Month: March 2013

Let’s admit it, never in your wildest thoughts did you ever imagine that Sauti Sol’s magnificent track “Money Lover” could be blended with “Sitolia” by Willy Paul and Gloria Muliro, right? Well, it’s possible and the great rendition is out.

A super-talented beneficiary, Fess, of Sauti Academy, an initiative of Penya Africa music label, have done an acoustic mash up of Money Lover and Sitolia and the execution can only be described as the stroke of genius. One thing that stands out about Fess, is his exceptional voice that he greatly utilizes in this mash up.

Though the falsetto is a bit extended, these guys are daring and original because they believe in their unmatched talent. Check out the song below;

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Ladies and gentlemen, the video you are about to view has a simple setting. The video is shot at a music studio at Sauti Academy. The song is sung to a guitar… nothing simple just an awesome voice and acoustic back up.

The thing i love most about this track isn’t the lasses stellar vocals nor the fancy fingered lad strumming the guitar; nay, it’s the message. The song is called “Ahadi Ahadi” and addresses the political atmosphere of the day as Kenyans await results of the general elections.

The lass doesn’t need any distractions going on in the background because her vocals are enough to carry your attention and keep you entertained. I can’t overstate just how talented the lass is. But perhaps you should listen to the track for yourselves. By all means, enjoy!

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Not many hiphop heads recognize the name Joseph Wambua but drop the name Jemedari, and recognition quickly permeates their faces.

That is the kind of subtle influence this conscious rapper wields, reflected aptly in his new no holds barred offering ‘Letter to the president’. It’s his third video after competition, produced by Voodoo and whose video was directed by Keith Oleng of AF Presents, and uliza uambiwe. The song’s first and second verse are in lilting coastal swahili, and the third verse is delivered in English.

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The first time I heard ‘barua kwa rais’ at a rehearsal, it dispelled the rumour among singers that most rappers can’t carry a tune to save their lives. Jemedari can sing and he laments about “police killings, murders and drug dealings, IDPs living in rooms with no ceilings, mps rolling in millis with no feelings… teachers, doctors striking for more pay, yet money gets wasted everyday, these things happen as you get your way…excuse me I’m talking to you mr president”
The catchy yet poignant chorus reflects the demoralizing reality that a lot of Kenyans face.

The video is simple, black and white and whose plot shows Jemedari as a revolutionary of sorts, a prophet of his people. Point blank Evumbi characterizes the powers that be. Another interesting part of the cast is Zosi, a singer in her own right who doubles as Jemedari’s background vocalist in many of his shows.
Jemedari describes his style as fusion hiphop, as he has increasingly performed with a live band bringing vibrancy to a genre that is laden with playback performances. Jemedari, visionary and genuine to the core, began music by taking part in several rap battles both in Nairobi and Nakuru where he hails from.
His end game is to start a mentorship program, through which talented youth with no avenue can make their talent work for them. This is through guidance by those who have already carved a niche for themselves in the entertainment industry.

He recently launched his mixtape, read about it here. Check out his pages ‘Letters to the president’ and ‘Jemedari Flows’ to connect with this game changer. Something you may not be aware of about this talented fella, he successfully juggles music, web production and online reputation management for several companies including MediaMax Networks and until recently, Martha Karua.

 

You’ve seen them on stage or on your screen perform some of the tracks that don’t miss on your playlists. And while you enjoy their music you probably only know them by their stage names but do you know their real names?

After Mr. Majani revealed to you the residential areas of some of your celebs, ladies and gentlemen I present to you the real names of some of the top musicians in Kenya;

1.    Octopizzo – Henry Ochieng

2.    Mwafreeka – Makarios Ouma

3.    Collo – Collins Majale

4.    Size 8 – Linet Masivo Munyali

5.    Kenzo – Awoko Kennedy Omondi

6.    Avril – Nyambura Mwangi

7.    Jaguar – Charles Njagua Kanyi

8.    Abbas – Andrew Kabiach

9.    Rabbit AKA Kaka Sungura – Kennedy Ombima

10.    Kidum – Nimbona Jean Pierre

11.    DNA – Dennis Kaggia

12.    Holy Dave AKA HD – David Muthengi

13.    Nonini Hubert Nakitare

14.    Juliani – Julius Owino

15.    Jua Cali – Paul Julius Nunda

16.    Madtraxx – George Muigai

17.    Xtatic – Gloria Edna Mecheo

18.    Amani – Cecilia Wairimu

19.    Nameless – David Mathenge

20.    Marya – Mary Wanjiku

21.    Bamboo – Simon Kimani

22.    DNG Davidson – Ngibuini

23.    Frasha (P-Unit) – Francis Hamisi

24.    Big Pin – Chrispin Mwangale

25.    Bon-Eye (P-Unit) – Boniface Chege

26.    Taio Tripper (Camp Mulla) – Matthew Wakhungu

27.    Shappa Man (Camp Mulla) – Benoit Kanema

28.    Miss Karun (Camp Mulla) – Karungari Mungai

29.    K’Cous (Camp Mulla) – Marcus Kibukosya

30.    Mykie Toni (Camp Mulla) – Michael Mutooni

31.    Redsan – Swabri Mohammed

32.    Wyre – Kevin Waire

Only divas go by mononyms because they have carved a niche for themselves and Dela is no exception.

She recently released a peace song, and collaborated with Juliani on Voter vs vulture, and tonight she returns to the Choices Baricho road stage for a performance that promises to be all kinds of amazing. Not many vocalists accomplished or not can hold their own against Dela, but before you thinking I’m tooting her horn too much, listen to weche tek.

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According to her Bio, her love for music blossomed at the tender age of seven when her gift was stirred in church. In school, she continued singing and was an active member of the choir. That set the stage for her to become a recording artist. While studying architecture at the University of Nairobi, she met Dan “Chizi” Aceda, and  became his background vocalist, the proverbial baptism of fire for her.   Her maiden musical foray venture was a collaboration with Sauti Sol on their hit-single “Mama Papa” which features on both their debut albums.

In late 2009 Penya Africa released Paukwa; a collection of stories told by “The Voice”, a nickname Dela was given because of her amazingly sultry and versatile voice. The other person I’ve heard called the voice was Whitney, so maybe that calls attention to the greatness that is Dela. Her highly acclaimed single Ulivyo, received considerable airplay on and features Emukule in the video.
Currently Dela is working on new material and she recently recorded a video for her new single Weche Tek, which was released in August 2012. It was written and produced by Enos Olik.

Catch her tonight and be blown away.

Boyband and female heart-throbs Sauti sol confirmed through their twitter and Facebook pages, that they shall indeed be performing this Saturday 9th March at the Inaugral Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards.

The awards shall be screened live from Lagos Nigeria to approximately 50 countries via DSTV.

Being beamed live from Lagos nigeria, feature performances include anticipated acts from musical giants like Femi Kuti, Tiwa Savage and Chidinma among others. Kenya’s reality tv star and actress Lizz Njagah shall also be in attendance, plus Mashariki Mix hosts Nic Wang’ondu and Sarah Hassan are expected to be part of the one hour live  pre-show presenting team slated for 1900 CAT.

The main awards show shall be hosted live by Big Brother’s IK Osakioduwa and StarGist leading lady Vimbai Muntinhiri and shall commence at 8.00 PM CAT.
Expected to present awards on that day is a galaxy of Nollywood stars among them Chinedu Ikedieze, Desmond Elliot, Fabian Adeoye Lojede, Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi, Gideon Okeke, Genevieve Nnaji, Ireti Doyle, Jim Iyke, Joseph Benjamin, Majid Michel, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Osas Ighodaro, Richard Mofe Damijo, Rita Dominic and Stephanie Okereke.

The awards ceremony are a collaboration of MultiChoice and Amstel Malta. The festivities begin at 19:00 CAT with an exciting, live, one-hour red carpet pre-show to be hosted by television personality Denrele Edun, alongside AfricaMagic hosts Helen Paul and Uti Nwachukwu, Dolapo Oni and Eku Edewor (53 Extra), Lawrence Maleka.

Sauti sol recently released their much anticipated single love or leave, read about that here. 

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Everyone’s trying to break into the buzzing fashion industry. It used to be that (when I was younger) everyone wanted to be a teacher, doctor, policeman, journalist. But there has been a massive shift in aspirations. Every young person can count a style icon, fashion editor, designer, stylist or model as one of their inspirational figures in their life.

I got the chance to sit down with CEO and founder of 2die4, George Ndirangu, to ind out what exactly it takes to make it in this cutthroat industry.

So what exactly is 2die4? It is a fashion hub, that kicked off in 2011. You may recognise them from styling some of your favourite celebrities – Avril, Brenda Wairimu, socialite Lola Hannigan,- participating in fashion events, detailed and themed photoshoots, spreads, and fashion-oriented ventures, but still have a lot more to cover. With its recently relaunched and revamped website, as the number one fashion hub, and fashion directory. Their aim? To make Kenya, and Africa as a whole, a fashion capital reckoned by other fashion capitals in the world.

 

What does fashion mean to you?
Fashion is a lifestyle, a way of life. For example, it’s disrespectful to show up to a meeting or a date, not looking exceptionally good or presentable.

Which modern day fashion designers/icons do you look up to?
Locally it has to be the two guys behind Blackbird Jeans. One minute you’re laughing and chatting with them about random things at Skylux, the next minute they’re showcasing at New York Fashion Week.
Internationally….Michael Kors.

Its a well known fact that the fashion industry is a tough business to break into, what was your big break?
My big break came when Silvia Njoki, put me in the newspapers about 2 years ago as someone to watch out for. Months later, we were on Str8 up launching 2die4’s website courtesy of Namtero Mdee and Mugoya. The rest is mostly affiliation, persistence, and striving to be 3 steps ahead….always!

Where do you get your inspiration?
God, family, and friends who constantly tell me “Nice one George, really nice…but you’re not there yet!”

How would you define the style your work exemplifies?
It’s simply 2DIE4. 🙂

How would you define your PERSONAL style?
Trendy and appropriate.

If you could pick 3 fashion must-haves that every man should own, what would they be?
Nice cologne, nice phone and nice watch.

What’s a great fashion tip that you can share with Ghafla! readers?
It’s been said…a dress should be tight enough to show that you’re a woman, but loose enough to show that you’re a lady.
For men…know your colours, know your body. Fitting clothes might not be appropriate if you’re bulky, baggy clothes might not be appropriate if you’re lean.

Tell us some of the standout shoots you have worked with so far:
Avril Nyambura, The Violent Lips shoot, Ephy Saint, Hanako Takaishi, Ida Østby Nielsen (S.T.L’s stylist), Brenda Wairimu, Joe Makeni, Sharon (Dj. Norah), The Swagsons, Lola Hannigan, Mutua Matheka, Ben Kiruthi, Leon Muli, Isabella Gomes, John Telewa (Inhouse Entertainment), Sitawa, Closet 49, just to mention a few.

You are affiliated to some celebrities including Frankie (Kenyan Stylista). What are some of their must-have items for the upcoming Kenyan-Summer season?
Button down floral shirts. Bright denim shorts. Club master optical glasses.

What’s one new style every man should try?
The chequered blazer.

 

 

What would be your advice to men starting out in the fashion industry?
Don’t force things to look good or turn out well. Ease into it. Do your best, let your work and God do the rest.

How do you see your career evolve in the near future?
Right now I’m really psyched about the comprehensive fashion website 2die4.co.ke which was relaunched on January 19th > Fashion tv, which I’m also very involved in right now >Fashion magazine > fashion apps for gadgets and devices > fashion store fashion line > an all round fashion hub… (Laughs) Baby steps, baby steps.

What’s the most important lesson that life has taught you?
Always remember where you came from, and the people who were with you on your way to the top.

Oh and I almost forgot: Are you single?
(Laughs) I thought I had avoided that question! But it always has to come up!

So are you?
Ya’ll are too persistent! I pride myself on keeping my personal life private. I prefer to keep the focus on my work, keep it professional. Hope that answers your question.

Not really, but I guess it will have to do!

The name Mumala Maloba may not raise eyebrows until you hear this girl sang. That was no typo, when you scale up the vocal prowess levels, you become a sanger.

Friday Ist March was the day and Ethiopian dass restaurant was the place to be and boy was I stocked about attending Soulful acoustic Xpressions. The show slated for 8.00 pm began a bit late owing to technical hitches, but that was quickly resolved before the show took off on a gasp-inducing tangent. First on stage was Trina Mungai, and my oh my isn’t this gorgeous girl a breath of fresh air. She was followed by Prisca Ojwang’, a very talented vocalist and Sauti academy alumni. Now if you haven’t heard of Sauti Academy, it’s the music school run by Penya Africa, home to greats ala Sauti Sol, Dela, Stan among others.
Two other sauti academy alumni and vocalists extraordinaire Wangui Githu and Dempsey Omwenga both set the stage ablaze, with a musical skill rarely seen in Nairobi. Where are these people hiding?

Last but definately not least, was Mumala herself taking to the stage backed by Trina and Prisca, as well Alano sucre on bass, Kimachia on percussions and Greg on acoustic guitar, a formidable musical trio.
With every song and every breath, she painted a backdrop of heartbreak and painful heart stabs, that had become the soundtrack of her formative years as a teenager falling in love.

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For an hour nonstop, Mumala wowed us with her range and vocal prowess, backed by her equally talented background vocalists. At eleven pm sadly, the show was over or so we thought! Jenny Muigai, former KTN’s The Apprentice contestant and the night’s Emcee decided to throw an awesome spanner in the works. First trick up her sleeve, calling Fena Gitu on stage. Taken aback by the sudden turn of events, Fena reservedly obliged, got on stage, consulted with the make shift band and in a few moments had the club singing along to Africa Massive. This was rehearsed we all whispered!

Clearly Jenny was on a roll, and next up was the amazing June Gachui! Now if you haven’t heard this lady sing, you have been deprived of Kenya’s most hidden treasures. Feigning intoxication, she joked that she was a bit tipsy so wasn’t up to the task. An amazing actress this one but mafans walisema ndio! She decided to consult with the make shift band and what ensued was music streaming down from the heavens.
She delivered a power-packed renditon of En Vogue’s don’t let go before calling Mumala back on stage to back her as she sang Asa’s Bibanke. The eardrum shattering screams that greeted the end of her performance was testimony to the greatness of that moment.

Mumala performed in the March edition of Blankets and wines.

Jaguar has recently been making moves in politics.

Last year, he was seen on multiple occasions getting cozy with Mike Sonko, and the Makadara MP even went as far as to appear in Jaguar’s music video as a shoe shiner!

Now during this year’s National elections, Jaguar has been seen hovering in the background at multiple TNA rallies and events. When he was asked what he was doing there, he preferred to sit on the fence. Now Jaguar seems to be slowly climbing through the political ranks of the TNA party. Just yesterday, he had a private dinner meeting with presidential aspirant Uhuru Kenyatta and Senatorial aspirant Mike Sonko at China Centre along Nairobi’s Ngong road.

The details on what was being discussed are fuzzy, but what we can say with certainty is that the TNA party recognize Jaguar’s power and influence with the youth. He was the first artist they approached to perform at their roadshows, and they have paid him hundreds of thousands of shillings to participate in their campaigns.

I’m a big believer in omens and the universe speaking in subtle or loud hints! Immediately I thought of posting about Sage, her song began playing at One FM. Signs.

If you don’t know who Sage is by now and you consider yourself an aficionado of local music, you need your card revoked. She blew up earlier this year when she collaborated with Octopizzo on her debut club banger ‘So Alive’, undoubtedly one of the best songs to be unveiled this year.

The first time I heard “I dream of a sky where the lights never die down, I’m awake in my sleep and i’m falling to the ground…” in that amazing lower register that soars effortlessly an octave higher in the chorus, I knew this was a certified hit.
She recently posted an unplugged version of the song, that allows you to savour her voice in it’s unadulterated form. The video is courtesy of Blackman’s latest offering ‘Live on the Nairobi sessions’, weekly youtube videos. This girl’s dulcet tones are nothing short of velvety, if you’re unconvinced watch the video here.

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A few facts about Sage: She’s 25, plays both guitar and piano by ear, and is a member of three bands namely Le Tortue, Jazz Girls and ministry of love. Her first real stint as a musician, was her singing background vocals for Muthoni DQ of blankets for three years, where she rose up the ranks to play keyboard for her before branching out on her own.

Her first gig this year was at Choices Thursdays in January, see pictures here if you missed the event. Keep your eyes peeled for more Sage snippets.

While watching Jay A’s track “Pledge My Love” which features Anto Neosoul, one can’t help but notice the castle in the background. the video is based on some fairy tale role play with a princess falling inlove with a courtier as the prince looks on.

So it’s only fitting that they have a castle in the background right? There is luxury and then there is opulence. This castle is opulent! But back in the hood i see this trend and i don’t understand it. People especially oyibos (muzungu) in Spring Valley love to name their houses. And this castle is no different. The castle is called “Tafaria Castle”.

It’s located in Deighton Downs at the foot of the Abadere Ranges overlooking the Laikipia Plains. The castle is 40 miles from Nyeri if you’re travelling towards Nyahururu or 24 miles from Nyahururu when you’re travelling eastwards towards Nyeri. It belongs to a prominent Nairobi businessman named George Waititu.

Check out photos of the castle:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Octopizzo has today taken to social media to urge his fans to help his video remain viral. “NOW AT 79,000 VIEWS 1K views remaining to hit 80,000 Views
Keep watching and share na Kila mtaa zidini kudumisha AMANI,” he shared on his wall.

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His two videos Ivo Ivo and Swag featuring Amina (the sexy presenter beefing with Bamboo’s brother) of Homeboys Radio are currently at 79K and  51k views respectfully.
His spirited efforts seem to have borne fruits in the past as this is no mean feat in a nation that mostly watches music videos on TV. We wonder if that has translated to revenue.l

Octo was recently involved in an online brawl that resulted in Khaligraph Jones issuing a statement asking him to desist from dissing him using a fake account. Read the story here.

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Kenzo has been in a fix lately.

He has been rumored to be in a relationship with a certain socialite, but has since come out in a radio interview with Ghetto Radio to say that they are just friends. Now Kenzo tells us that he has been having trouble finding the right woman. He is known for singing songs that worship the female form, but now Kenzo says that in real life, these Kenyan women can be tricky and many of them are not trustworthy.

Because of this, Kenzo has decided to go celibate. Initially, he wanted to go without sex for the election period, but after thinking about it twice, he has decided that he will go without relations till he finds that right girl for him, who he can trust 100%.

What do the Kenzo fans think about this? Will Kenzo hold out, or is he just talking big? Leave your interesting or creative responses in the comment section below:

Adam Wagwau and i attended this nightingale’s song release party. Adam being a rather artistic guy, was impressed by more than Darcq’s vocals. He loved her video. Me being me, the simple individual that i am, was impressed by her vocals and stunning looks.

Then Adam compiled a list of the tracks that were simply amazing or sublime or both. Naturally, she featured. and you can find out more about that list by clicking this link to the article. Anyway, all in all, the lady with the powerful voice is now working on a brand new video and we have the photos of what went on behind the scenes. Enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJ Joe Mfalme is among a select few Kenyans who have been nominated for a DJ awards ceremnoy that seeks to recognize and honour top African deejays.

The list includes: DJ Creme de la Creme, DJ Joe Mfalme, DJ Kumi, DJ Donnaccia and DJ Jahawi. This will be the inaugural ceremony and will be held at Sandton
Convention

Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa on May 4th.

Criteria for who wins is based on votes cast by fans and voting opens on March 15th with winners being announced on the 4th during the ceremony.

Both DJ Joe Mfalme and DJ Creme have bneen nominated in multiple categories while the rest are going to duke it out for the East African category alone. DJ Joe Mfalme has been nominated for the The Best Radio deejay and Best East African deejay categories while Crème is in Best African deejay and Best East African deejay categories.

Vote to keep Kenya’s flag flying high and her representatives soaring.

The media is rife with stories that people are not going to work because they are awaiting results, and the economy is suffering for it. Following the historic elections on Monday, Nairobi was virtually a ghost town save for a few restaurants that were open to cater to patrons that chose to come to town.

Maina Kageni decided to take a swipe at this phenomena by asking on his Facebook page ‘Today Mwalimu and I are shocked! Kwani hamuendi kazini? Hata traffic iko nyweee mteremko. Why are you still at home?? Aki mutafutwa kazi nyinyi… seriously! Kwani what excuse do you have? You voted on Monday and today is Wednesday. Na hakuna noma mahali. So why are you not at work??
Talk to me!” Maina clearly knows what he’s talking about, read about how he makes his miilions.

Have you guys gone to work? If not, what are you doing at home and bills don’t sort themselves out?

Meanwhile Juliani is of a different opinion altogether. His stance on this matter was summarized by tweets like “dismissn others concerns eti lets go 2 work biz as usual after march 4th, I didn’t want things 2 remain the same thats y I went out 2 vote,” and “U say “i don’t care who bcomes prezo, want 2 go bck 2 work, what of the majority o Kenyans who have no work 2 go 2.”

He however explained that he’s not advocating for people to abscond work, just that in his opinion the people who are home are being ‘vigilant’ owing to concerns they may have about the election results. He threw a spanner in the works by saying that a lot of guys are unemployed altogether. Juliani was part of an initiative where seven artists spent the whole night in an effort to capture PEV stories in song.

Kind reminder guys, IEBC has upto seven days to anounce results, as provided for in the constitution. Go back to work!

It’s not everyday that you wake up to such surreal Face book updates considering the uproar that rape attracts in Kenya.

 

This morning, Ghetto Radio’s music producer Liz Njuguna stunned her face book fans by reporting that she was followed by a crazy man sticking out his member with a condom on. This is what her status said:

“Got chased by a crazy guy holding out his penis that had a condom on while heading to work….seriously how is it possible that i attract so many crazy folks??”

Crazy or not, who expects to encounter such madness so early in the day? This story comes hot in the heels of the viral Kenyan woman video of Adelle Onyango last month explaining her rape ordeal that took place at the age of nineteen. 

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While Liz has downplayed the story and the ensuing comments by her facebook friends have a humour tone to them, it still shows how unsafe these streets can be if you don’t pay attention.

Ladies, has this ever happened to you? Seems like there’s an upsurge of mad men in Nairobi, maybe owing to rampant drug abuse. All the same I urge all you queens to be on the look out for sexual predators who could possibly be posing as ‘madmen’, your future depends on it. Whilst it’s hard to pick out potential attackers owing to the statistics out there that show people are usually sexually assualted by people they are close to, it’s still better to err on the side of caution. Avoid lonely lanes or walking alone at certain time sof the day.

Speaking of ghetto radio, remember last week we reported that they have broadened their target from the ‘sufferers’ to the upmarket youth in Nairobi with more disposable income and several spheres of influence. Read that story here incase you missed it.

Ladies and gentlemen, Tina Kagia’s boss is on his way to Parliarment. Alexander Kimutai Kigen Kosgey a.k.a Alex Kosgey or as he is popularly known as, Tina Kagia’s mdosi has clinched the Emgwen Parliamentary seat on an URP ticket.

Jeff Omondi, Ghafla’s number one ranked connoisseur on anything Jatelo oriented broke the news that he would be vying for the parliamentary seat and you can read how we carried the news here.  And this is in the backdrop of his father failing to clinch the gubernatorial seat he was pursuing. Seems to me that this is a case of political musical chairs as far as this family is revolved. The revolving doors have ejected the senior Kosgey and allowed Alex in.

This is the number of votes the Media Stream C.E.O received:

Emgwen constituency –  Alex Kosgey, URP. Those results are courtesy of Standard Digital.

I wonder what this new public office position Alex Kosgey has been voted into portends for his company Media Stream. Only time will tell. But from the rest of the Ghafla team and myself, congratulations!

We are already fairly deep into 2013 but today we look at a couple of 2012 songs from 2012 which probably deserved more hype than they got.

As expected, most of the tracks are from fairly new artistes but one includes a comeback from an artiste from the pioneer era of contemporary music. Below are the tracks in no particular order.

Suffocating by Yvonne Darcq

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Imperfections by Pro’voke & Annette

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Nai Nights by Uneek

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Stop Us by J. Smiles ft. Plan B and Xtatic

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Wanajua by Man Njoro ft. Checkmate Mido, Ekori and Fundi Frank

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Bonga Bonga by Kelele Takatifu

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Kusunga by Boneless

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Hold On Tight by Samukat

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Feeling It by Muthoni the Drummer Queen

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Oyela (Rise) by Dora

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AnnieSoul was born and raised in Nairobi who performs as a vocalist and pianist but is also a songwriter and producer.

Last July, she became the first Kenyan to perform at the African Festival in Boston. She has racked up an enviable resume with a slew of covers made over the last one year, most of them a capella. From a tribute to Mercy Myra, her own rendition of the National Anthem, which was played on the Classic 105 breakfast show today, she has covered a wide variety of Kenyan compositions.

Today, we feature the cover she did for Just A Band’s Probably For Lovers off their Sorry For The Delay album. The track has previously been covered by Mumbi, check it out here. On Probably For Lovers, she says, “A new year is just as full of promise and mystery as a new love. My favourite Kenyan band, Just A Band, got back into this set so here’s to them.”

Check it out below.

With a very successful music career then going ahead to land a leading role as the breakfast show presenter OneFM, Nonini went ahead to receive a whopping 1 million in royalties from the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) but it seems that was not the end of the road for him.

This week, the singer added yet another feather to his cap by being appointed to the board of directors for Performing Rights Organization of Kenya (PRISK). This may be seen as a reward for the singer/presenter who played a big role in resolving a simmering rift between deejays and musicians late last year. What followed were messages from fans and celebrities all congratulating him.

His appointment to the board prompted a flurry of congratulatory messages from fellow artists and fans who applauded him. On his part Nonini has this to say;

“I wanna take this opportunity to thank all theartist’s who came out for the PRISK (Performing Rights Organisation Of Kenya) Special AGM today and actually voted MgengeTrue into the Board of Directors! Artists should be involved in running copyright bodies because hakunamtuanaelewashidazamsaniikamamsanii! ”.

Renowned thespian and Tusker Project Fame judge Ian Mbugua was also appointed to the board on behalf of the actors.