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Free Cocktails For The First 50 Patrons!

Do you like to party? Like cocktails on the house? Well then this event is just where you need to be!

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If you know where Aqua Blu is, then troop there tomorrow, 13th April for this event! This event is by Ciroc Ultra Premium Vodka, which takes over Aqua Blu Westlands. The event starts at ten pm in Westlands.

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There will be free Ciroc cocktails for the first 50 guests. The hashtag on twitter is #CirocKenya.

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Mbusii Tells All Part 2: My Father Was A Mortuary Attendant!

“I am the captain of my ship, the master of my soul!” taken from “Invictus” a poem by William Ernest Henley. Nothing can hold you back if you believe in achieving something. Mbusii is proof of that. Mbusii was born upcountry shortly before his mother moved to Korogocho slums to live with his father.

His father was a man of many cloaks. One was that of a city council mortuary attendant. His father was charged with cleaning dead corpses! My word! Yeah, Mbusii is the scion of a mortuary attendant so don’t ever give me the excuse about being from a disadvantaged background!

This man is living testament to Rudyard Kipling’s poem titled “If!”

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If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:”

 

The thing is, i have immense new found respect for Mbusii! Truly there is more than meets the eyes and the most wise are only so because of the trial and tribulations they have endured and ultimately conquered!

Watch the rest of that interview here:

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Is Size 8 The Mystery Artist Appearing On Mzazi Willy Tuva’s Mambo Mseto Today?

It is very hard to walk away from what people deem a lucrative career, especially when round-about you, wights hail you as the queen of your castle! They’ll think you’ve lost your marbles at best, or that you’re deliberately jeorpadizing your career, nay sabotaging it!

Chim just reported that Size 8 finally saw the light, or in layman speak gave her life to christ. I know, I’m dazed too. If you haven’t read about it, please do here, Dj Mo actually tweeted her this morning, I’m guessing that sort of confirms it.

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Which brings me to my headline. Yesterday when Mzazi Tuva was talking about Lady Bee also getting saved, as he introduced her latest gospel offering, he said that today he’d be interviewing a huge female artist. Of-course the punch line, was that this mystery female artiste, had walked away from the fame and money to sing for God. Speculation was rife in the office, but somehow Size 8’s name kept coming up, because let’s face it, she’s huge! No really Linnet Munyali is a huge star!

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So is she the mystery artist gracing Mzazi Willy Tuva’s Mseto on Citizen Radio later today? I guess we all have to tune in to find out. Tuva recently hosted Prezzo, who divulged that on the fateful day that Goldie passed on, he’d just arrived in Nigeria. She was supposed to prepare pilau for him, but sadly met her demise on the same day, Valentines Day. So tune in, who knows what Size 8 might say on the show.

Mbusii Reveals All, Tells Us About His Struggle To Make It Including The Madharau At Ghetto Radio!

Mbusii is a household name now. However, a couple of years he was a true street hustler complete with having run-ins with the cops. I get the impression that means he was a thief… Then again my sheng is only slightly better than my Igbo so i wouldn’t know too well what was being said.

And that’s not what’s important. What is however is the fact that he was recently interviewed by Jimmy Gathu for K24 and he opened up. he spoke about his rags to riches story including being and actor at Kenya national Theatre to selling soup to the thug life which included trouble with “ma-bangers” which the street savvy i have accumulated tells me are cops, so named because of the guns they carry.

Anyway, what caught my attention was when he was telling Jimmy about the “madharau” (spite) he faced when he was on his come-up at Ghetto Radio by his colleagues who were feeling threatened. Apparently, because he was bucked up and ashy, said colleagues would spray “Doom!” in the studio when he left.

“Una cheza na raia?” asked Mbusi when Jimmy asked astonished that people would do that.

 

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He also spoke about how humiliating it was for him when he was dropped from his radio gig to being the messenger. Ouch! He equates it to being dropped from being the president to being a chief! For 2 and a half years and he used to earn 3,000/-!

Find out more here!

 

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Beauty Begets Beauty: Models Hanako And Njoki’s Babies Finally Meet.

I wrote about one of the babies, who I presume is the youngest kenyan to command a following on FacebooK. More on that later.

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Silvia Njoki is a writer, stylist model of repute. Some of her shots are really awe-inspiring. Hanako on the other hand is a model and actress, most famous for playing Anto Neo Soul’s belle in the massive hit Chips Funga.

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Well they posted a picture of their babies hanging out. What I love about this picture is that it’s actually a collage of photographs. From it, you can see that they came full circle as they had met while safely ‘tucked’ in their mothers’ wombs. How mushy!

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Below are some pictures of Silvia and Hanako. It was rumoured that Silvia had her daughter with comedian Eric Omondi, those rumours were later refuted. What I can perpetuate however is that Georgie Ndirangu (2die4) did say she’s responsible for him getting his first huge break. More here. Silvia is Pulse Magazine’s fashion writer, as well as a renowned fashion stylist.

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And below are some pictures of Hanako. Read about her baby’s facebook page here.

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Size 8 Gets Saved! Vows To Leave Everything Secular For Gospel!

I hate myself right about now! I heard this story on Tuesday but I was so shattered (drunk) that i forgot all about it. Now i’m kicking myself and so is everyone at the office. I dropped the ball. It will never happen again. But with that said, on to the story. Size 8 is now a saved girl.

DJ Mo tweeted about it and Pulse have beaten me to the exclusive.

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Heavens rejoice when 1soul comes to Christ >> welcome to the kingdom @size8genge

According to Pulse, this is what Size 8 had to say when they reached her for comment:

“Since November, I have been toiling in thought as I wanted to tranform my life and career. I had no peace of mind. I have been born again for quite some time and my songs were in conflict with my faith. As much as I was making big cash and commanding a massive fanbase, my heart was not at peace.”

Read about how and why she turned down 2 million from a politician and find out why!

 

 

12th April 2013: Ten Things You Should Know This Morning!

Top of the morning beautiful people! I hope you had a stellar night out last night at Changes. If you didn’t, you missed out on alot. But away from that, tonight is Naira Night and you know where you’ll find the team! But as we count down the hours, enjoy your daily morning reads:

#1. “Eric Omondi Is Illuminati!” -Kenyan Celebs Exposed 

#2. Have You Heard About Joel Osteen’s Loss Of Faith? Gloria Muliro Comes Out To Defend Him!

#3. Beautiful Lulu Hassan Comes Out In Defence Of Kenyan Men!

#4. Eric Omondi Responds To The Iluminati Allegations!

#5. The Life And Times Of Popular Comedian Eric Omondi (Photos)

#6. Oh My Good God! Man Nearly Shot In This Naswa Prank That Goes Horribly Wrong!

#7. Tahidi High’s OJ Thinks You’re Nuts If You Don’t Drink!

#8. Following XYZ’s Success, Buni TV Has More In Store For You!

#9. This Is Why You Should Attend Churchill Live’s Shooting Tonight!

#10. Nairobi Half Life Back In USA Screens Yet Again!

Johnie Walker Set To Launch Bar In Classy Nairobi Club.

Don’t you just love a reason to party! Well here’s another happening that is bound to set Nairobi Ablaze.

Johnnie Walker is set to launch new bar. The Johnnie Walker Brand Team will tomorrow, Friday 12th April 2013 launch the Johnnie Walker bar at the Galileo Sports Bar. The bar is touted as the bar whose ‘wares you must sample’, if you want to have a great time in the city! It is set to enhance the nightlife experience for revelers, who esteem quality liquor in a comfy, relaxing enviroment. Unless you’re a teetotaller, such words should make you salivate if you love thy tipple!

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The event commences at 7.00 PM, and the location as I said above is Club Galileo Waiyaki Way. I’m not sure is this is an invites only event, it it is, I shall notify you tomorrow.

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Songstress Atemi And Praiz Postpone Their Unveiling.

I told you about this duo expressing their ‘musical union’ on stage for the world to bear witness. The event was supposed to happen today but due to unavoidabe cicumstances, it has been postponed. Rumour has it the previous venue was double booked, very sad. Fret not however!

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I’d written about it here, read it to keep abreast with what to expect. The event shall now be held on the 20th of April, from 7 pm. The venue is Carnivore Simba Saloon, along Lang’ata road. Other details remain the same, tickets: Advance – Kshs 2,000/=, at the door – Kshs 2,500/=. They can be purchased from ticketsasa.com.


The link above, will tell you in detail who praiz Adejo is. Atemi recently launched her sophomore album Manzili-state of mind. It is now available. According to Atemi, there will be a special offer on a Hatimaye/Manzili combo. She will also be signing CDs at the event. To purchase Manzili-State of mind, head on down to text book center junction, Sarit Centre and Nakumatt Galleria.

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These Are The Events Happening This Evening!

Nairobians are known for throwing a good party and they have never disappointed! Plus did I mention I just love Thursdays? Has to do with The Jam On Capital fm me thinks. 

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To my knowledge, these are the four events going down tonight that you need to know about.

1. Fena Gitu Live At Choices Baricho Road.

Fena Gitu To Play At Choices Tomorrow 11th April!

This event goes down tonight and it’s free! Yes it is. Fena owns her craft, she does it well, trust me I’ve seen her play. Her band consists of some of the best musicians in Nairobi so you shan’t be disappointed. For a more detailed description, read about that here.

2. Kombo and The Afro Simbo Band.

Now these guys have a very interesting melange of mwanzele, taarab, bango and reggae that you just have to hear to believe! They do it so effortlessly that you can’t help but sway to the beat, and sing along to the soothing melodies! A jig soon follows. They will be at Tree-House on Westlands Road up Museum Hill. Entry is absolutely free. Read about another awesome jazz gig to be held at Tree-House club soon here.

 

3. Project Shame At Shebeen Bar

Hosted by Martin Kariuki and music courtesy of Capital Fm’s deejays, entry is absolutely free so go on, shatter people’s eardrums! Nobody will judge you! You shall be disqualified if you sound like Beyonce, I’m just saying. I’m kidding.

Do You Croak? Then Say Yes To Project Shame!

4. Love By Shakespeare At Phoenix.

Usha Finds 'Love' In A 'Hopeless' Place?

This play features Mkamzee Chao Mwatela also known as Usha, Charles J. Ouda, Samson Psenjen & Jack Gitonga. It will run till the 20th of this month, which is next Saturday. While tickets are 500 kshs, students with a student ID pay 300 shs only. Read about the play in detail here.

 

The Life And Times Of Popular Comedian Eric Omondi (Photos)

Eric Omondi has a way of making light of any situation light.  That is where his niche lies, but sadly some malicious people are out to tarnish his name. 

As I was going through his Facebook page, I came across these pictures and I just had to share them with you! Before he was accused of joining the Iluminati, this is what he was busy doing. Of-course he’s not in the iluminati, he refuted those claims here.

Here’s when he met the former president of Kenya Mwai Kibali. Wow time does fly! This set the ball roliing for him!

That chance meeting inspired his ‘delusions of grandeur’.!

He went to seek advice from dearest Dani!

To be ready for the arduous journey ahead, he joined the gym.

Then he let the world know he’s expecting Mpesa donations, because he’s going to be a father. Family men do make good leaders, says the good book.

I wonder what if he named the daughter after his twin sister!

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Being the kinda daddy that dots on his daughter, he went to buy her first ride!

No wonder Mututho told him the only ‘genteel tipple’ he should be on is water. Responsible parenting it’s called…

Fatherhood means diversifying your income streams and he went all out!

But although piloting has chumz, it’s risk prone so he decided saying ho ho ho was much more lucrative!

But of course Christmas comes once a year, so he decided to try out a more rewarding career to make ends meet. His choice?

And famous he became,he even went to South Africa to chill out with the continent’s biggest comedians! Sema Basket mouth!

And when he came back, he started hanging out with the creme de la creme of Nairobi.

But kuwa socialite ni ngumu, so he decided to get that money the right way. Through hard work!

And he kept at that hustle! Geez ‘mwanaume ni effort’

And of course Kenyans are known for this! So he threw himself into the fray!

Ofcourse, what’s hustling without dabbling in music!

Finally he ‘vukad border’. THE END? Not quite…

Fashionista move gone wrong? See below

Finally can you guess who this is?

 

 

 

 

Oh My Good God! Man Nearly Shot In This Naswa Prank That Goes Horribly Wrong!

If you thought the last article written up by Mista Majani was anything spectacular, you are sorely mistaken! Read the article i’m reffering to here.

Anyway, the prank involved an arson gag. the prankster pretends to be pouring fuel all around a car with people still inside. he then pretends to light a matchstick then runs away. What could go wrong with such a foolproof plan aye? Nearly getting shot for one!

Unknown to the crew -how could they possibly know right?- a plainsclothes police office was about to walk by and when he saw tha lads upto their usual shenanigans and fearing the worst pulled out his gun, cocked it, took aim and…

Watch the video for yourself here. And you can check out the other videos they have for you here.

Eric Omondi Responds To The Iluminati Allegations!

I wrote earlier about who you should expect this evening at Churchill Live. More on that later.

Now one of the comedians who got his big break on the Churchill Live platform is Eric Omondi. And of-course that means wads of cash, wielding of influence, goods and chattels galore! But not everyone believes that you can make it big honestly, you either have to siphon off public money, steal, or sell your soul to the devil. Na wah oh! Well a certain Facebook page hellbent on desparaging celebrities has gone on the rampage lately. They posted that Eric Omondi is now firmly in Iluminati’s Corner! Read about that here.

Well Eric Omondi took to his page to denounce this. This is what he posted earlier today. ” I have just seen a long text on watsap ati mimi ni illuminati…heheheee shetani ashindwe na achomeke milele mimi ni mtoto wake Mungu baba nampenda na mwamini YESU CHRISTO mwana wa mungu alienikufia msalabani…yote nilichonacho nikutoka kwake mola…mahali nimetoka na mahali nimefika na mahali ninaenda ninatambua kwambu Mungu ni Ebenezer!!!!” There you have it.

And while we are on that Illuminati story, can guys stop calling the Ghafla! office number asking for tips on how to join the Illuminati, how would we know? Hustle people, hustle!

Meanwhile, check out this picture below of him and Dida Abduba. Read about Churchill Live’s mystery guest here.

“Eric Omondi Is Illuminati!” -Kenyan Celebs Exposed

Just when i thought that the Illuminati stories were literally last year tings, they are being dredged up again and this time Eric Omondi is being accused of being a member of the Illuminati!

Like i said last year, I don’t buy into all the Illuminati hype. Unless your father is in the Illuminati, do not go around throwing such allegations! Why would you start spreading baseless allegations anyway? Oh, that’s right, I forgot, you are of the jealous type.

Too lazy to go out and earn your own so you are now cheapening the hardwork sweat and tears that others have poured into achieving their status. Rubbish!

And these pages… garbage! Mechi uno! Shut up!

 

But here’s what they had to say:

“ERICK OMONDI IS ILLUMINATI

First lemme start by saying what many oy you wanna hear before i get to what you need to hear but dont wanna hear. Ericko is one of the funniest comedians Kenya have ever produced,he cracks us up witth jokes every now and then.he must be very talented?i bet your answer was yes. 

Now to what you dont want to hear,what if i told you he is one of the best paid since he serves the master well. the illuminati uses tbe public figures to drive their agenda,they brainwash yourbrain such that you wont see the truth.why is he okay with kukonda?the illuminati want it to be acceptable to be thin in Africa,something we associate with hunger. his dressing a.d behaviours meant to sell the idea of gayism.

How and when did he become illuminati? In US a popula comedian Dave Chapelle refused to join the illuminati,his career was killed,movie deals he had then cancelled a.d upto now he is literraly out. Another comedian Katt Williams refused to kpin the illuminati,his career is down low and faced se eral jail terms all as frustrations from illuminati. Kevin Heart a popular comedian in US is reigning best now.he agreed to sell his soul.in recent event he was spotted wearimg a skirt,this is the initiation process,i bet youve seen Janye West in a skirt in niggas in paris video.thats when you k.ow the initiation taking placr.

now how many times have you seen Erick Omondi perfoming in skirts? uncountable,he has been going through initiation and to apeace the master in fulfilling the world order.

there you have it,take it or leave it”

This Month’s Biggest Party: Naira Night On This Friday! That’s That Fire!

Oh! This one is one for the days! Nay, one for the months! I cannot afford to miss this! This Friday we lift Lagos and bring it crushing down on Nairobi! Kaboom! Friday night Nairobi finally gets a taste of how Nigeria parties!

Ladies, come out looking sharp! Come out looking beautiful! Don’t come out looking like you are going to party at Skratch or like something the cat spat out! And lads, forget it. Don’t even comot! I will personally take care of all your girlfriends. Me! But don’t jealous me! I go make sure all my oboys comot looking dapper, we go buy bottles and we go entertain your woman.

Infact, here is a song by my guy Burna Boy that should let you know what i will be doing:

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Wettin I dey say? Ah! Guy, you no be knowing? E be me Uncle  Chim I dey tell you about Naira Night! Naira Night will be a celebration of nothing but the finest African music -Naija, the finest african women -Kenyan girls, the best African culture -Naija and everything fine about life!

Naira Night is going to be exploding at Skyluxx this Friday the 12th with the livest DJ Unit around throwing it down! Ace Cards will be spinning tomorrow and I hope to hear Davido’s Gobe.

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Big tings! Oh! Na big tings! This one na mad gan gan! You’d better show out with all your beautiful friends!

Do You Croak? Then Say Yes To Project Shame!

So the world is awash with musical stars from here to Kathmandu. I really love Kathmandu. Moving along swifty…

What of the people who can’t carry a tune if mother nature depended on it? We laugh till we die (not literally) everytime Project Fame is on because some people shouldn’t sing. Ever. Like why would you embrass yourself on national television?

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Well move on talented people, Project Shame is back! If you sound like you have a subaru forrester in your voice box, like my pal Brian Ahenda of Strut It Afrika and PREM put it, this is the musical platform tailor-made for you. Forget scales, trills, or singing from your diaphragm, if your pitch is excrable at best, come belt like you’re Mariah Can’t-sing!

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Sheeben Bar in Upper Hill is where you need to be tomorrow evening, entry is absolutely free! This is event is by Capital Fm. Please remember, there’s no blame if your singing’s a shame! Every Thursday, have your fifteen seconds of fame…unless you’re really lame.

 

 

Nairobi Half Life Back In USA Screens Yet Again!

Nairobi Half Life is like that indomitable warrior that at infancy was weak, but grew in both size and strength.

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Well I reported that it was screening in the States for a day but due to public demand it’s back! Yes. So as usual, tell your people, tell your cousins, tell the people rumoured to be your family to attend! Read the earlier story here.  

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Here is where you can catch the movie if you’re located in the States. See below. This movie was recently nominated for nine awards, read about that here.

7p.m. Washington D.C., West End Cinemas
7p.m. Atlanta-Duleth, Studio Movie Grill
7p.m. Dallas-Arlington, Studio Movie Grill
7p.m. Dallas-Spring Valley, Studio Movie Grill
7p.m. Houston, Studio Movie Grill
7p.m. Wheaton, Studio Movie Grill
2 shows x Salem, Cinema Salem

It was produced as a joint effort between Ginger Ink Films and One Fine Day Films.

 

Help This Kenyan Win The Park Ranger Position In The Best Job In The World Competition!

The first time I heard about this competition, there was a Kenyan who represented us but his name escaped me by the time I was publishing this piece. Thanks to Arjun Juna Vidyarthi and Paul Zibarras, I learned that he’s Kiran Jethwa. He used to be the breakfast presenter on Xfm, and now he is the owner of Sevens Restaurant at ABC and Village Market.

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The competition is back and Haanee Khan wants to try his luck! I was tweeted his video by the beautiful Alisha Popat so I just had to check it out. Haanee has two degrees, one in law and one in Marketing. A lawyer with a love for nature! He has been a ranger practically all his life. His application video was shot by Feisal Malik, and he has vowed to donate a whooping 15% of his salary to David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust if successful. He applied for the position of Park ranger. Park ranger duties include protecting and promoting Queensland’s native plants and animals, along with patrolling the beaches and ‘checking the water temperature’.

Check out this photograph by him.

The rest of the details are courtesy of an article by The Daily Mail. This competition was first launched in 2009, and has now been revived. Briton Ben Southall beat over 34,000 applicants from over 200 countries to win the dream job. After winning Tourism Australia’s competition in 2009, Mr Southall stayed in five-star resorts and enjoyed jet skiing and diving on Australia’s stunning Hamilton Island. Mr Southall also had a brush with death soon after he started the role, after he was stung by a poisonous jellyfish during a post-Christmas jet ski session. He did a six-part show for National Geographic, where he retraced the route taken by James Cook more than 240 years ago.

Island adventure: Park ranger duties in Queensland include protecting and promoting the state's native plants and animals and patrolling the beaches of Lizard Island

This year, six jobs were on offer. With six jobs available the number of applicants has nearly quadrupled for the unusual roles. More than 130,000 people applied for one of Tourism Australia’s six ‘Best Jobs in the World’, within 72 hours of recruitment opening. This competition is courtesy of the Working Holiday Visa Maker Programme to young people from around the world. The six jobs on offer were park ranger in Queensland, a taste master in Western Australia, a wildlife caretaker on Kangaroo Island, a chief funster in Sydney, a lifestyle photographer in Melbourne and an outback adventurer in the Northern Territory.

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According to The Daily Mail, Tourism Australia managing director Andrew McEvoy said: ‘We’ve taken one of the most successful tourism campaigns in recent times – ‘Best Job in the World’ – and made it bigger and better by coming up with a competition which represents our breathtaking landscapes, our unique wildlife, great food and wine and, of course, our huge sense of fun.’

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Applications for the competition began on March 4. Candidates were to complete an online application form at www.facebook.com/australianworkingholiday or www.australia.com/bestjobs. To apply candidates had to submit a 30-second video explaining why they are right for the role. The closing date was yesterday April 10, and the successful applicants will be expected to take up their positions on August 1, sharing their experiences with regular blogs and social media updates.

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Watch his video below and remember to watch watch watch, the share share share!

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Beautiful Lulu Hassan Comes Out In Defence Of Kenyan Men!

Women in general are difficult creatures to understand. Kenyan women are impossible to understand altogether. Last year I kept ranting about the peculiarities of Kenyan women found in the clubs.

What I have never understood is why Kenyan lasses confuse independence with being belligerent and cantankerous. I have never understood when the Kenyan man was declared the enemy. Then again, let me stop making blanket statements. some Kenyan lasses are classy ladies who appreciate the good hardworking Kenyan men.

Take Lulu Hassan for instance. She has found herself a stable hardworking chap and she is now sharing the secrets while simultaneously defending Kenyan men. Here’s what she had to say:

 

Ladies, stop saying that all men are dogs, and they’re all after sex. Why do you keep on categorizing every guy in this world to be the same just because of that one ex who hurt you in the past? Why misjudging all men? Have you dated and slept with all the men in this world? Seriously it’s irritating… Just because your heartless ex-boyfriend was a jerk or someone you were talking to only wanted to hit it and quit you, doesn’t mean that every guy is like that. Half of the time the right man for you ladies is right up under your nose but you don’t give them a chance. You just take us for granted. True Love is very hard find in this world and life is about chances sometimes, Fine, there is a chance the guy can be a moron and there is a chance he would be amazing like he claims he is but the only way to find out is to stop being picky and selfish and test the waters. We have also been hurt before by ladies but we don’t term all of them to be the same, to be whores or bitches. All in all it’s a learning experience that we all have to undergo. There are good men out there that don’t just think of sex 24/7 or are perverts. There are guys out there that actually want to be with you for serious love but you don’t give them a chance and others you just dump them over minor things without taking time to know them.

Stop saying that all men are the same and cease letting every chance go. If you have someone who is proud of you, who loves you, cares about you, misses you… stick by him. Appreciate his effort and don’t take him for granted. Don’t let him slip out of your hands over temporary misunderstandings. Fine right now he may be having some weird behaviors and other imperfections but fight them. Find ways of making him perfect to you. Talking to him is much better than dumping him. Fine you may let him go but once his gone that is when you will realize what he meant to your life and how important he was to you. You may date some other new guys but they will never be with the same heart like his, they will never take you to be special like the way he is doing, they will never plead and cry for you like the way he does, they will never be open to you and loving like the way he is right now. Think about it.”

Akon Savagely Attacked For Congratulating President Uhuru Kenyatta!

Just yesterday I was decrying the fact that the government has been dulling (delaying) with the tackling of ethnic hate-speech on social media and the dragon has struck again. Akon congratulated Uhuru Kenyatta on his presidency and Kenya for peacefully conducting her elections and you can read his message here.

What happened next not even I could anticipate. Kenyans from various ethnic communities got on Akon’s fanpage and unleashed such ethnic vitriol that he had to respond. It says something about us as Kenyans by the way! The fact that we are so ethnically divided that we feel no shame airing our dirty laundry in public is disgusting!

Here’s how it played out,

 

A fan commented and said the following:

“The guy is a thief just like he’s father. Stole land only his tribe voted for him . He charged by the international crime court and I hope they convict him . Why congratulate him????.”

Akon who had been ignoring all the other comments couldn’t ignore this one and said the following:

“This is why Africa can’t move forward. We spend too much time focusing on the Negative. I congratulated him for going about the elections in a peaceful way! This is big for Africa as a whole! What ever he’s done in the past, he will have to face God in the end! So why trouble yourself or stress! We are not the ones to Judge.”

 

Information courtesy of nairobiwire

Tahidi High’s OJ Thinks You’re Nuts If You Don’t Drink!

Uhm… I imbibe. I love me my cold frothy drink. I love me the bitters too. I however have never been the type to judge people who don’t drink. I simply believe to each his own and all that.

But Tahidi high’s OJ who has also been photographed drinking around his son is of a different disposition. Check it out here and read the comments section, i promise that was where the fire was! but OJ is back with this cracker:

if you dont drink i think you are
nuts!!!! ati i dont drink coz it
doesn’t taste good well guess
what!!!! no one thinks it tastes good,
no one has ever had tequila and
said ” well that’s some amazing
taste” we drink coz we have to

He adds:

life is too hard to not drink, plus if
you dont drink i think your stories
suck…ati and after that…we went
home…borring”

 

 

 

 

What say you?

Tahidi High’s OJ Thinks You’re Nuts If You Don’t Drink!

Uhm… I imbibe. I love me my cold frothy drink. I love me the bitters too. I however have never been the type to judge people who don’t drink. I simply believe to each his own and all that.

But Tahidi high’s OJ who has also been photographed drinking around his son is of a different disposition. Check it out here and read the comments section, i promise that was where the fire was! but OJ is back with this cracker:

if you dont drink i think you are
nuts!!!! ati i dont drink coz it
doesn’t taste good well guess
what!!!! no one thinks it tastes good,
no one has ever had tequila and
said ” well that’s some amazing
taste” we drink coz we have to

He adds:

life is too hard to not drink, plus if
you dont drink i think your stories
suck…ati and after that…we went
home…borring”

 

 

 

 

What say you?

Platinum Thursday Today At Changes!

I love Thursdays. That is in no small part due to the fact that I look forward to the evenings. Good prices, beautiful women who know how to dress and wonderful ambiance. And that can only be found at Changes on Thursdays. Trust me on that, i’ve checked!

With that said, today is yet another Thursday and you know where to catch the best prices aye? 3 beers at 500? I know you know what i’m talking about! Shisha is at 600 all the way to midnight so you have no excuse.

One of the worst things to encounter when you’re out clubbing is heavy handed security. But not at Changes! Here the security is friendly. None of that patting you down like they want to give you a cavity search. None of that mean mugging either. And the service is unbelievably fast!

But when everything is said and done, this is what does it for me:

 

 

 

 

 

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This Is Why You Should Attend Churchill Live’s Shooting Tonight!

Did you miss Sunday’s episode of Churchill Live? Better yet did you attend the taping?

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Remember I told you a while back that Churchill Live’s live taping has been moved to Thursday? If not read about it here. Well tonight’s session promises to be on fire! Thank you for allowing me to feed you breadcrumbs even though only a whole loaf sates. Whetting your appetite is so much fun, but below is the clue you were waiting for.

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A while back, I told you of this mega mega supersar who is in the country to shoot a her reality TV. This is for a European based television station. Well she’s been on the ‘rampage’ so to say, tearing the roof off MTV All Stars! I’m talking about STL and she will be on Churchill Live tonight! Read about her reality TV show here!

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Now STL was recently featured in a song by Collo. Mimmo laced the track with her sultry vocals and I dare say this song is amaze balls. I can use the word amaze balls calm down. Heard it? No? Floss na wewe is the title, listen to it here. STL has been painting the town S, read about where she performed the day she checked into town here.

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There you have it, miss the taping, miss out! Watch sunday’s Churchill Live below, courtesy of NTV Kenya’s Youtube channel. The taping takes place at Carnivore along Lang’ata road, from 6 PM if I’m not wrong.

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This Is Why You Should Attend Churchill Live’s Shooting Tonight!

Did you miss Sunday’s episode of Churchill Live? Better yet did you attend the taping?

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Remember I told you a while back that Churchill Live’s live taping has been moved to Thursday? If not read about it here. Well tonight’s session promises to be on fire! Thank you for allowing me to feed you breadcrumbs even though only a whole loaf sates. Whetting your appetite is so much fun, but below is the clue you were waiting for.

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A while back, I told you of this mega mega supersar who is in the country to shoot a her reality TV. This is for a European based television station. Well she’s been on the ‘rampage’ so to say, tearing the roof off MTV All Stars! I’m talking about STL and she will be on Churchill Live tonight! Read about her reality TV show here!

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Now STL was recently featured in a song by Collo. Mimmo laced the track with her sultry vocals and I dare say this song is amaze balls. I can use the word amaze balls calm down. Heard it? No? Floss na wewe is the title, listen to it here. STL has been painting the town S, read about where she performed the day she checked into town here.

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There you have it, miss the taping, miss out! Watch sunday’s Churchill Live below, courtesy of NTV Kenya’s Youtube channel. The taping takes place at Carnivore along Lang’ata road, from 6 PM if I’m not wrong.

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Following XYZ’s Success, Buni TV Has More In Store For You!

XYZ is popular, anyone willing to bet against that? As they say in twitter-ville, sit down!

Seeing as they’ve made XYZ a part of Kenya’s weekly conversation, it’s only fair that they create more offerings for us to savour! What am rumbling about? Read their email below, it’s more lucid. 

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‘Buni TV (www.buni.tv), the fast-growing video-on-demand site for African content, is releasing its first comedy series produced exclusively for the platform. “We at Buni TV believe that the future of entertainment is highly engaging, highly customized content produced with a specific audience in mind, just like what Netflix did with House of Cards,” said Buni TV CEO Marie Lora-Mungai. “A large section of Buni TV viewers comes to the site to watch The XYZ Show, and we wanted to give them more to enjoy.” With 40 episodes bearing such evocative titles as What to Expect in Africa, The Cursed Kenyan, Sexual Olympics Academy, White Savior Inc or Pastor Tim’s Sunday Sermon, the Buni TV Comedy Series brings together exciting young talents from Kenya and Africa.” Are you following?

Mugambi Nthiga, best known as “Cedric” from Kenyan sensation NAIROBI HALF LIFE, is a film, TV and stage actor with experience on theatre stages and sets in Kenya, Philadelphia and New York City. Mugambi’s first audience was his mother and younger sister. He played the Little Drummer Boy in a school Nativity when he was five and killed it. Today, Mugambi can also be seen in the Mnet drama CHANGES. Peres is an actress, writer and comedian who has appeared in over two dozen stage plays, including her own play CUT which was shown at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Originally from Nairobi, Kenya, she studied at the famed Groundlings improvisational comedy school and regularly performs at comedy clubs across Los Angeles. She is currently working with Isaiah Washington (GREY’S ANATOMY) on her documentary BOUND: AFRICANS VS AFRICAN AMERICANS. Peres has extensive experience navigating the travails of being an African actress in Hollywood, which is how she ended up doing some voice work on a small movie called INCEPTION.’

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‘Samba Schutte is a Dutch-Mauritanian actor, writer and comedian who was born in Mauritania, raised in Ethiopia and somehow ended up looking Indian. In 2006 he won the biggest national comedy prize in Holland, which was followed by a tour of international performances across Europe, Africa, Asia and The Caribbean. In 2011 he won the March Comedy Madness out of 64 of the best up and coming comedians in Los Angeles and was made a regular at The World Famous Comedy Store in Hollywood after his first audition.Nick Troy is an actor, writer and comedian who started his professional career as the token white guy on the Swahili comedy TV series VIOKA MAHAKAMANI. Since then he’s worked extensively on stage & screen from Nairobi to LA, including in Amazon Studios’ cult favorite I THINK MY FACEBOOK FRIEND IS DEAD. Having lived half his life in Ethiopia and Kenya, this son of American missionaries who is fluent in Swahili, Sheng, and Kenyanese is basically a black man trapped into a scrawny white boy’s body.’

‘The entire Buni TV Comedy Series will be released exclusively on www.buni.tv over the course of the next few weeks.  Buni TV (www.buni.tv) is a service of Buni Media (www.bunimedia.com), a multi-media company based in Nairobi, Kenya and Los Angeles, California. Buni Media is the production outlet behind The XYZ Show, Africa’s first political satire program featuring life-size latex puppets. The XYZ Show (www.xyzshow.com) reaches an audience of more than 8 million people every month through its various platforms.’

Now you know what to expect in the coming days. Excitement galore! Their first ‘gourmetmeal’ XYZ won Best Television Series at the Inaugural Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards held in Lagos Nigeria. Read about that here.

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Have You Heard About Joel Osteen’s Loss Of Faith? Gloria Muliro Comes Out To Defend Him!

This past week, there has been no end to the rumours circulating the internets about Joel Osteen’s quiting his Ministry and citing lack of faith as his reason. And I have to admit that we here at Ghafla were nearly fooled but after some extensive research we found the story to be a hoax although is was even run by CNN.

And in comes Gloria Muliro. She is no stranger to controversy at some point even being accused of stealing a song. Read about that here. And follow that up with this fan’s open letter. But one thing cannot be disputed about Gloria; she’s a staunch Christian and i think the hoax hit a little too close to home and she has now decided to defend Joel Osteen.

Here’s what Gloria Muliro had to say:

“JOEL OSTEEN, A TARGET OF INTERNET HOAX LIKE MANY OF US.
be careful the devil is planing to spoil,abuse Men and women of God through Internet lies and evil pple who are serving satan.

In what apparently began as an April Fool’s prank—the responsible party still unnamed—a number of false websites went online that claimed Pastor Joel Osteen had left the Christian faith.
The hoax included fake Yahoo, CNN, Drudge Report and even a bogus website for Osteen himself, claiming that the Lakewood Church pastor had resigned and was “refuting the Bible.”
Regarding the hoax, Osteen said, “All is well, I still have my faith, nothing has changed. Some people just want to create a stir…,” Osteen told the Houston Chronicle. “99.9 percent of the people knew that it was just something far out.”

Unfortunately, in an exclusive interview with the Huffington Post, the man responsible for the false websites—who insists on remaining anonymous—says he plans to continue the charade as long as he can.

Gloria Muliro Branded A Liar &amp; A Cheat
The unnamed prankster reportedly did it because he “wanted to send Joel a message… to talk about more serious subjects, such as…GMOs, the poisons in our food and water, alternative cancer cures…”
I wonder though, what could be more serious than a person’s soul?

The prankster may be disappointed in Osteen’s reaction, however, as he is “turning the other cheek,” as ABC News puts it. (Although some sort of legal action wasn’t ruled out.)
“You can’t stop everything from happening,” says Pastor Joel, “But you can choose to say, ‘God, it’s in Your hands, I’m gonna move forward, I’m gonna stay full of joy and I’m gonna enjoy this day.'” Looks like another example of Romans 8:28 in action.

If you are against the devil,s Propaganda
Type that:( devil you are a liar).”

11th Of April 2013: Ten Things You Should Know This Morning

It’s yet another wonderful morning and you know I have that fix to make it way better! Ladies and Gentlemen, here are the ten things you need to know this beautiful Thursday morning:

#1. With over 8 thousand hits, you know this is a hot one you must read! Ann Kiguta Reveals That She Was Beaten Thoroughly By Her Ex-Boyfriend

#2. Citizen TV’s Uduak Amimo Blasts Tharaka Nithi’s Senator On Live TV!

#3. Ciku Muiruri Busts A Man’s Girlfriend Cheating On Him With Another Girl

#4. Jicho Pevu’s Mohammed Ali Allegedly Threatened By Security Agents.

#5. Of Paternity Tests And Denials! Scandal Follows Tahidi High Actor Who Has Been Denied By His Nollywood Celeb Father!

#6. Eric Omondi Threatens To Beat Up Someone!

#7. Akon Congratulates President Uhuru Kenyatta!

#8. Photo Of The Day: Dennis Itumbi And Pierra Makena Back In The Day.

#9. I for one don’t like any jokes premised on tribal stereotypes and accents. But with that said, mista Majani loves them and so do a bunch of people. So ladies and gents, Smart Joker Explains How He Stole From People

#10. Jaguar And Ringtone The Only Celebs Invited To Uhuru Kenyatta’s State Dinner!

Listen To Man Njoro’s Latest Song Iruga Featuring The Gorgeous Kawira.

Remember Uko Sure, the tongue-in-cheek song that became an unstoppable club banger? It was done by Nemesis’ alter-ego Man-njoro and Rabbit.

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Well he just churned a sure hit, spanking new! I was just scrolling through my Facebook, which I hardly get to do when I’m at work. This stopped me in my tracks. Titled Iruga, it features the gorgeous and super talented vocalist Kawira. Kawira by the way is the songstress who did the refrain in Nonini’s Pole Pole. Scroll to the bottom of this page to hear the song.

I ‘cornered him on Facebook and this is what he had to say. “Iruga is about people having low-budget fun. it’s a protest against people who are ‘all about their paper.’ It’s about simple pleasures, about good clean hilarious fun. It’s also man njoro sharing the wealth he brought from the city with his peoples. Man njoro merely tells the story of how an ocha party is formed, yet in no time descends into chaos but no one gets hurt.” The song is produced by Kevin Provok, and the soon to be released video was shot by Enos Olik. Enos is not only an amazing director, he is also a singer in boy-band Aziza and a songwriter. Love Weche Tek by Dela? That was penned by Enos.

Just to recapitulate, Iruga is a shagz party, the sort that has no hip jerking or twerking as has become the norm in these streets. It’s all about food, fun, fellowship and the usual local tipple. This song if from his album co-opetition. Check out the lead photo for details on that.

Sema Radio Wants To Shoot A Music Video For You. FREE.

I’ll get straight to it, are you a musician? Do you want a video done? Then this is just the story for you.

This is what Beatrice Ndung’u, the CEO for Young Media Foundation sent me. “This is what we are looking for right now….Do you think your music is worth having a music video? Young Media Foundation is looking to shoot a video for one of our fans (all expenses paid). If you think you should be the one, drop us an email an info@youngmediafoundation.com with your song and why we you think we should shoot your video! Good luck!”

There you have it, if you have recorded a song that you think can earn you this video, send send send!

YOUNG MEDIA FOUNDATION, is a non-profit organization in Kenya whose main mission is to give young people the tools and skills to make their voices heard. Through Sema Radio, young people speak about their concerns and reach out to their peers and wider audiences about the issues they face.

Sema Radio uses media to reduce poverty by giving job opportunities in different fields in media, and media training. PLUS, Sema Radio gives you the greatest African memories, 24 seven, around Africa, non-stop!
We also create opportunities for children affected with cancer and HIV AIDS and are stuck in immense poverty with small chances of ever entering a school, by our project BRICKS FOR SCHOOLS where we build classes in the rural areas in Kenya.

Beatrice Ndung’u by the way, is the director of Young Media Foundation. She is also the founder and CEO of Global Essense Media where I had my first stint as a writer as well as the director of The Truth newspaper. She has also worked in Royal Media Services, the umbrella company of among others Citizen Television and radio as a radio producer and media creative.

Tomorrow Changes Is The Plan!

Party people, tomorrow is Thursday and i know you know what that means! It means tomorrow is all about Platinum Thursday!

Fly ladies, dapper gents, red carpet entrance and proper prices. and that’s not all, Changes is the place to come out and hang out with Kenya’s leading celebrities. All the ratchet lads can’t get in through the door so you know that when you’re let in, na dapper tings!

At Changes you get an offer: 3 beers at 400/-. Johnie Walker, Tequila and Vodka tots go at 100/= all night! And if that doesn’t tickle your fancy, then fret not,  Zappa is sold at @ 50 a shot. Read more about the offers here.

And if you need some real convincing then check out this article.

but whatever happens, i need you to remember one thing: Changes is the place to be Thursday night

Jaguar And Ringtone The Only Celebs Invited To Uhuru Kenyatta’s State Dinner!

There were alot of performers at the inauguration ceremony. and buy did they perform. They knew this was their moment to perform and they grabbed their moment in the spotlight with zeal.

But what we didn’t know is that after the ceremony at Kasarani, only Ringtone and Jaguar were invited back to state House to celebrate Uhuru Kenyatta’s inauguration with members of the inner circle.

When we contacted Jaguar for a comment he was humble about it. all he had to say was that Uhuru Kenyatta is his friend and he had campaigned for Uhuru and so it was not a stretch that he’d be invited.

 

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Ringtone said that it was impressive that they were the only artists at State House. Indeed it was! Good look for the two lads.

Jaguar And Ringtone The Only Celebs Invited To Uhuru Kenyatta’s State Dinner!

There were alot of performers at the inauguration ceremony. and buy did they perform. They knew this was their moment to perform and they grabbed their moment in the spotlight with zeal.

But what we didn’t know is that after the ceremony at Kasarani, only Ringtone and Jaguar were invited back to state House to celebrate Uhuru Kenyatta’s inauguration with members of the inner circle.

When we contacted Jaguar for a comment he was humble about it. all he had to say was that Uhuru Kenyatta is his friend and he had campaigned for Uhuru and so it was not a stretch that he’d be invited.

 

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Ringtone said that it was impressive that they were the only artists at State House. Indeed it was! Good look for the two lads.

Jicho Pevu’s Mohammed Ali Allegedly Threatened By Security Agents.

Err on the side of caution, is one of the idioms that investigative journalists have emblazoned in their minds. Another famous one that made it to the idioms hall of fame, was the late Minister John Michuki’s statement “if you rattle a snake you must be prepared to be bitten.”

Well Jicho Pevu’s poster child is living proof yet again. Mohammed Ali decided to chase after the oh so elusive truth, and in one fell swoop pissed off the ‘high, the mighty and the strong’. Did you watch his latest video ghururi ya Saitoti? He goes ham, in a bid to shed light on the extenuating circumstances that led to the sudden demise of Security minister the late George Saitoti. Read about the latest saga here!

Missed Jicho Pevu&#039;s Ghururi Ya Saitoti? Watch It Here.

Well in addition to pissing off Ciku Muiruri who retorted guns blazing, he now has security men after him. Earlier today, he tweeted the following, “U know urselves and We know what you are upto. I will stand by my story. No security agent will intimidate us. What GOD bless no one curse…”

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Again, I hope KTN furnishes him with an elaborate security detail if this is indeed true.

 

Ogopa Deejays’ Crooner Brian Murray Finally Releases Video To Alone.

Many songwriters write for therapy, drawing from a deep place in their heart. The English call this place the heart of hearts, I prefer to call it the inner sanctum of the soul.

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Kenya’s secular scene has very few crooners since the exit of Mr Lenny and Didge. Whilst rumour has it that Didge is back, Ogopa now boasts of a singer that has the potential to be the next big male vocalist in Kenya. Twenty year old Brain Murray has finally released his sophomore track Alone, after he did Ogopa Deejays first trance joint Burried love

According to him, Alone, was penned as therapy after his relationship tapered off two years ago and he came to his senses. Buried love was characterized by deep seated anger and hurt, and after that subsided, he realized better the devil you know than the angel you don’t know. According to him, “I had it all but I never had this person I shared my first love with and it really felt bad and lonely.” Read about the behind the scene piece about this song.

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He elucidates that in buried love, he was pissed off and reeling from the hurt, but in Alone he is asking the ‘ex’ to allow them bury the hatchet and rekindle the extinguished embers of their love. He says, “Love hurts sometimes but if the person you love is worth the pain, it hurts even more knowing you don’t have them.”

This is the first swahili offering from him. As a testament of sorts to his rather remarkable vocals, the song was done in only one take. It was produced by Anthony kamande of Ogopa Deejays, and video shot by Alfie Simcad. Brain by the way is 20, a third year law student at Catholic University, and a budding entreprenuer with a special interest in real estate. Watch teh video below and give him your just opinion.

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Ogopa Deejays’ Crooner Brian Murray Finally Releases Video To Alone.

Many songwriters write for therapy, drawing from a deep place in their heart. The English call this place the heart of hearts, I prefer to call it the inner sanctum of the soul.

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Kenya’s secular scene has very few crooners since the exit of Mr Lenny and Didge. Whilst rumour has it that Didge is back, Ogopa now boasts of a singer that has the potential to be the next big male vocalist in Kenya. Twenty year old Brain Murray has finally released his sophomore track Alone, after he did Ogopa Deejays first trance joint Burried love

According to him, Alone, was penned as therapy after his relationship tapered off two years ago and he came to his senses. Buried love was characterized by deep seated anger and hurt, and after that subsided, he realized better the devil you know than the angel you don’t know. According to him, “I had it all but I never had this person I shared my first love with and it really felt bad and lonely.” Read about the behind the scene piece about this song.

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He elucidates that in buried love, he was pissed off and reeling from the hurt, but in Alone he is asking the ‘ex’ to allow them bury the hatchet and rekindle the extinguished embers of their love. He says, “Love hurts sometimes but if the person you love is worth the pain, it hurts even more knowing you don’t have them.”

This is the first swahili offering from him. As a testament of sorts to his rather remarkable vocals, the song was done in only one take. It was produced by Anthony kamande of Ogopa Deejays, and video shot by Alfie Simcad. Brain by the way is 20, a third year law student at Catholic University, and a budding entreprenuer with a special interest in real estate. Watch teh video below and give him your just opinion.

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Eric Omondi Threatens To Beat Up Someone!

Eric Omondi is a vexed lad! He is just as tired of the hate-speech as i am. and he isn’t dulling about acting out.

 

You can read what i had to say about the whole hate speech drama here.

For now, here’s what Eric Omondi had to say:

“Hey guys am seriously WARNING guyz who are writing or using hate messages on fellow kenyans becoz of mere politics or politicians…(

­Key word fellow kenyans). Am WARNING you…haki ntaumiza mtu.”
 

Watch This Touching Musical Tribute To President Uhuru’s Inauguration

There’s no denying that the inauguration yesterday was a very emotive day for Kenyans. One of the songs that brought some people to the verge of tears is the ever green my land is Kenya song.

Below are the lyrics. The song is by Roger Whitaker. To see more videos by Roger, follow this link. NTV posted a video on their Youtube channel with this touching song. See video and lyrics below. Read an earlier article by him here.

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You only got one mama
You only got one pa
You only got one life to live
No matter who you are
You can go the whole world over
Every city has its dawn
But everybody liveth has one place where he was born

And mine is Kenya, so warm and wild and free
You’ll always stay with me here in my heart
My land is Kenya, right from your highlands to the sea
You’ll always stay with me here in my heart, here in my heart.

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You only got one childhood
And the memories that spring
When you see your house, the tree you climbed
And all those precious things
The faces of the friends I had
The images that flow
When I close my eyes in the land I love
The land I was born..

My land is Kenya, so warm and wild and free
You’ll always stay with me here in my heart
My land is Kenya, right from your highlands to the sea
You’ll always stay with me here in my heart, here in my heart

 

 

 

 

 

Kenyan Directs Jamaican Star Ding Dong’s New Music Video. Check It Out Here!

Kenyan Video DJ VJ One has directed jamaican dancehall star Ding Dong’s new song. The song which is an HIV/AIDS awareness song titled “Protect Your Life”.

The song is basically Ding dong’s attempt at telling his fans and dancehall fans alike to use condoms. the track features all of dancehall’s leading luminaries from Movado to Popcaan to a bunch of other p[eople i don’t really know…

The video’s director is one and the same as the lad that directed the video to the Nairobi Half Life official soundtrack. With that said, have a look at the video and tell me what you think of it.

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The Guy Who Sang “Mysterious Girl” Was Recently In Kenya

Peter Andre had ‘the most fantastic time you could imagine’ on safari with girlfriend Emily MacDonagh last week.

The singer, 40, and medical student Emily, 23, jetted off to Kenya to see elephants, hippos and buffalos in the wild.

‘We were staying in Meru National Park and our accommodation had no windows at all, so it meant we were completely at one with nature,’ says Peter.

‘All that was between us and the lions and elephants was a little mosquito net!’

Some parts of Peter’s romantic trip were filmed for his ITV2 show My Life but he made sure he and Emily got plenty of private time together as well.

The couple tried to cut themselves off from things back at home, although Peter admits he missed his children Junior and Princess lots.

‘We turned off our phones while we were away and we had no internet or TV where we were staying, so it was great to get away from it all and properly relax,’ says Peter.

‘We enjoyed a few candlelit dinners and on the last night, we went to an amazing restaurant in Nairobi called Carnivore.’

Remember his song, “Oooh, mysterious girl, put your body close to mine!”

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Fena Gitu To Play At Choices Tomorrow 11th April!

Saturday 7th April saw Fena, Kidum, and Steve Nyabwa perform at GodownGig. The performances were nothing short of stellar!

Fena Gitu To Rock Godown Centre On The 6th Of April.

If you didn’t see the pictures from that event, see them here! Now Fena, not one to rest on her laurels when others are on that grind is back! This Thursday, she gets to perform at Choices Baricho road, backed live by her amazing band. Whilst I’d written about her here, I’m still gonna share the event’s bio for your enjoyment. Don’t you just love her lyrics: Take a bite and savour, my chocolate flavour, they were know where I’m from, Africa Massive ah! How about 50/50 bila shame koz we going dutch! So you best show up. Jam Signal who were supposed to perform this Thursday cancelled last minute so Fena stepped in.

Having grown up in a musical household, FENA (full-name Fena Gitu) developed her passion for music at a tender age. In 2008, she won the “Fete de la Musique” singing competition at Alliance Francaise, marking the beginning of a bright music career. She started out as a back-up vocalist for Muthoni the Drummer Queen and Dela in 2009 before pursuing a solo career in 2010.

She has since performed at several events in Nairobi and across Kenya, most notably: FENA LIVE AT SHEBEEN, FENA LIVE AT CHOICES, Blankets and Wine, Kilifi Arts Festival, Molo Footloose Festival for Peace, Arts and Beer Festival, Kinanda Arts Festival, just to mention a few. FENA has had the pleasant opportunity to share the stage with both local and international greats such as; Sauti Sol, Dela, Muthoni, Neema Ntalel, Harry Kimani, Kidum, and international icons; Fally Ipupa (Sawasawa Festival, May 2011), Vivian Green (Lounge Unplugged, September 2011), and UK-based singer/rapper Lush (Molo Footloose Festival for Peace, February 2012).

FENA has so far released three singles; “Down”, her most popular neo-soul song “Fenamenal Woman” and her brand new, chart-topping single “Africa Massive”. FENA is currently recording her debut album produced by Jaaz Odongo. She describes her music as “Soulful-Everything”, fusing a variety of musical genres, from neo-soul to afro-soul, reggae, hip-hop and afro-house, all to create her signature “Fenamenal” sound distinct only to her. This has earned her the alias “Fenamenal Woman” amongst her fans, a pun on her name FENA and the word ‘phenomenal’.

 

Of Paternity Tests And Denials! Scandal Follows Tahidi High Actor Who Has Been Denied By His Nollywood Celeb Father!

My cousin has alerted me to the existence of a Nigerian website: NigeriaFilms.com which has run a story about Kenya’s own Ephy Saint apparently claiming that Pete Edochie a.k.a Okonkwo is his father.

Before i get any further with this, i want to say that this is a very sensitive issue and if the Nigerian site have made things up then Ephy should consider exploring legal action against them.

But according to the Nigerian site, they had a phone interview with Ephy Saint in which he intimated that Pete Edochie is indeed his father but he has been denying that he is.

This is how the website reported the whole affair:

“Paternity Mess: Kenya Model Claims Pete Edochie As Father

No matter how long a secret is kept, one day, it shall come to the open.

Nigeriafilms.com recently had a chat with a certain model and actor in Kenya, the young man exclusively told us that the veteran actor, Pete Edochie is his father but he has on several occasions denied his paternity.

He’s popularly known as Ephy Saint in Nairobi, Kenya where he reigns supreme as a model and a thespian of note. This actor cum model is yet to unravel the mystery surrounding his paternity as he claims to be a son to the veteran actor, Pete Edochie, popularly known as Okonkwo by movie buffs.

In an exclusive interview with Ephy Saint recently, the 23-year old entertainer, who resides in Kenya, said he would love to be buried in Nigeria where his father, Pete Edochie, resides.

Well, we may see him as a child whose paternity has not been legally established, however, what if his revelations about Pete Edochie being his father are actually true?”

 

My heart goes out to Ephy. This kind of scrutiny when you have fought to keep your life private is sad! Nay, it’s tragic! Everyone should just let the lad be. When we reached him for a comment he insisted that he has none. But to be honest, from the looks of things, i don’t think that the story has even an iota of truth in it.

Smart Joker Explains How He Stole From People

Smart Joker is a brand new comedian with a segment on the Churchill show where he plays a Mluhya buffoon.

His last act was uploaded to YouTube and it has gone viral, dominating the YouTube charts for two weeks straight. In the clip, he narrates to the Churchill audience how him and his broke friend Nzimondele became theives and went to steal in order to survive:

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