Month: May 2013

Fashionistas, pay attention! There an event, and it calls for you to dress to kill!

Are you that one that knows all about colour palletes and colour blocking? Now I won’t lie, my fashion sense is as real as unicorns. Yeah. That said, the most anticipated Xpose fashion night 2 is upon us! It is described as a way to spend your Friday evening, chilled out, watching models show off fantastic designer outfits on the runway. Then they add a dash of pizzazz by saying ” as you feast your eyes on the fresh summer collections by our own Kenyan designers.” Esh! You are guranteed a night to remember! Below are some pictures from past event by Jeffery Wilson Entertainment. Secrets Lounge is the venue as said in the creaming headline, that’s opposite Alliance Francaise. Entrance is 500 bob only.

It gets better, they’ll be an after party! and everyone is VIP. Sadly I am not privy to who is performing (I am..but it’s hush shush) so you just have to attend to find out for yourselves. There will be exclusive red carpet moments, with our fashion photographers,TV interviews and as the name suggests it an expose fashion night your one time chance to expose your best and SHOW IT OFF to the world!  Below are some of the designers that will be showcasing their latest collection. There will be a horde of journalists there as well so dress to kill, your ratchetness shall be exposed. Don’t doubt it.

Designers: Royal chick
Eagles EYE fashions,
Achie otigo designs,
Kioi designs
OLA fashion house
Afri Tribal

 

The show commences at Seven pm, till 11.00 pm, followed closely by that off the chains after partay! Tasked with ensuring you dance yourselves sore will be DJ Incredible and Cheek-O Dread. Entrance is only 500 bob.

The event is powered by: Bella models kenya
. Warn trends
. The men’s magazine
.Estro adveritsing

 

EABL together with Miss World Kenya will today launch of the Miss World Kenya 2013 Beauty Pageant  at The Sarova Stanley.

The launch will mark the official rollout of the Miss World Kenya,  a franchise of the Miss World property, in the Kenyan market. The campaign aims at attracting over 2000 beauties who will aim to meet the mission statement for the Miss World property ‘BEAUTY WITH A PURPOSE’.

The launch will also be a call for entries that will see a scouting mission to select 20 beauties from all the counties culminating in a final gala after contestants go through the boot camp academy.

Gracing the occasion will be EABL’s Kenya Marketing Director, Caroline Ndung’u; Ms. Terry Mungai, Franchise holder of Miss World Kenya and the current Miss World Kenya and Kenya’s representative to Miss World 2012, Shamim Ali.

I read once, that rainmakers knew something that science only found out recently, that drumming a certian rythm causes rain clouds to gather!

You see music is about vibrations and frequencies, if music is played at the same rate as your heartbeat, it relaxes you, the viceversa and it agitates you. Well this art may have been lost in time but the art of drumming has not. This Sunday, join Mathewmatix and his team Drum Jam Inc as they present to you Drum Jam! I do not know if they are responsible for the heavy down pour that has been the bane of our lives for the last two months but one thing I promise is, they will be responsible for you bursting a move! So this Sunday, make your way to Phoenix theatres from 2.00 to 6.00 pm, the charges are only 200 bob. ONLY! Amani Baya will be sworn in the aht ‘King’ of Drumming in Nairobi, Will he be dethroned? Go find out!

Now back to that frequency story. According to a guy called Campbell, ” Music can slow down and equalize brain waves. There are 4 kinds of waves that the brain has. Beta waves, Alpha waves, Theta waves, and Delta waves. All of these waves are measured in hertz. Beta waves range from 14-20 hertz, Alpha waves range from 9 to 13 hertz, Theta waves from 4 to 7 hertz, and Delta from .5-3 hertz. When we focus on daily activities, or experience emotions that are strong, that’s when Beta waves occur. Calmness and having a heightened awareness are part of the Alpha waves, and if you’re in meditation, sleeping, or in an inspiring mood where you’re very creative, that’s when you’re using theta waves, and when you’re in deep sleep, and deep meditation, that’s when delta waves are used.”

He continues to say, “The slower the brain waves, the more relaxed, contended, and peaceful we feel. Common household music, medium paced music, generally has a pulse of about 60 beats per minute, which in turn can shift from the beta waves to the alpha waves. This is in certain types of music like Baroque, and New Age type music. This will increase alertness and things of that sort. If you’re listening to a Shamanic drumbeat, your waves may drop into the theta range, which would in turn, alert your state of consciousness. Because a Shamanic drumbeat alters your hearing, because it’s so different than other types of music…” Fascinating huh?

World’s premium beer brand Heineken and Il Covo (Taste Awards 2013 Runner’s Up for Heineken Best Club at the Coast) joined forces to bring the GREEN LIGHT TRILOGY! to Mombasa.

This year’s Green Light Party was bigger and better featuring 2 dance floor arenas: Club Arena for those party people who love flashing lights and pumping beats and The Beach Arena for those who enjoy open air setting with comfortable low slung Swahili beds with atmospheric lighting and great music.

The gig featured Kenya’s Award Winning DJs: DJ Nruff (Easy FM): Hip Hop, R&B, Pop, Dancehall & Local and DJ Protege (Capital FM): Trance, Dance, Techno, Dubstep & House.

The dress code was White & Green. Take a look;

 

 

DJ Protege on the decks

DJ Nruff takes over

 

 

#TeamHeineken

 

 

Flaunts his favourite beer brand

 

 

 

Photo props: Alex Ole Mayeye

Of late, the focus on H.I.V has switched from the youth to married individuals who routinely stray from their marital beds and do not use condoms with either their lovers or their spouses. Just ask Jimmy Gathu. He can tell you all about that. then there was the controversy surrounding what I considered an innocuous yet strategic campaign to get cheating spouses to put a condom in the mix.

Moralists and hypocrites were up in an uproar! how dare you tell people to cheat and use a condom? nay, the ad was misunderstood. The ad was targeted at people who will cheat anyway. you may aswell use a condom. Uncle Chim Tuna has spoken. trick don’t kill my vibe!

But away from that, an upcoming artist who goes by the name Frigacy has decided to come out and announce his H.I.V status. And it’s positive. Here is his statement;

“Hello Ghafla!
Im stage named “Frigacy” a recording artiste under Maxton. Born as George Kihara what im going to write is something that has taken me ages thinking n accepting. In life it gets to a point where we learn from mistakes therefore we live under the mistakes weve made. I made mistakes at my early age ,n it has costed me a lot in return. I want youths to learn with me that drugs,sex,fun…..r simply not the right way out as they have heavy consequences….im coming out as the first Kenyan singer on this topic. Im HIV positive.i no longer want to keep this secret by myself hence i want people with as mutual status to come out n accept the way things are n live positively…..being HIV is not the end of life…i want to b an inspirational artiste to many especially on this matter..give me support on this as enlarge my HIV/AIDS campaign of awareness..thankyou”

Good morning beautiful people! Friday is finally here. But before you go to play, here’s what you might want to know;

#1 From grace to grass; read about The Fall of a Kenyan Dancehall Superstar Turned Matatu Conductor

#2 Nameless ‘Exposed’. Find out how

#3 See Mr Googs’ Transformation since crossing over to Gospel (Photos)

#4 Photo Of The day: Baby J.B Masanduku With His Dad!.

#5 Yash Pal Ghai’s Relative Arrested At Occupy Parliament Protest! Later Released And Armed Thugs Try To Break Into Her House!

#6 There’s More Than Meets The Eye In Robert Alai’s Arrest

#7 MP To Sue After A Pig Was Branded With His Name

#8 Citizen TV Pledges To Pay For The Late Wanade’s Sons’ Education.

#9 And Now Police Deny Dog Involvement in Dog P0rn Case

#10 We Have No Apologies To Make For Using Pigs: Photo-Activist Boniface Mwangi

 

Now you are up to speed. Keep it Ghafla! more news.

Nick Mutuma is set to launch debut video tomorrow in a glitzy affair at Skyluxx. The event shall be hosted by none other than Ian Mugoya.

Known for his ‘The Chill spot’ radio show on 91.5 hits as well as his acting forays thanks to MTV’s Shuga & MNET’s Changes, he also decided to reveal another side of him. Music. He was recently involved in a fashion event, which goes a long way to showcase his versatility as a person. Read about that here.

Last year, he launched this song which received overwhelming love on social media, that spurred him to reveal that a video was in the offing. And true to form, that video shall be beheld tomorrow. This shall take place at the ‘This Is 254 Experience’ happening this Friday at the Skyluxx Lounge!

The video was directed by Andrew Macharia; the man behind Camp Mulla’s Fresh all day video and more recently Jaguar’s Kipepeo. According to Nick, the video features cameos from Teen Republic host Anita Nderu, Ian Mugoya from Str8 Up, international super model Bridgette Shighadi, actor Daniel Peter, Trapee, actor Ephy Saint, and Shaffie Weru! Read about Andrew Macharia here to know why Nick decided it was him and no one else would do. 

So why all these people, wasn’t it a hustle to get them all into one set? ‘I believe in perfection, which is the main reason I’ve taken so long to release this video, I wanted something I could look back at in 10 years and smile, an international product.’ was his reply. The ‘This Is 254 Experience’ is an event that pays tribute to the 254, celebrating Kenya’s coming of age. Should you make your way tomorrow, expect to hobnob with Lyra Aoko, Shaffie Weru, Anita Nderu, Avril, Ephy Saint and many more. More Nick Mutuma news here. He was also a judge for Mr and Miss UON. Read about that here. 

Jazz N Clads is an event that happens every Thursday at Galileos.

Jazz N Clads features Joseph Hellon, Ruth Matete, Judith Njuguna and Scott Kabugi. Ruth as usual is the vocalist, Hellon is on saxophone, Judith is on the bass and double bass and Scott plays violin. The event is free, so head on there looking dapper, the show begins at 8 pm. I believe the minimum age is 25 years. The host of the show I also presume is Hot 96’s Chris Okinda. Again, make a date. I have shared some photographs from the last event so that you can envidage what it is you shall be savouring should you make your way there. All the photographs are the property of Collo of Collophotography.

And rememmber Regina Ray? Who knew she could sing!

 

During the Occupy Parliament protest which was completely legal as the authorities had been informed of it, several demonstrators were arrested but later released by the police.

One of those arrested was Kuxi Ghai who is a relative of Yash Pal Ghai, a luminary in Kenya’s legal fraternity who helped in her process of getting a new constitution. And along with Boniface Mwangi and his brave group, she was released from police custody later that night. Kuxi is a film documentary and commercial producer along with being a writer and journalist.

When she got home however, more drama was in store for her. She claims that thugs in suits attempted to break into her house. There were 4 thugs in total and two of those men were in suits… I can just hear the conspiracy theorists now… “Utumishi kwa wote!”

Read more about the protest here: Animal Rights Activists Come Out In Anger Over The Boniface Mwangi Protest: Occupy Parliament

 

Kuxi Ghai
@kuxii

Last night at 2am: 4 men tried to break into my house. Just hours after my release. 2 were in suits.Coincidence or the reality of Kenya now!

 

 

Remember Alisha Popat, that dashing beauty that Mustapha sang with?

She recently gave you Oh Africa with Zolani Mahola of Freshly Ground, American star Peter Hollen as well as My fave girl group Moipei Sisters and Tetu. If you missed that video, watch it here!

Well she will be performing this evening at Seven Lounge and Grill Village market from 8 pm sharp. Thing is, you have to RSVP! So what are you waiting for, make that call if you are into RnB and a bit of jazzy fusion music. 0737-774 777.

Ever been to Sarakasi Dome? They have events every Friday and sometimes on Saturday.

Well this Friday from 8.00 pm to midnight, they willl be having Live Band Night as usual. On stage will be Mc Dr Eppy. Dj Kace, Sarakasi Dancers and Juliani. Juliani is set to perform his mega hit Utawala for the first time on the Sarakasi Dome stage. Check out the awesome picture below of Sarakasi dome. Meanwhile, check out more Juliani news here.
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Sarakasi Dome holds events every so often, read about a hiphop event that featured among others Kimya.

Changes is the place where Kenya’s most talked about celebrities go to unwind. And why wouldn’t they? Changes is the only club that’s happening this and every Thursday courtesy of Platinum Thursday; the re-invention of Thursday night!

This Thursday ladies, there is an amazing offer for you; you can buy a bottle of wine at 1,000/- or 2 bottles at 1,500/-! That’s right! Tell me any other club with such an offer. And the best part about Changes is that you know you’ll be around grown and sexy folk. You don’t have to worry about children stirring up drama at the rave.

Check out the celebrities you just might run into tonight at Changes in this photo gallery.

Yesterday, controversial blogger Robert Alai was arrested for the nth time. However, his case seems to raise more questions that it can answer because of the circumstances that led to his arrest.

However, fellow blogger Roy Ogolla seems to know more than meets the eye but has remained tight-lipped refusing to comment about the issue citing his closeness to the parties embroiled in the matter. Here’s why;

I’m restraining from commenting on William Oduol’s move have Robert Alai Onyango arrested…

This is because the both of them are my friends and are people well known to me. This morning at 7.00 am, Alai called me to inform me of his planned arrest if he appeared in court where the hearing of his case with Francis Kimemia was scheduled to happen.

I tried getting hold of Oduol to pray upon him not to have the arrest executed but I guess he was busy and has not responded to my calls till now.

I have refused to comment on this matter because I believe that I have a more detailed dossier on this whole “beef”. I know the persons pulling the strings and I’m aware of how far the strings are being pulled.

I wouldn’t want to be seen to be taking sides on this matter, my personal relationship with both men doesn’t allow me. But one thing I can assure you, there is more than meets the eye.

Now that the matter is before a court of law, I will respect the jurisdiction of the courts and will release my dossier, once the matter is dispensed with.

As we vilify Oduol and celebrate Alai, let’s all remember that the constitution protects ALL…!

The Kenya Communication (Amendment) Act is a piece of legislation that seeks to make what would be Civil Defamation proceedings to be Criminal. This according to bloggers is a threat to them and should be amended. Two of Kenya’s most prominent bloggers Dennis Itumbi and Roy Kohadha Ogolla recommend the same.

Dennis Itumbi:

Let me say this and am not defending @Robert Alai – We need to ammend the Kenya Communication Ammendment Act, that piece of legislation seeks to make what would be Civil Defamation proceedings to be Criminal – In the present arrest I sincerely believe that if William Odoul is aggrieved he should seek relieve from a defamation suit – I have won a similar suit against Alai, but as a Civil suit, don’t make Civil suits criminal using a patchwork of legislation…This Communication Act is the biggest threat to blogging….in this case Kohadha Roy Ogolla tells me Odoul asked Alai to grant him a right of reply and he declined, even offering proof that he was not married and that the photos were first circulated by an ODM MP on the campaign trail, but Alai declined and dared him to go on and take police action..my take…Civil suits remains Civil they cannot be turned into Criminal acts…Though the CID are acting within the law as it stands, its a law that needs urgent review by our courts, Alai can actually decline to take plea and seek constitutional interpretation first…Hope he does….but after that Odoul has a right to seek Civil relief.. I will say it again write and comment what you can proof….

In agreement, Ogolla opines that;

Dennis Itumbi, I cannot agree with you more than thisThe Kenya Communication Act needs an amendment like yesterday.

 

You can read what the Kenya Communication (Amendment) Act entails HERE.

Top of the morning Ghafla! fam. So last night, the Blues beat Benfica in Europa League finals. An injury-time header from Branislav Ivanovic was enough to win the Europa League for Chelsea, in a 2-1 win over Benfica in Amsterdam after Fernando Torres had put Chelsea ahead before Oscar Cardozo equalised from the penalty spot for the Portuguese side. Anyhow, back to our ‘stronghold’, here’s your morning dose of #GhaflaTen;

#1 Check out this Hilarious Open Letter To Citizen TV Anchors Kanze Dena & Lulu Hassan.

#2 Here Is Everything You Need To Know About The Dog P0rn Case So Far!

#3 Pigs in Parliament Demo Makes Headlines across the Globe. Take a look.

#4 Must read: From A Bartender to A Top TV Host: NTV’s Kobi Kihara’s Story.

#5 Yesterday, blogger Robert Alai was Arrested! Find Out Why Here!

#6 K-South rapper Bamboo Confesses “Criminal” Past On Mambo Mseto With Willy M. Tuva!

#7 Animal Rights Activists Come Out In Anger Over The Boniface Mwangi Protest: Occupy Parliament

#8 Maina And King’angi In The Morning: Kenyans Overwhelmingly Support The Boniface Mwangi Led Protest “Occupy Parliament”. Why? Find out.

#9 Days after Releasing their Collabo with Amani, Radio & Weasel Get Nominated for BET Awards! Find out in which category.

#10 Take a look at this photo of Mudigi Of Sauti Sol In The Set Of The Upcoming Veve!

 

There you have it. Keep it here for more scoop as they happen.