaining bust on another cheater on her show, ‘Busted’ on Classic 105 radio.

Ever since Ciku has been let loose on the Kenyan players, concerned individuals have been on alert of set-up calls that usually end up with someone being thrown out of their own home. That is precisely what this Kenyan dude probably got after his Nigerian girlfriend discovered that he has been cheating on her with random girls at clubs in Westlands. Hell hath no fury like a Nigerian woman scorned.

Guys, if you really have to be a player, at-least watch out for weird phone calls like these. It’s that simple. Have a listen at this dummy getting busted.

After much anticipation, the ‘Feel No Pain’ video has finally been released. Thing is, this video was supposed to be released a year back, but was put on hold for undisclosed reasons. All that doesn’t matter any more because it is finally here and it is definitely worth the wait.

This video, like every other they’ve done so far, is spectacular –seems to be very Kesha-inspired. The hazy-almost-hangover-induced feel of the camera shots, the hard-partying theme, the venues -not forgetting the beautiful lasses and hot cars-, down to the well known lyrics: this song, though not new, is about to become a hit all over again.

Sidenote: Shappaman is still still sporting his dreadlocks -back when they were baby locks- in this video, so you know it’s old school.

Check out the ‘Feel No Pain’ video below.

**Check out for cameos from Nick Mutuma, Ian Mugoya and Bryan ‘Vazzi’ in end flash-shots of the video.

The Niko Na Safaricom Tour kicked off with a glitzy launch and proceeded to Meru to open up the countrywide live music extravaganza.

The Meru leg of the tour reached an epic conclusion at the Kinoru Stadium with performances by some of the biggest local traditional and urban artistes. The tour now moves to Kisumu. Check out photos from the final Meru show below.

Photos by Safaricom

It is without a doubt the Kiunas of Jubilee Christian Centre are top of their game in spreading the Gospel and now it emerges the duo also have a singing prowess. After releasing Mapambo in May, Reverend Kathy Kiuna has yet again done another groovy praise song.

Arise is a song that encourages Christians by urging them to get up and shine for their time has come. It draws from the Biblical story; The Healing at the Pool, where Jesus told a disabled man to get up, pick his mat and walk. Complete with a Naija feel, the song is projected to be the next major thing on the lips of Gospel music fans.

Check out the new video shot at the magnificent Church’s premises below;

So by now we all know about Tuface’s private intimate concert in the country a few weeks back that was sponsored by Airtel. But then we stumbled across this picture.

We know Ringtone is a gospel artiste. And Tuface is not. Ringtone is a locally acclaimed/celebrated artist, Tuface is internationally known, more famed for his crossover appeal to many various countries across the continent. A meeting of two different -but individually accomplished- artists? Or maybe the case of a star-struck fan celebrity? 

Caption this pic for us. What do you think was going on?

So by now we all know about Tuface’s private intimate concert in the country a few weeks back that was sponsored by Airtel. But then we stumbled across this picture.

We know Ringtone is a gospel artiste. And Tuface is not. Ringtone is a locally acclaimed/celebrated artist, Tuface is internationally known, more famed for his crossover appeal to many various countries across the continent. A meeting of two different -but individually accomplished- artists? Or maybe the case of a star-struck fan celebrity? 

Caption this pic for us. What do you think was going on?

We told you @RobertAlai was one of the most influential Kenyans on twitter. Well guess what his keen eye discovered earlier today.

Caroline Mutoko’s popular column “Mutoko on Monday” is her forum to write a weekly piece on whichever topic she chooses. Last Monday, (3rd September 2012) Caroline wrote a letter to her 20-year-old self. All this seemed to have been inspired by the recent “Campus Divas For Rich Men” facebook scandal. Read the Nairobi Star article here.

(UPDATE: The Nairobi Star deleted Caroline’s article, but read the cached copy here.)

Well, in reading the article a few commenters noted that it was plagiarised. So, today, it was broadcast by one Robert Alai, that said ‘inspiring letter to my 20-year-old self” was actually lifted word for word off another article published late last year (17th October 2011) on a blog going by “The Crunk Feminist Collection”. He provided the link to the original article on his twitter page. Read the article here.

Wow. Compare and contrast. Seems to me that Caroline’s ‘heartfelt letter’ was ACTUALLY copied word for word from the other blog. Coincidence or plagiarism?

As of half an hour ago this morning (11th September 2012) the hashtags #CarolineMutoko and #MutokoMonday were frequently appearing on KOTs timelines. Some KOTs seem outraged, others fairly tickled by the blatant plagiarism in this article. Sample some of the tweets/retweets:

Miss #CarolineMutoko plagiarizes an article. Is she not the one who told@koinangejeff that we should not be ‘AVERAGE?’ #MutokoOnMonday

Let he who has never copy pasted cast the first stone #carolinemutoko vs#googlegeneration

#CarolineMutoko must have made some egotistical assumptions re the stupidity of her readership. #FireMutoko cc: @TheStarKenya

The Internet never forgets. #CarolineMutoko

Hehe “@tizomu i will #CarolineMutoko your assignment?!»

Wow. This is quite embarrassing for a mentor of Caroline Mutoko’s calibre. All she had to do was quote a source. *sigh* Lets watch and see if this escalates into full on tweef, or if it just fades away into anonymity.