Victoria Kimani to launch new album in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa

Kenyan music diva Victoria Kimani is finally ready to show the world what she is made of.

The singer who is signed to Chocolate City will soon unveil he debut album titled Safari.

She revealed this information to Elle South Africa, the singer revealed the title of her soon-to-be-released album as 'Safari', with a release date scheduled for the third quarter of the year.

'My album is called Safari which is Swahili for a journey or to travel. Musically, ascetically, fashion wise and sound wise, they are all in sync with my life experiences through travel,' she said.

'I found myself on Safari. The project literally sums up my life…

'This is my first album ever, and I'm so hyped about it. I needed people to understand the type of artist I am, so I released several singles in several different regions that ended up being hits,' Vicky further disclosed.

According to The Net Nigeria, Victoria also revealed her plans to have the album's launch in three major countries in Africa – Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa – as she seeks to showcase the richness of the continent.

'I will have three album launches in these three countries and possibly a few in between, because that is another way of legitimizing the soul of the record.

'I have always been an advocate for us Africans to take advantage of our continent the way Americans or Europeans take advantage of their space and use it to thrive and become better brands and business people.'

The Worlds Most Beautiful Woman Jets Into Kenya

Reigning Miss World Mireia Lalaguna just jetted into Kenya.

Miss World arrives alongside Julia Morley - Miss World Chairlady, Maria Harfanti - Miss World Asia and Steve Douglas - Miss World Events Director. Also expected in the country is Satish Karla- Chief Operations Officer, Smile Train International. 

The world's fairest-of-them-all will be in Kenya to Smile Train and learn more about the organization’s sustainable model of helping cleft patients in Kenya..

Mireia will also be awarding Idah with Ksh 1.2 million Kenya shillings prize, to benefit Smile Train, for winning in the Beauty with a Purpose Category in 2014. 

The African Queen Hitmaker Will Be In Kenya For This Specific Reason

Nigerian music legend 2Baba (formerly 2Face Idibia) alongside Kenya's sensational Sauti Sol, top comedian Churchill and Tanzania's pop princess Vanessa Mdee are set to thrill Kenyan fans in a night of mind-blowing entertainment as Buckwyld 'n' Breathless: The Disruption African tour concert kicks off with the first stop in Nairobi, Kenya (June 11^th, 2016, at Carnivore, Simba Saloon), from 6:00 p.m. till late. Guest performances at the Nairobi concert will include Nigeria's premiere comedy brand Alibaba and Kenyan star comedian: MC Jessy. 

This year, Buckwyld 'n' Breathless: The Disruption brand returns bigger and more audacious as Kenyans have the luxury of getting the first experience. It will be an avenue for "Dynamic, Deep and Salient" connection to the fans from their favourite entertainers all-over Africa.

P-Unit Is Back With A Sizzling Hot Single, Hold Tight

Decimal Records is thrilled to announce the release of the latest single by Kenyan trio rap group P-Unit - made up of Frasha, Bon Eye and Gabu.

The song, Hold Tight is a thumpy reggae/ragga song about friendship. It stays true to the P-Unit style of music adding a twist of playfulness.

Hold Tight is the first single by the popular rap clique after a short hiatus from the music scene. It is a statement to the fans saying, "We never really left."

"Hold Tight is a feel good Genge reggae tune it's about reassuring the industry that #KikundiSerikali is here to stay amidst all the break-up rumours. I took the time to travel, family time, various business ventures, refresh as a creative and look at things from the outside. Also to work on my solo projects that I will disclose details of soon," Bon Eye said.

"There is a huge gap in terms of production quality, standards and professionalism, these elements are the epitome of P-Unit and Eric Musyoka at Decimal Records," he added.

Eric Musyoka said of the music projects with P-Unit, "We plan to have a single out every two months until December. But look out for the music video for Hold Tight in a months time."

Eric added, "The brief absence on the scene as P-Unit plays well into our strategy and allowed my boys to experiment and push the creative space which they have easily done by releasing bangers that are on heavy rotation."

"The new P-Unit brand as I see it, is more of growth rather than re-branding completely. Our fans have grown, we need to keep growing with them and keeping the HITS and Kenyan street culture that P-Unit continues to be associated with alive. P Unit is here to stay and will always be the bigger brand, strengthened by individuals who make up the trio," Bon Eye continued.

Gabu is fresh off the release of his solo singles while Frasha is currently on a countrywide tour of his debut solo album, Dakitare.

The trio is excited about this new music project.

This Is How The Comedy Live Events Went Down (Photos)

The second edition of Comedy Live went down on April 30th at Prestige Plaza Ballroom located on Ngong Road.

The show was billed at the funniest night ever with Nigerian comedian Klint Da Drunk as the headlining act. The professor of Comedy was joined on stage by Kenyan funnyman and stand up star Dr. Ofweneke.

Beside comedy, the audiences were entertained by performancesfrom the queen of Afro pop, Dela.

Kenyan Actor Makes The Top Three List For BET Reality Show Finale

Kenya's Alex Khayo is among the three finalists for BET's dramatic reality contest "Top Actor Africa", making him the first Kenyan actor to make it to the top 3. He will be competing against Jesse Suntele and Shamilla Miller, both from South Africa for the grand prize that includes the coveted title of Top Actor Africa, $10,000 (Ksh 1,000,000), international representation and access to Hollywood auditions. 

 

Khayo, an actor and a commercial model has experience both in TV and Theatre and has featured in several TV commercials as well as other roles in TV programmes.

 

Top Actor Africa selected 12 actors to participate in the reality show in November last year and has been testing them in nine grueling acting challenges, taking them through every genre from Improv to Comedy, Theatre, Soapie, Commercial, Romance, Horror, Drama and Action. Those who made it for the challenge are 7 South Africans, 3 Nigerians and 2 Kenyans.

 

"Top Actor Africa" airs on BET (DStv channel 129) every Tuesday night at 19:30 EAT.

 

In this week's show, the last 4 contestants were tasked with "Romantic Period Piece"; joined by actor/celebrity Erica Ash (Real Husbands of Hollywood and"Survivor Remorse"), the actors embarked on the hardest challenge to date. While Jesse, Shamilla andAlex rose to the challenge and emotional Tobechi Nneji (Nigeria) failed to make the cut, took her final curtain call on the show.

 

As they approach the final hurdle, the 3 finalists will be tasked with their final challenge, "Action Movie", in which they will have to pull out all the stops to convince the judges that they deserve the Top Actor Africa crown.

 

"Finally my art has been internationally recognised, making it to top 3 is as good as a win, now more than ever it all makes sense that hard-work and prayers truly work. I see this as an opportunity to showcase my acting ability, having tackled every single genre in acting, I can literally walk onto a set and confidently put up a performance of a lifetime," said Alex.

 

Commented Jesse, "I feel really excited and blessed to have made it this far. At first I was simply overjoyed by the fact that I made it to the top 12! Winning the entire competition was still just a dim idea I had in the back of my mind. I just thought the show would be a great platform to learn how to become a better actor and to expose my talent to the world."

 

Concluded Shamilla, "I am so grateful to be part of this programme and making it to top 3 has built my confidence in the craft. As an aspiring actress this platform will enable and open great opportunities in the industry. The experience in Top Actor Africa is incredibly challenging but so great and I have learnt so much in this short time."

 

With just a few weeks remaining until the winner is announced, BET viewers will be able to vote for their favourite Top Actor by visiting www.betafrica.tv from tomorrow, Wednesday 4 May to Tuesday 10 May.  The winner will be revealed on Tuesday 24 May at 20:30 EAT.

You Will Get Teary When You Read This Special Message From Mercy Myra's Family To The Diva

Singer Mercy Myra recently signed a recording deal with Atlanta based label, Nu Royal Records.

This comes after her divorce from hubby Attitude. Her family seems to support her dream of pursuing music despite her tumultuous personal life.

The family, sent Mercy a photo where they are holding a placard written, "Give yourself permission to dream again."

She posted the photo on her Instagram and wrote:

I am soooo greatfully blessed humbled and forever honoured to have and to come from a family that has forever had my back and supported my endeavours. My maternal left to right..grandmother #JennifferOloo my uncle#GeorgeOloo and my other grandmother#danaJoyce(my grandmothers best friend and sybling).jumped on the band wagon and sent love to all that give genuine love.. Blessings blessings blessings galore.
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