HOMEBOYZ TO LAUNCH ARTISTE AGENCY

Entertainment house, Homeboyz will soon be launching and artiste agency to be headed by event organiser Situma Jones.
The agency dubbed VAT - Value Added Talent - will be a booking agency of choice for most musicians and entertainment practitioners in Kenya.
So far the acts signed up include Abbas Kubaff, Allan Aaron, Amani, Atemi Oyungu, Avril, Big Pin, Bobby Mapesa, Cannibal, Chizi, Collo, Daddy Owen, DNA, Eko Dydda, Eric Waninaina, Habida, Juacali, Longombas who are based in the UK and Marya among others.

CHIZI TO LAUNCH SECOND ALBUM

Self proclaimed crown prince of benga will launch his sophomore album in July 30 at the prestigious Kenya National Museum grounds. Dan ‘Chizi’ Aceda has titled his album Benganology because, “I am convinced that Benga is the music of the gods! I think it’s the true music of Kenya. So I dedicated the entire album to creating a fusion that would reach all other genres that I am better versed in like reggae, RnB, jazz and hip hop. Still I am so happy now that it’s come out as a catch phrase and is running all over the cyberspace,” Chizi chimed.
The album features a collabo with Eric Wainaina dubbed Guns and Arrows which Chizi decribes as “extremely poignant”, then there's my collabo with Wyre, Doris Onyango and Sanaipei Tande.
The concert will be recorded and packaged as a live DVD. Entrance to the show is set at Sh 800, which includes a free souvenir copy of the album or Sh 500 for ticket only.

CHIZI'S ALBUM TO BE MASTERED BY JOHN LEGEND'S PRODUCER

Self proclaimed crown prince of Benga Dan 'Chizi' Aceda is toying with the idea of mastering his upcoming album abroad.
Chizi has been in communication with Dave Kush, a man famous for working with John Legend, Alicia Keys, Outkast and Al Green amongst many others. Dave is the Engineer at The Mastering Palace.
Chizi meet him when he was in New York, on tour with Mo Faya the political musical that starred Eric Wainaina and Valerie Kimani.
“I spent a lot of time roaming around trying to understand how the industry there works. I managed to make some really good contacts. I managed to get a demo to Dave Kush and after he reviewed it he sent me an email saying he would be open to mastering my upcoming album,” Chizi said.
However, The Blackberry singer is considering another studio, Hilton Grove Mastering, a UK based studio run by engineer Dave Blackman. “I have not made the decision yet on who will work on the album because I haven’t yet finished recording but I am certain that this record will be mastered by the best that I can find,” Chizi said, “It goes without saying that either of these options is very expensive but I am keen on making the investments so that I can get a good quality product out for my fans who have been waiting a very very long time for this record to come out.”

CHIZI’S COMEBACK

Architect and singer Dan ‘Chizi’ Aceda played at his first ever concert on Saturday 15 at Blue Times restaurant, Museum Hill. The show dubbed Sauti Ya Simba is part of the preparations for the release of his second album due out later in the year. The show marked the comeback of the Afro fusion musician who hasn’t held any concerts since December 2008.
“I haven’t played this whole year, been writing new material and preparing for the album, looking forward to it. I have missed the stage.

Chizi’s plans for new single’s popularity

Architect and singer Dan ‘Chizi’ Aceda released his long awaited single Saida this week. This marked the beginning of a partnership between him and the Kenya Data Networks. The video to the song was made available for free viewing at www.kikasha.com, a new and innovative YouTube style website that is specifically meant for hosting Kenyan content.
The song, produced by Robert ‘R Kay’ Kamanzi is the lead single off Chizi’s sophomore album set for a June release. Chizi, whose song-writing prowess is increasingly gaining the attention that it deserves, wrote it.
This makes Chizi the first Kenyan artiste to successfully execute an online release of a single – on a Kenya-centric site.