A SAD LOVE STORY BY KIDUM AND SANA

Kidum: acting is on my to-do list

Singer and Drummer Kidum who is set to launch his new album, Haturudi Nyuma told Hot Secrets that acting is on his bucketlist.
The Burundian singer famed for numerous hits like Mapenzi said he would like to act in one of the many Tanzanian movies, “I have contacted the bongo movie people, this is something I would like to do at one point in my life,” he revealed.
He said that it would have to an autobiography about his musical journey. Musically, Kidum is set to launch his album, in September, in a yet to be confirmed venue in Nairobi. This will be followed by other launched in Rwanda and Burundi.

KIDUM PLANS TO LAUNCH HIS 5-COUNTRY ALBUM

Burundian born singer and drummer Kidum is planning on ‘a grande launch’ for his fourth album, Haturudi Nyuma.
Speaking to Hot Secrets, Kidum said he is in talks with his distributors, SoundAfrica on the logistics of the launch.
He describes his album as “one that brings five countries together” as it includes collaborations with big acts from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.
“I wanted to have an East African presence that is why I chose to work with popular acts from the region,” Kidum said.
The 12-track album features Nameless (Greedy), Lady Jay Dee (Nitafanya), Juliana Kanyomozi (Haturudi Nyuma), and Rwandese Frankie Joe (Kipenda Roho) and has his much sought-after chart-topping hit, Mapenzi.
The singer known for his infectious tunes also clarified that there is no bad blood between him and Tanzanian producer Hermy B, after re-doing Nitafanya with R Kay.
“The audio quality was not as I wanted it to be, that is why I opted to re record it with R Kay.”
Kidum has released other albums that have been a success like Yaramenje, Shamba and Ishano.

KIDUM: I HAVE NO BEEF WITH HERMY B

Benga heavyweight Kidum has denied reports that he is involved in a bitter beef with famed Tanzanian producer Hermy B.
Kidum whose new song Nitafanya which features Lady Jaydee is doing well on the charts was rumoured to have had a fallout with the former Tusker Project fame judge after he re-recorded the song which was originally produced by Hermy B again.
Kidum told Kiss TV’s Hotsource that he has no beef and he re-recorded the song because he was not satisfied with the audio quality. Adding, the song was actually originally set to feature model turned singer K-lynn but she was away from the country at the time.
Anyho, Tanzanian radio stations are playing the Hermy B version and not the R Kay version that is featured in the video.

KIDUM'S COLLABO WITH LADY JAY DEE OUT!

As usual i love me some Kidum. Well, he has officially released his single and video featuring Lady Jay Dee titled Nitafanya. Look out for it on Kiss TV.
Kidum met Tanzanian producer Hermy B during the Tusker Project Fame recordings of the live shows in Kenya Last year.
So when Kidum was in TZ for a show they worked out on an idea he had and voila, Nitafanya was born at the B'hits Music Group studio.
The song is about a lover who is really not perfect and has been messing up for sometime. He is now asking for forgiveness and tolerance from the partner because of his glaring imperfections.

Rwandan genocide songs cost Sh1.4m

Four top notch East African musicians last week joined Rwandans to sing ‘Genocide Never Again’ as Rwanda commemorated 15 years since the 1994 genocide that claimed the lives of one million Tutsis and moderate Hutus over just 100 days.
Kenya’s Nameless, Burundi’s Kidum, Tanzania’s TID and Uganda’s Blu*3, were invited to spread the message of hope to the genocide survivors through songs composed by two famous Rwandan musicians, Masamba Intore and Jean Paul Samputu.
The two songs were sponsored by the National Commission against Genocide to the tune of $17,301 (Sh1, 366,779).
Masamba composed a Kinyarwanda song while Samputu composed a song in English ‘Never Again’, which was sang by the East African group of performers.
The commemoration of the genocide held at Nyanza Genocide Memorial Site, Kicukiro District, where several people were buried was presided over by Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame.