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SPA-Fest Set To Sizzle |
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Annual dance showcase SPA-Fest is set to reach a thrilloing climax on the 18th of June at Karen's Nairobi Pentecostal Church. Competition is set to be even tighter after a total prize kitty of KSH. 420,000 was introduced, with the overall winners bagging 200,000/=. Details in the Events Diary.
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DJ Sparrxx On Citizen Radio |
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DJ Sparrxx, creator of the F5 event, joins an ever expanding list of local Gospel DJs making their way onto secular radio. The DJ will now be playing each Sunday morning on one of the nation's most popular radio stations, Citizen Radio, between 6 and 6:30 am, and later between 9 and 10am.
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System Unit Now On Capital |
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Each Sunday morning you can now tune in to Capital FM and catch the freshest in local Gospel music with System Unit DJs Sadic and Mo. The very first locally produced and hosted Kenyan Gospel show on the station attests the growing popularity of the Gospel genre. Catch 'THE SOUND' every Sunday morning between 6 and 10am.
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Juliani For Kibera Festival |
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Multile award winning Gospel act Juliani is set to headline the Kibera Good Governance Festival, a festival that will allow discussion on the proposed new constitution all the while enjoying some of today's great musicians. Others set for the Festival are Afro-fusion act Abbi, as well as VQEE and Mzungu Kichaa. See poster HERE.
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K-Krew's Chillage On |
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Popular young adult hang-out Chillage at the Village returns on Friday the 28th of May at the Village Market. Sponsored by Citizen television, the K-Krew DJS host an entertaining evening of music and games, including bowling, foosball, and pool.Check out the DIARY for full details.
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Kivuli Makes A Welcome Return |
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Fresh from their 2010 Groove Award win, Zidi The Band are set to return with a live concert. Kivuli, which has traditionally been hosted at the Memorial Park, is now set to shift to ICC's Mombasa Road on teh 27th of June. More details soon to be availed.
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MC Dice Ups The Ante |
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Fullhouse Music/NYP recording artist MC Dice has just the music video stakes with the release of his latest music video. A banging new music video has just been released for the radio single On and On and features singer Emma lacing the vocals. The lyrics and delivery on the audio are tight, but Tony Mwaura of Tactix Productions bring the track to life with a cutting edge video. See it for yourself HERE.
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Gospel Heavyweights At Charity Event |
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Many of Gospel's marquee artists will pull together to assist with the charity concert for Minister Peter Mulei's kidney transplant. In an effort to raise over half a million Kenya Shillings, the artists are getting together for a huge concert. Artists involved include Daddy Owen, Juliani, Jimmie Gait, Eko Dydda, MOG, Mbuvi, and ringtone, amongst others. Details in the EVENTS DIARY.
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Daddy Owen At Sawa Sawa Festival |
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Multiple Groove winner Daddy Owen is amongst the drawcards at the upcoming Sawa Sawa Festival 2010 slated for the 29th and 30th May. Other artists taking part involve Prezzo, DJ Adrian, Ukoo Fulani, MOB DJs, Chizi, Cannibal and a raft of others. The Festival runs at the Sarakasi Dome and the Sawasawa Bar and Restaurant on the 29th and Kasarani Stadium on the 30th.
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Another Wernono Video? |
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The Wernono Family isn't slowing down. Video number seven from their award-winning album 10 Ideas is now avaialble. Squad member SMA has just wrapped up and released his first solo video for inspirational single 'Never Let Me Down'. The versatile Luo-Swahili-English rapper teamed up with Lampstand Video in Eastlands for this one.
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Worship Experience Returns In June |
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The monthly 'Worship Experience (with Pastor Roche Dee)' is slated to be back in June. This Worship Experiences are now scheduled for every first Saturday of the month between 3 and 6pm, set to be hosted by the St. Andrews Church. Entrance is free.
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Tina Nzuki Returns To Gospel Radio |
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One time Gospel radio queen Tina Nzuki returns to the station where she cut her teeth. Formerly called Family FM, now Radio 316 is once more set to benefit from the humor, energy and quick wit of this talented presenter. Tina will be remembered for her time with Family FM, but it is on Hope FM's breakfast show, Activate, that she really made a name for herself. The past few years have seen her on Royal Media's urban station, Hot 96, where she's served as a breakfaat and later drive time presenter.
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Groove Awards Catalog On Sale |
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Music from the 5th Annual Groove Awards Catalog is now available on our sister site. PewaHewa.com is, for a limited time, offering all available music from the 5th Annual Groove Awards catalog for sale. Purchase between today and the 17th of May 2010 and get each song from the catalog for only KSH. 20/=. Purchases can be made via M-PESA, Zap or credit card. Limited offer HERE.
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Youth leaders Constitutional Forum Set |
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Come Saturday the 15th of May 2010, the Youth Arm of the Kenya Christian Constitution Forum is calling on all Youth Ministers to meet at Nairobi Pentecostal Church, Valley Road between 10am and 4pm for an orientation of the Draft Constitution and the issues surrounding the Contentious Issues. Several Experts (Lawyers and Doctors) have been invited to come and educate and inform the Youth Ministers on the draft to spearhead the Civic Education Phase the Country is currently in. Please invite as many Youth Ministers as possible. For details Contact Harry – 0722-747730.
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Jimmie Gait's Yellow Pawpaw |
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Jimmie Gait was recently nominated for a songwriter award at the 5th Annual Groove Awards, and if he's current single is anything to go by, he doesn't seem to be slowing down. Yellow Pawpaw is his cleverly written Kenya-meets-Nigeria tune, and is along the lines of his earlier Muhadhara single. With cleverly written and amusing lyrics, the single was produced by certified hitmaker R-Kay and is now available for purchase HERE.
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Astar Second Album On The Way |
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KORA nominee and Kisima winner Astar is hard at work trying to complete his second album. Currently titled "Letting It Go", this hard-wroking says even though they will be done with recording fairly soon, he is looking at releasing it in the last quarter of the year in order to do a sustained marketing push. He's in studio hit-maker producer Gittxx, and is looking to collaborate with artists such as Allan Aaron and Kanjii, with a special reunion collabo for Zaidi Ya Mziki also on the cards.
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Wernono Back With New Video |
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Fresh from their win at the 2010 Groove Awards, the Wernono Family returns, this time with a solo joint from group member Mr. Lee. Taken off their award-winning album 10 Ideas, the song features singer Christine Muna, and spots a picturesque video from Chirs Rohio of TeCaPicha. Watasema has recently been released to local media houses, look out for it.
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Kanjii Connects With Zim's Tapiwa |
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Kijiji frontman Kanjii recently connected with Zimbabwe's Tapiwa Mugadza, runners up in the Zimbabwe Idols reality show to record Push On, a single the record label suggests could be Kanjii's biggest to date. Tapiwa will be jetting back soon to shoot the video, right before he heads out for South Africa to perform at the World Cup. Recorded by Gideon Kimanzi, the single should be out later in June.
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GROOVE AWARDS - Info Center |
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The 5th Annual Groove Awards are set for the 1st of May 2010 at the Kenyatta International Conference Center (KICC). Now you can get all the information you need in one place. Whether it be a list of nominees, how to vote, past winners, or recaps of previous Groove events, all that is now available HERE at the click of a button.
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Saints To Have 'Award Show' |
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Dance group Saints is starting off the year in quite an interesting fashion, with their first 2010 gig being an 'award show'. The Saints of the Year Awards (SOYA) is meant to acknowledge and appreciate people who have been instrumental in their ministry, and goes down on 6th March at their Kahawa West Deliverance church.
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