Month: August 2013

We ran a poll yesterday to find out who between P-Unit and Sauti Sol was your favorite.
So who won the poll you ask.Is it the  Still The One Singers or You Guy rappers?

I have to admit I was taken aback by the results because these two groups are equally good in their respective genres, but numbers do not lie.Without further ado ladies and gentlemen I present to you our winners.

Sauti Sol

Sauti Sol compromises of the following members Bien Aime Baraza Polycarp Otieno,Willis Austin Chimano and Delvin Mudigi.

The band was formed in 2005 and started  off as an A-Capella group.Band members Delvin,Bien and Chimano had previously performed together in a group called Voices In The Light in the high school where they attended, Upper Hill High School.They later met  Polycarp at Alliance Francaise and together they formed what we now know as Sauti Sol.

They have three albums so far,Mwanzo,Sol Filosofia and a self-titled album, Sauti Sol that was released last year in June.

Tusker Project Fame (TPF) judge and one of Uganda’s finest divas Juliana Kanyomozi’s YouTube Channel has been shut down by management on copyright infringement grounds.

UGO reports that few days after Juliana asked music companies and promoters uploading her videos on YouTube to stop doing it for her. She announced that she would now be able to upload her music videos herself without paying any penny and it was after she created her own channel that YouTube received reports and immediately shut down her channel.

Juliana was allegedly snitched on by an unidentified ‘hater’ that the singer had copyrighted her latest music video ‘Eddiba‘. She is so upset and she has asked her fans to bare with her as she tries to get her channel back online.

She expressed her bitterness on her Facebook page spitting fire as she says;

First I start by appreciating the work people like Din Tv, Afroberliner, Ug Pulse etc have done by uploading Ugandan videos in the past, and it hasn’t been in vain for them since they have monetized accounts and they make money from uploading those videos. However, I now own a YouTube account and upload my own videos unless I give someone else permission to do so.

How can someone report me for copyright infringement on my own video that I paid for and participated in it’s creation?? They don’t know what I go through to create my work, they don’t know what inspires me to do what I do and how much I put in emotionally, physically and financially. They don’t know what my work means to me. But they wait to benefit from a finished product.

From now moving forward, I will be uploading my own videos and whoever has been uploading my videos should therefore stop unless I give them permission to do so.

My sincere apologies to all my fans that can’t access the ‘EDDIBA’ video from my channel at the moment. I’d like to inform you that everything possible is being done to have the video back up as soon as possible.

Thank you for your love and support.

I received an email the other day with a track that Wangechi has done titled “Push” with her autobiography. I find such mundane facts uhm… Boring. I am all about the substance withoput the boredom. actually, the email arrived a couple of days before my return but no one wanted to touch it. They all felt only i would do this track justice.

i am not Jeff ergo our writing styles are different. i prefer to keep thing light and egotistical. He is more… suit-and-tie in a manner of speaking.

So no, I will not tell you the tale of how she was born and has grown up! This is not the discovery channel and besides,

I kid you not! Indeed I am! But I jest,

Anyway, in the nature of mixtapes -yes this song is off her mixtape titled “Consume”- the track samples some classic hip hop beats but the lass does anything but disappoint! The lass is nothing but sheer revelation in as far as hip hop is concerned!

And I am something of a hip hop purist! If it isn’t hip hop, it’s garbage as far as i am concerned so trust me when I say the track push is an offering worthy of Uncle Chim Tuna’s listening!

The song’s content tells a tale of a woeful night out when a lad who stammers attempts to hit on our heroine. she lets us know that this is going to be a long night for her but the deejay saves her by playing her favourite tune. But lad just won’t relent -I’m sure alot of lasses can relate to this!

But enough of the blow by blow account of the track! Listen to it for yourself. It’s right HERE!

Rapper TN known for “Kazi Kwa Vijana, Pesa Kwa Madem”, a song that almost put Calif Records at loggerheads with Radio Amani (88.3 FM) after the radio station banned the song, is back with yet another storm.

For starters, Rapper TN is one of the artists who have played a significant role in placing Naxvegas on the music map. For those who know him he is discordant and now he is one of the panelists running the most controversial show in Nakuru called “Nyuma ya Pasia”.

This show is aired live every Friday on Sauti Ya Mwananchi Radio (100.9 FM) from 9.00PM through to midnight. TN hosts the show alongside former Subukia MP Koigi Wamwere, Samuel Gichigi, the MP Kipipili Constituency and Dr. Muhoro of Mount Kenya University.

The show digests the issues that have been happening the entire week in Kenya and mostly in Nakuru County. Rapper TN being the face of the youth in Nakuru brings to the table matters affecting young people in the region.

Guys around that area tune in to connect with him.

I like seeing Kenya’s top celebrities as children. No, not for any perverse reason, but simply because it reminds us all that every journey of 1,000 miles begins with the first step. And with that, allow me to share a picture of a younger Bien.

And trust me when I say that you will never believe that the suave lad we know today, a man at the pinnacle of his career and a man whom our very own Sue Watiri describes as “African handsome” evolved out of this clueless little child:

Bien is the circled child.

Source: Insyder

Socialite Huddah got to hang out with Daddy Owen and Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz  in Ogopa Deejay’s studio recently.The excited  Huddah tweeted this:

It would seem Hip Hop is in for a revival! And the flag bearer is none other than the Pope himself! The lad has come up with the brand of music I love: gritty hard hitting tunes.

And the best part is that even the video is well done! It’s a notch above the rest. and the video director opted to treat Kenyans to a cinematographic treat that makes Nairobi seem like gangsta’s paradise!

And the video has people mean mugging and looking hard! Something that I really like in hip hop music! And as far as trap music goes, this is one of the best to come out of East Africa.

To be fair, I had been sitting on this video because I had forgotten about it generally because I am a scatter brain and also because I have too much to do seeing as administration of any company is no joke.

But I slapped myself for sitting on these and with that said, enjoy!

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As an artist you know your career is on the right track when the Head of State graces your album launch/ listening party. Well, former Camp Mulla member, Miss Karun is as lucky as a four-leaf clover because last night she went down in the history books as the first Kenyan artist to host the Commander-in-Chief at her listening party.

The auspicious invite-only listening party for her debut solo album was held at Muthaiga Golf Club preceding the self-titled album launch set for this Friday. Karun shared her excitement on twitter prior to the listening party calling herself blessed and expressing her awe in the good fortune.

Miss Karun has been working on her new album which also involved a documentary of her journey dubbed ‘Ladybug Project’. Early in July, she released her first single of the album dubbed ‘Photographs’ which has been well received by the public.

Here are images from the event;

The President applauds Miss Karun

After the “break up” was announced, fans were in a state of delirium. many asked us to tell them that it wasn’t so. That Kenya’s first truly superstar group was calling it a day to pursue such mundane things as degrees? Calm your tits lad, I’m being sarcastic!

But when all was said and done, two of the original members said, “You know what? We have a good thing going. Let’s keep it going.” and they have kept Camp Mulla alive. And on this track, they have featured Collo and Tiri -an upcoming artist signed to Sub-Saharan records.

And the track “Chafua” was born. The track was directed by Kevin Bosco Jnr who gave it a rather awesome psychadelic touch. The instrumentals and sound engineering were done by Kus Ma and Big Soul.

But how good is the track? Well, on this one I will just have to let you listen and let us know what you think of the track. Check it out below and share some creative and constructive criticism in the comment section.

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The first time i heard of this lass, she had just released a track called “Oyela” and my oboy Adam Wagwau couldn’t get enough of her jam and he insisted that everyone in the office listen to her and I cannot say I was disappointed!

On the contrary, I was impressed! She has a fresh outlook and insight on what hip-hop is all about. She takes you back to the real roots of hip-hop: having fun. but we shall debate the merits of real hip hop another day.

The lass has gone and done something bold once again. Like Kanye, the young lass Dora has made hip hop transcend raw talent and it’s now an art form! She has taken the instrumentals to Lil Simz “Marilyn Monroe” and rapped over them and turned the track into art.

Trust me when I say that she beats any rapper you can think of in your top 5. Give me any East African list and if she doesn’t feature simply because she is yet to break through to the mainstream, then I, Uncle Chim tuna will have to slap you with your pathetic list!

Think not? Listen to the track “Press Rewind” and come up with flaws!

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 Yes guys, you heard it right. Our newly elected president is set to attend the launch of Miss Karun’s new EP tonight!

PROOF: Dennis Itumbi, the head of diaspora and new media relations in the government, announced the news via Twitter by saying:

“President Uhuru Kenyatta to attend the launch of Miss Karun’s first solo album this evening”

Printscreen PAP:

Yes, this will be Miss Karun’s first solo project since Camp Mulla broke up earlier this year for various reasons. In her short career, she has now made history in various ways, being the first Kenyan to have the president at their album launch, the first Kenyan to be nominated for the BET Awards, among many other accolades. Uhuru Kenyatta has been making moves to prove that he is concerned with the entertainment scene in Kenya. Just last month, team Ghafla! was invited to State House as the only online news outlet at the Editors Guild breakfast. Eagerly awaiting what he does next.

We here at Ghafla love a good poll.Today we pit two of Kenya’s top groups against each other.

Its a fight to the death,they are the gladiators and the poll is the arena.So who will emerge the winner?Who gets handed another life line?

Is it the mellow-voice Sauti Sol

or the bad boys P-Unit?

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My Herald magazine is the new kid on the  block.Many wonder ‘How will this new mag survive in a Nation Media Group dominated Industry?’

Well, The magazine offers a different untapped magazine concept;in that it offers a smooth transition from teenage hood to adult hood;its the in-betweener of Insyder and True Love.Many at times when you leave high school you leave The Insyder behind you as you can no longer relate, and your transition to Adult magazines is often treacherous as there is no bridge.

My Herald offers a smooth transition, a rite of passage; from high school to adult hood.In their First Issue the Magazine interview the controversial Joseph Hellon and Brenda Wairimu,they talk about self-stimulation, fashion,how to get the perfect smokey-eye among other things.

In their website that is still under construction the magazine fans will be offered their first issue for free in PDF form.You read that right,free.Like their page on Facebook and Enjoy the full Herald Experience.

Photos Courtesy Of The Herald.

Kenyans can be low down dirty people! Especially in regard to their own! Omo Lasgidi dey protect dey own but not Nairobi folk! If anything, it seems they enjoy throwing their own under the bus! And in usual buck-boy fashion, they have chosen to sacrifice their own at the altar of nonsense!

And make no mistake about it, Emmy Kosgei is a strong, beautiful woman who doesn’t need anyone’s validation. She is leading her life and I suggest you do the same. And oh yeah, here’s what the twitter waste men were regurgitating:

@PolycarpKE Emmy Kosgei getting married to A man older than her Dad… hakuna kuokoka hapo…

Amamacho @amamacho

Rosa Sheagirl @princessmos

So Emmy Kosgei is marrying a 60 yr old Naija tycoon pastor after the wife passed on last year. Tofyakwa! Tetemesha na Naira kapsa.

 

  •͡.̮ •͡ Miss Dee @caroledee

RT @gitweeta: Emmy Kosgei marrying a 60 year old rich Nigerian. Money is women speak.

 

 

  Streets disciple @georgyy_

RT @JICHOdaDOG: Emmy Kosgei also got scooped by a pastor? Smh ladies stay making bad decisions.

 

 

  IllumiNaughty @sweetwhiskey

RT @MrsMwiti: Kenyan post news item : “Emmy Kosgei set to marry Nigerian tycoon.” Comment : Haya , LET HE WHO HAS NO MONEY cast the first s…

  Bedroom bully @polycarpke

Emmy Kosgei getting married to A man older than her Dad… hakuna kuokoka hapo…

 

Jesse @tetez

Emmy Kosgei gone all Oga… Ama alikua tujuane ok

 

The above commenter…

  The comicon @iamwillferellEmmy Kosgei the Gold-digger: Getting Married to Nigerian Tycoon Pastor!!

Wedding bells are ringing and they are ringing for one Adelle Onyango.The Kiss Fm presenter recently got the question most ladies hope for and the answer was yes.So how is life as someone’s fiance?

According to her interview with My Herald Magazine Adelle says that she is now embracing her wifely duties and is learning how to compromise and being patient considering she likes things her way all the time.She finds being engaged such a fulfilling experience and is excited to be engaged to a man who doubles up as her best friend.

The Presenter who is engaged to a doctor does not give a specific wedding date, as  the date is not yet set but they have a concept.

Read more on Adelle and Her No Means No Campaign in The July Issue Of My Herald.

Ringtone is back; this time not showing you his latest toy though. The Gospel singer recently did a remix of his hit son, Jubilation featuring other Gospel artistes. The song which created a lot of buzz especially during the general elections campaigns has now been remixed with a new touch.

Jubilation is the song being related to the year of jubilee as Kenya is currently 50 years old.

Ringtone saw this as something that connects Kenyans together and he also connected artistes from different geographical jurisdiction in this new song, to represent the different tribes. The artistes in the song include Maurine Awuor , Ben Githae , Lillian Rotich and Mbuvi.

Watch the new video below Directed by Tiger and audio done by Jacky B.

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When Rabbit a.k.a. Kaka Sungura dropped his “Ligi Soo” remix he also unveiled some of the hottest (both in appearance and lyrical prowess) female rappers this industry boasts of. Among them was the lovely Petra.

Apart from the fact that she’s the chic that killed it with a sick flow in the remix, not much is known about her. So how about I uncover her to you? Leggo…

Petra Bockle (stage name is PETRA) is a rapper/singer and also a make-up artiste born in Kenya to a Kenyan mum and Seychellois dad. The 18 year old femcee has one sister and brother who live at their family home in Diani.

She lost her dad in 2004 at a tender age of 9 and has been brought up by her single mother.

Petra started her music when she was 9 and by the time she was 11 she was given a chance to hit the studio at Ufuoni Records where she worked with artists such as Ukoo Flani among others.

Her genre is mainly rap; she is commonly known for doing urban hip-hop and fusing rap with ragga, trance and any type of afro-beat.

Petra has worked with Sheila Kwamboka (former BBA contestant and radio presenter at HBR). She then worked with Rabbit on his “Ligi Soo” remix which featured artists like Madtraxx, Mejja, Chiwawa among others.

She says she’s influenced by Wyre and her main producers are Dillie and Saint P who previously worked at Homeboyz Production house. Some of the singles she’s recorded, “mind yo own biz”, “show em”, “mkali wao”, “hits”, “now you know” and “in a trance” yet to be released but are in the pipeline.

Petra recently moved to Nairobi to be able to concentrate on her music.

You can keep in touch with her on social media (Facebook; petra-music Kenya and on Twitter; petra_music_ke)

I love music and am always open to try any form of new music.Today I sampled a dance hall song by a Kenyan group based in Boston called C.E.O and my God I was blown away!

This group is made up of singer Nelly and rappers Verse and KenyanKev.They are a group of friends who came together mid October 2012 with one common goal which was to use their talents and to entertain and things just fell into place.

In as little as over three months CEO has managed to work with Kenyan producers like Kevin Provoke, Gigz of Xtrim records and Felix Mwangi. These Kenyan producers are all about their craft and have helped them create good quality music.

The group describes their music as ‘relatable’ are currently working with Kevin Provoke in the studio and are also keen on building a brand name.

I could not stop bobbing my head to this catchy beat and I just had to share this wonderful music with you.Check this out:

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There are over 100 radio stations in Kenya; and with such a high number you may be wondering which radio stations the most are tuned in to. Well, the verdict is out; the leaders in the market have been declared.

Recently, the Kenya Audience Research Foundation (KARF) has just released the results for the second quarter for the radio listenership.

Leading the pack is Royal Media Services’ Citizen Radio with a mammoth listenership of 9.7M listeners. At a distant second is KBC’s Radio Taifa with 5.1M listeners which is followed closely by Radio Africa Group’s Radio Jambo which boasts of 4.1M listeners.

The others are Q FM, Milele FM, Kameme FM, Inooro FM, Kiss FM, Ramogi FM and Coro FM in that sequence.

Here’s the summary;

If you know you love Gor Mahia then why not get Man Wazimu’s album off Mdundo.com? And just who is Man Wazimu? Well, he is the phenom that lives up to the wise proverb that a prophet is never appreciated at home.

His music is appreciated as far as Costa Rica but here at home, very few know him. except for Baba Ghafla who has been bumping to the man’s music for quite a while now! And he has conscious music for every situations from “Emergency Pills” which is a song about the risky sexual behaviour Kenyan youth are currently engaging in.

But for any Gor Mahia fan, the gem of the album is the ode to the legendary football club (courtesy of my mummy however, I happen to be an AFC Leopard).

So go to Mdundo.com and check out the first reggae album ever to be on the platform.

Few hours ago, we posted an open letter by a budding Gospel artiste calling on Nonini to cross over to Gospel music. It wasn’t long before the “genge godfather” has since responded to the letter.

His response: “Cheap publicity”.

Adding, “I would love to engage him in a conversation about this so called “being saved” blanket people hide under”

And when Prince G, a Gospel artiste, tried to intervene, Nonini asked to be left alone.

Additional reporting: Uliza Links