FRESHLY GROUND FOR KENYA’S JAMHURI DAY CONCERT

South African Afro-fusion band, Freshly Ground, will be performing on Jamhuri Day here in Kenya.
According to their website, they are booked for a show at Uhuru Gardens but the ticket prices are yet to be announced.
The band members are from South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. They are Zolani Mahola – lead vocals, Simon Attwell – flute, Mbira, Harmonica, Peter Cohen – drums, Kyla Rose Smith – violin, vocals, Julio "Gugs" Sigauque – acoustic guitar, Josh Hawks – bass guitar, vocals and Aron Turest-Swartz –keyboards, percussion, vocals.
Kep it here for more details of the upcoming event.

ALPHA WILL STILL BE COVERED MEDICALLY

After Alpha Rwirangira walked away with the 5 big ones (Ksh5 million) in the finale show of Tusker Project Fame, he was also awarded a medical cover to the tune of Sh10 million by Resolution Health East Africa.
The dilemma is that the company does not operate in Rwanda. Not to panic, Resolution Health East Africa Managing Director Peter Nduati has it covered.
In a press release, Peter states: "We currently do not have any appointed Medical Service Providers in Rwanda but we are in the process of doing this. As a special concession for Alpha and to ensure he receives his prize benefits of the medical insurance and access that would be convenient for him, we shall allow him to be able to have access of medical services to our current network as well as the King Faisal Hospital in Kigali."
The Premium Plus medical package that Alpha bagged includes a Sh100, 000 outpatient cover besides a dental and optical cover.
Peter also explained that Resolution Health has a strong network of hospitals, clinics and doctors with over 250 medical service providers located in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Southern Sudan.
This is the third year running Resolution Health is offering cover for the winners of Tusker Project Fame.

BIG BROTHER HOUSEMATES LEARN TO DANCE THRILLER

The housemates tried to re-creation the King of Pop's Thriller video moves in the Big Brother Revolution house. People, this is how it played out. Please don’t laugh, they really, really tried.


Here is the original video

STL PEFORMS WITH D BANJ AND MO HITS

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MCSK CRACKDOWN MEANS MO MONEY FOR THE ARTISTES

In July last year the Music Copyright Society of Kenya and Kenya Association of Music Producers launched the campaign Usikatisie Ngoma. Here, the society promised to keep the music playing by ensuring the artistes get paid royalties for their musical efforts. At the launch, which was held at the Wasanii Restaurant, MCSK announced they had made collections on royalties of up to Sh42 million for 2007.
Now, MCSK officials are on the streets impounding public service vehicles, which have not complied with the industries regulations of paying for the music they play. The crackdown was also carried out with the help of the police on major city routes.
Millicent Wasonga, an MCSK official said many PSV drivers are flouting the rules yet they know they have to comply, adding that only musicians who have registered are entitled to receive part of the proceeds every month that range from as low as Sh10,000 to Sh80,000 per musician.
“The crackdown is to ensure that the country’s musicians reap from what they sow. The more your music is played, the more you get paid. For instance Nameless received Sh80,000 for his music,” said Elam Asila who was part of the crackdown team.

TOXIC GETS A DAY JOB

Socialite and dancer Juliet Kwamboka (middle), popularly known as Toxic, has secured a day job as a sales executive in a dial up shopping firm. She however stresses that she is not about to quit dancing any time soon.
“Firstly, I am never going to stop dancing. I was born to do it,” she said. About her job Toxic said, “It is a new company formed three months ago. We specialise in deliveries. That's general deliveries of laundry, shopping, cooking gas, mineral water. Our target market are the busy Nairobians who rarely have time to go shopping therefore you either call us or log onto our website www.dialupshopping.com, and place your order. We will do your shopping and drop it at your office or at home.”

WAHU DOESN’T MIND HABIDA COLLABOING WITH HUBBY NAMELESS

Mtv Africa Music Award winner Nameless featured the very hot female act Habida in his single Sunshine.
Like every other person, one would like to know how does his wife, Wahu handle this collaboration to the smashing damsel. Click here if you don't know her.

Laughing, the MAMA award winner for Best Female Artiste Wahu said, “That is hilarious and a lot of people ask me that.”
Wahu and Nameless have been married for four years and have a daughter Tumiso.
“I think one of our best qualities in our marriage is that we are both in the same industry and I understand what the business is all about I understand this business. I’m not insecure and besides Habida is such a nice chick. I wish her all the best in terms of what she is doing musically.”
Wahu, who has always supported female entertainers added, “I always encourage women, I’m usually like, ‘Yeah, the more women in the industry the better’. As for me understanding the closeness in the video, it is the same way he understood when I did a collabo with Bobi Wine, I’m doing a collabo with AY and Nameless wouldn’t stand in my way or get insecure about that. Because he understands the business.”
So there you have it, all is well in the Kamoni household. You as in, David Mathenge Kamoni and family.

POWER RADIO WILL BE A REGGAE SATION?

Contemporary gospel radio station Power Radio went off air a while back. Now, I hear it will be converted into a reggae station. Anyhow, DJ Moz confirmed the news on the closing down of the gospel station.
“It is just a re-strategising move. We are in the process of coming up with a bigger and better radio brand.”
The process might take a month or less, “we are trying to speed it up as much as possible,” Moz said. However, no one will lose their jobs during the hiatus.
One thing though, does reggae pay? Best wishes for the peoples at Homeboyz.

PRINCE HARRY FOR ROMANTIC SAFARI IN BOTSWANA

Prince Harry has booked an exotic safari lodge in Botswana for his New Year getaway with on-off girlfriend Chelsy Davy.
He will treat Chelsy, 24, to several nights at the five-star Shakawe fishing lodge in the Okavango Delta, which is one of their favourite holiday spots.

Harry, 25, is desperate for a romantic break with Chelsy before he has to resume his helicopter conversion training at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop in Hampshire, where he will remain until next summer.
'Chelsy and Harry went to the same area four years ago when they had just started dating,' said a chum.

'Harry is really hoping that the trip will go ahead, if their schedules allow, because it will be an ideal opportunity to rekindle their affair.
'They are back together, but it's definitely Harry who has been doing all the running. Chelsy hates the media attention and it's one of the reasons they are staying so low-key.'
The Okavango Delta is noted for its stunning wildlife and when the pair last visited in 2005, they stayed with friends on the two-storey Kubu Queen houseboat-and camped on the secluded palmfringed Maswabi Island.

'If they do another water safari it will be totally secluded,' added the source.
'Chelsy is planning to bring along friends from South Africa and Harry wants to invite some of his friends from home, too, so there will be a big group. They are still wary about being seen as a couple so Chelsy is hoping being in a group will dilute scrutiny over them.'


Other romantic get-a-ways in Kenya
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JULIANI FOR COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE

Gospel act Juliani is making headway with his climate change campaign dubbed Rauka Ama Hatuta Survive. The rapper who is building momentum with various sensitisation exercises in the country will be giving talks in various workshops during the Climate Conference in Copenhagen this December.
He just launched a single to further promote his initiated climate change campaign.
Speaking to me, Juliani said, “For now my main focus is not the conference but informing the youth about the dangers climate change poses whilst mobilising them to do something to change the situation,” Juliani said. “Climate change is a personal issue for me. Take for instance, I woke up today I did not have water in the house and there was no electricity. Just the other day people killed each other in Samburu over a natural resource, this is more than just a Mau Forest issue. All this things are caused by humans not taking care of the resources they have well.”
Juliani will be one of the 8,000 people expected at Copenhagen. The Norwegian Church Aid sponsors his campaign.


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MZUNGU KICHAA WITH JITOLEE

Check this out. Mzungu Kichaa was born in Denmark and raised in Tanzania. For a caucasian he speaks flawless Swahili better than some Kenyans I know. This video was shot on location in Kariakoo, Dar es Salaam. The crowd you see are the people doing "business" in Kariakoo market.
He is a natural. He features Professa Jay and Mwasiti in the joint Jitolee. Enjoy and be amazed as i was.

You have to watch this. These two, Radio and Weasel are hilarious in this video. I love, I love, I love...

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AKON MIGHT SOON BE A LANDOWNER IN KENYA

Senegalese singer Akon met Kenya’s Prime Minister Raila Odinga in a blink and miss meeting on Monday (12/10/2009). The meeting held at Raila’s Treasury office saw Akon talking about his visit to Kenya and the just concluded MTV Africa Music Awards.
That said, the I’m So Paid rapper confided that he is planning to buy land in Kenya preferably at the Coast, our source said.
I hear that he might even get it for free from one of his Kenyan handlers if the bureaucracy gets in the way
The late Barry White, you know him, the deep voiced American balladeer made a similar request way back in May 1995. He was in Kenya where he gave a legendary performance at the Nairobi Safari Park hotel.
Akon will join a host of other personalities who own land in Kenya like Italian businessman Flavio Briatore and the powerful Agnelli family who control Juventus Football club through their investment firm.
Flavio owns a resort in Malindi, Lion in the Sun, which is frequented by many celebrities including supermodel Naomi Campbell. Princess Caroline of Monaco and controversial hubby Prince Ernst of Hanover own a house in Lamu. Canadian singer Brian Adams also has a beach house in Lamu.
Stephanie Powers from the TV show Hart to Hart with her late hubby William Holden, actor, once owned Mount Kenya Safari Club in Nanyuki.