Kenyan Artiste Through the First Round of the Grammys

This year has seen some really good productions from Kenya or by Kenyans. From Camp Mulla who have received a nomination for almost every major international award from MTV Europe to BET. Then Nairobi Half Life became Kenya’s first official entry at the Oscars.

Now, there’s a US-based Kenyan who just made the first round ballot of the Grammy ballot. In the first round, his debut album as a solo artiste, Aya Ye! Moving Train was accepted in the following categories:

Best Urban Contemporary Album
Best New Artist
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist
Best Engineered Album (non-classical)
Producer Of The Year

According to his consultant and executive producer of his previous albums (as the member of his previous bands), Phillip Roy, “There is the second round, if he gets picked for it this 1st round…the second round will determine the final nominations.”

KG Omulo started out as a member of the gospel accapela group, Nawez, back in 1997, which included Ketebul artiste, Winyo. Then he formed KG and The Band after moving to the U.S.

Now going as KG Omulo, he released Aya Ye! Moving Train on 14th January to critical acclaim even being featured on Washington Post, NPR and the Jazz Journalists Association naming his album as the Best Debut CD.