Month: July 2013

On Saturday, the national trials for the World Championships in Moscow got underway at the Nyayo National Stadium with the Athletics Kenya staging a spectacular event during this year’s edition.

Well, there was also entertainment prior to the trials which was headlined by Gospel artist Emmy Kosgei and “Kigeugeu” hit-maker Jaguar. With Safaricom sponsoring the event to the tune of KSh2M, it’s alleged that Jaguar received a cool KSh500,000 for his performance. Earlier this month, Jaguar put pen to paper a multi-million deal that will see him reap huge.

Jaguar with Athletics Kenya president, Isaiah Kiplagat in his office

And here he is performing at the National Athletics Trials at Nyayo Stadium;

It will be remembered that we recently told you that Jaguar is the wealthiest artist in Kenya and it seems most corporates looking to invite him to their events must now offer fat cheques.

With a car collection worth KSh20M, Jaguar continues to expand his wealth thanks to his music fame and vast business ventures.

I have to say that Joji Baro is one of the bravest lads I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. Not only did he open up about his sexual orientation he also opened up about his positive HIV status.

And that is more than what most Kenyan celebrities have the spine for. But back to the matter at hand: I came across photos of him and an admirer having fun times. And no, do not worry, no le s3xxy-time was involved so it is safe for everyone to view, even those with the most sqeaumish of stomachs!

Check out the pictures below;

Yeah, this is a lad!

They say music like water, flows; it has no boundaries, no limits, once you have a beat the floor is yours. And even if the language is different, the one thing we all relate and connect with is the language of music. Well, Kenyan music is making in roads around the globe.

Over the weekend, dancehall sensation Marc Brunnel brought me to speed with one of the greatest news I’ve heard since Alaine and Wyre happened. Well, thing is, his jam, “Gie Dem” is a huge hit in Costa Rica. Recently, during a gig in the capital of the Latin American country, three dancers took to the stage and gyrated to “Gie Dem” much to the delight of the revellers.

Take a look;

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And HERE is the original video.

Marc Brunnel (born August 29,1990 in Nairobi) is a Kenyan Dj , singer – song writer and a businessman. He is commonly known by his fans as Marc Brunnel Music di trendsetta. He has so far voiced numerous riddims from all over the world.

Late last year, his rapcellency Prezzo, while on trip to ONE’s Washington DC office (remember he’s a ONE ambassador), met with American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and investor, Jay Z (see that HERE). Well, the clip of the two meeting has just emerged.

In the clip, the self-proclaimed ‘King of Bling’ is seen engaging the Jigga man in some small talk though their discussion is inaudible. After the short but interractive conversation, the two rappers give each other some real bro hug. Take a look;

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As earlier promised, the video of the star-studded ‘Ligi Soo’ the remix has finally dropped. Shot at the posh Lord Erroll Gourmet Restaurant, this video is nothing short of amazing!

Produced by Still Alive, the sound was engineered by the prominent Kevin Provoke while the video pieced up by Decent Video/ Kevin Bosco. Take a look;

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Whenever I tell my friends and family that the only two Africans who hold it down for Africa lika thumb tuck are Naija and Nairoberry fam, most people argue and I often tell them to shut up! And today I have proof of that.

A Kenyan worked with Jay z on his upcoming video for… wait, it’s actually going to be the first single off his recently dropped album “Magna Carta”. Check out the picture below:

The Kenyan is the lass seated. She is Wangechi Mutu.

Yesterday I styumbled across a picture of DJ Creme as a child in Primary. Now we are to take a journey into his past way before his primary school days and we’ll have a look at the lad while he was still a toto having funtimes with his sister:

They say a picture is worth a thousand words but in this case, the pictures are worth 1000+1 words! So allow me to cut the jibber jabber and let me get down to chopin di fufu!

Source: Kenyan List

According to the Pulse, Shappaman was recently involved in yet another fight. Wait, “recent” means this Sunday at Blankets and Wine which went down this past Sunday at Carnivore. Anyway, yeah, Shappaman allegedly beat up one of the revellers who was there.

As the story goes, the reveller was nearby when he smelt the scent of bhangi when he (William Oyando) went over to him to ask if he could partake of the herb only for him to ask whether it was bhangi that he smelt and get blows rain on him!

According to the Pulse, the lad then went to the bouncers and reported the incident and they in turn went and alerted the police who arrested Shappaman and he and his label mate had to record statements at the Langata Police Station.

Na wa for e boy! Do you remember this incident?

Rapper/ designer K-Nel of Anglohili Clothing has taken his project a notch higher after introducing ladies’ collection in his clothing line. Created by Brenda Kubo, the new collection features jeans top and stretch leather leggins.

Creating her first Collection under the International Brand Anglohili Clothing Kubo Brenda’s Love affair with fashion began way back in high school where she was studying Art and design but majoring in Product design.

Her knowledge of style,colour and design is what allows her create timeless pieces”i design because its my passion,my focus is to design authentic items which are comfortable to wear and are affordable.” Brenda who is based in Germany says fans should expect more from her; this is just the beginning.

Here are the first exclusive Anglohili Ladies Collection items designed by Brenda;

Recording & Performing Artiste David Muthengi aka Holy Dave is expanding his territory and part of that is acquring new talent. Moses Kimeu Mganga aka ‘Mgangez’, the producer known for hit singles such as ‘Ni Msoh’ by Kelele Takatifu and HD and ‘Rise and Shine’ by Kelele Takatifu and Christ Cycoz has officially joined Fullhouse Music, a production house owned by Holy Dave.

Following a successful career at the Langata based ‘Studio 15’ he joins the Hurlingham based Fullhouse Music to strengthen the audio production team comprising of Leon Chege and Joel Ntihemuka.

To contact Fullhouse Music call Janice on 0726267177

When Octopizzo speaks everyone listens; after disparaging rumours of Illuminati and beseeching young Kenyans to “grow up and start working hard!”, the Kibera hip-hop head is back. This time he’s speaking out about his tastes and preferences.

Recently, the “Ivo Ivo Ivo” singer spoke to Faith Chebet of Spice Magazine about his life behind-the-scenes. Here’s an excerpt of that interview;

Myself in one word…

‘Kibera’.

Women to me are…

The best thing God ever created to put men on track, my mum being number one.

Love to me is…

The feeling you can’t define. It’s just the best feeling in the world.

Sex to me is…

I don’t know how to define it but it is when ‘two bodies that are in love make love’.

My celebrity crush is…

Alicia Keys.

Music to me is…

Everything. It is educative, love, culture, and much more. You listen to music when you are mad, when you are happy, when you get married, when you divorce, when a baby is born, when somebody dies… it is simply everything.

My first time on stage…

Was really weird. I wasn’t shy, but I was not brave either, though I remember never wanting to leave the stage even after finishing my performance. I just wanted to stay on.

One of the local artistes I rate highly…

Is Sage. She is one of the best singers Kenya will ever have.

If there was someone to be brought back to life, it should be…

My Mum. I love and miss her a lot.

Most treasured moment…

When my daughter was born. She changed me and made me who I am today, and I thank God.

Three things that have kept me on track to date…

Family; they are always there when everyone else in not there. Community; they keep you going. Business; it motivates me to keep on pushing and trying harder to reach that point where I want to be.

One thing that pisses me off in women…

I actually have two things that piss me off. Wigs and extreme make-up.

My phobia is…

Death only.

As earlier promised, the most anticipated “Ligi Soo” remix by the ingenious Rabbit has just dropped. The 11-minute track does not disappoint at all as the legends and new acts featured in it showcase their rap dexterity.

The star-studded track features various industry heavy weights among them artists Chiwawa, Mejja, Jay A, Madtrax, Petra, Femione, Raz, Lyra and new kid on the block Wangeshi.

Meanwhile, the video is set to drop today and usual, it’s expected to be huge. Keep it Ghafla! for that.

Here’s the remix;

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Tables have been turned for Prezzo! After his “knights in shining armour” ran to his rescue when he was attacked by a German-based Kenyan promoter, Ashley Toto, Kenyans and East Africans by and large seem to have changed their opinion about the self-proclaimed King of Bling after he dissed Tanzanian hits maker Diamond Platnumz.

Commenting on the Ghafla! article, the fans took issue with Prezzo’s “uncalled-for remarks” about the Tanzanian. Take a look;

Edwin Mwashegwa: ah, Diamond achana na huyu mbulula, wewe unda hela!, bifu za kisenge hazifai.

Githaiga Andrew: Prezzo umepita hiyo age ya beef za kishenzi. Ingia studio utoe kitu, otherwise kwa musiki diamond ako juu. I feel you bro! anything to remain relevant and grab some headlines.

Bellah Ongachi: aaarggh Diamond is waaayy better.. n am sure by the time he hits the years prezzo has stayed in the entertainment scene he’ll be miles ahead..so your thing diamond.

Caroline Karijo: Mhhhhh who even listens to to him Jaguar and Diamond r much better than him n we all knw,,,,,,, he can continue playing women who stoops low for him.

Yvonne De Cole: Prezzo ni wivu nini,,,, leave the highest paid musician in East Africa alone,,, ana mulla en he is still simple doesn floss,,,, prezzo inherits yet flosses

De Sheriff: Diamond, silence is the best weapon. let the baby throw tantrums. Prezzo, its tym to mature up.

I guess, what comes around goes around.

They say people come from a long way off and all that matters is the fact that they had the courage to take the first step and the journey of a thousand steps is begun by that one step. You will not believe the way he looked and where he is at right now:

Wednesday evening was a dark day in Tanzania as Z-Anto, internationally known for his hit “Binti Kiziwi” and hip-hop artist, Profesa Jay, lost their mothers.

Z-Anto’s mother died on Wednesday afternoon after a long battle with cancer of the liver. The star’s mother passed on at Kigamboni village on the outskirts of Dar-es-Salaam. Her remains have been interred today.

On the other hand, Profesa Jay’s mother passed on Wednesday night after she was involved in an accident. Mrs. Rosemary Majanjara passed away at Tumbi Hospital after she was knocked down by a motorist.

Profesa Jay & her late mum

Ghafla! sends heartfelt condolences to the families of the two stars.

The latest Burger King challenge pitted boy bands, Sauti Sol and Just-A-Band. The challenge? A Nairobi’s largest burger, a mammoth of a food monster, stared at me blankly: a foot-tall premium beef burger with 1.5 kg of beef patties, all of Brew Bistro’s 40 toppings oozed out of every nook and cranny, a cone of what seemed like at the time “never-ending” pit of hand-cut thick fries, and a foaming 2L pitcher of beer. In total, weighing 11 kg.

Capital Lifestyle reports that Delvin and Bienaime of Sauti Sol, and Mbithi and Blinky Bill of Just A Band tackled the foot-tall burger of 1.5 kg of pure beef, 40 toppings, 2 gigantic burger buns, french fries, onion rings and a 2 L pitcher of beer – ALL in 30 minutes.

In the end, Sauti Sol reigned supreme and claimed the title of Kenya’s Burger Kings, narrowly beating Just-A-Band by only 0.01 kg. Here’s the video of that courtesy of Capital TV;

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Unfortunately his rapcellency Prezzo has a knack of leaping from controversy to controversy. He and Jaguar are known for having a bad blood and it seems the bad boy is not about to turn over a new leaf. The latest is that the “Liqher” rapper has hit out at Tanzanian superstar, Diamond Platnumz.

Last night, Prezzo trolled Diamond saying the only diamonds he knows are those on his neck. This is after a Tanzanian newspaper published a photo of Prezzo and Diamond in which Diamond is speaking about the entertainment scene. It’s still unclear why “El Presidente” hit out at ‘Ukimwona’ hit maker. “Unfortunately only “diamonds” I know is the ones on ma neck fam” tweeted Prezzo.

Prezzo then asserted that whatever Diamond was baloney. “U talkin money or u talkin nonsense au anashindana na ndovu kunya?”

Diamond is yet to respond…

Unfortunately his rapcellency Prezzo has a knack of leaping from controversy to controversy. He and Jaguar are known for having a bad blood and it seems the bad boy is not about to turn over a new leaf. The latest is that the “Liqher” rapper has hit out at Tanzanian superstar, Diamond Platnumz.

Last night, Prezzo trolled Diamond saying the only diamonds he knows are those on his neck. This is after a Tanzanian newspaper published a photo of Prezzo and Diamond in which Diamond is speaking about the entertainment scene. It’s still unclear why “El Presidente” hit out at ‘Ukimwona’ hit maker. “Unfortunately only “diamonds” I know is the ones on ma neck fam” tweeted Prezzo.

Prezzo then asserted that whatever Diamond was baloney. “U talkin money or u talkin nonsense au anashindana na ndovu kunya?”

Diamond is yet to respond…

Ahoy! Ahoy! There’s a new celeb couple in town! In February, entertainment blogs and magazines were abuzz with news that the exceptional music video producer is dating the former secular ‘Tokeleza’ singer Chantelle; something that J Blessing confirmed when he spoke to HBR.

Today however can Ghafla! can exclusively confirm that Jibril Blessing and Chantelle Siameto are husband and wife. According to an artist under J Blessing’s stable (LinkVideo Global) who asked to remain anonymous, the two love-birds tied the knot Thursday morning at Attorney General’s chambers. The low-key event was attended by only the closest family members.

This will be followed by an official grand wedding at a later date, yet to be announced. J Blessing and Chantelle have been dating for over 9 months now and this vow cements the sacrament of looking after each other’s health in times of sickness and otherwise.

Ghafla! celebrates this couple as they exchange their wedding vows and bolster their love for each other.