Afro fusion acts get online deal

With the creation and launch of a new Kenyan website to help musicians derive financial gain from selling their music on the Internet, a number of afro fusion acts will now be receiving a cheque from the sale of their albums downloaded through the website.
Among the first entertainers who will have the go at KenTunes, which is modelled along Apple’s Itunes, are Kayamba Africa, Milele, Zannaziki, Joseph Kamaru, Bana Kadori, Maroon Commandos and K-South.
The website has over 100 Kenyan albums, courtesy of Kenyan record label and world music distributor Soundafrica who signed out its entire catalogue to be distributed digitally on the Kentunes site.
The site will provide local artists access to Kenyans living in the Diaspora in addition to promoting and marketing their albums overseas. “Our website allows artists to think global when it comes to selling their music,” said Kevin Muthuri, one of the founders. “Kenyan musicians can depend on us to deliver their locally available albums across geographical boundaries.”
The artistes can track the sale of their albums downloaded through the website and receive proceeds from their sales locally.