SUZANNA OWIYO LAUNCHES CHARITY IN NORWAY

Afro fusion diva Suzanna Owiyo on Tuesday headlined the launch of the Imagine Africa CD project at Kristiansand in Norway.
The project is focused on bringing East Africa music to the world at a time when West African and Central African music has taken centre stage in that arena.
She participated at the Tuesday evening event funded by Mimeta under Stromme Foundation. Imagine Africa, the CD, has been made in close collaboration with the producer Sigbjørn Nedland, who for over a decade has lived and breathed the message of the treasures of this part of Africa and Kenyan legendary afro fusion producer Tabu Osusa.
The CD comprises of 14 tracks, which amounts to a total of 72 minutes of musical power, strength, and joie de vivre.
In an email Suzanna wrote: “We, East African artistes, have what it takes to be on the World Music circle. I truly believe this is the beginning of good relations and it will create a good platform for promoting our African cultural diversity and development.”

SUSANNA OWIYO FOR MANDELA DAY CELEBRATION IN NEW YORK

Once again Susanna Owiyo will be performing at the Mandela Day concert, which this year will be held at New York’s famous Radio City Music Hall on July 18. Nelson Mandela will be turning 91, and the grand celebration will be used to raise funds for his foundations. 46664 are staging the concert, which will feature some of the world’s most famous musicians, – the foundation is named after Mandela’s Robben Island prison number and champions his humanitarian work - with the support of the Nelson Mandela Foundation and other charitable organisations.
Last year, Susanna performed at Mandela’s 90th birthday in London’s Hyde Park. Then Zain customers across Africa raised more than Sh6.8 million for the Nelson Mandela Foundation through a fundraising competition, during which members of the public were invited to SMS their birthday greetings to the former South African president.
This year’s event will bring together major music names from the US and Africa to perform under the banner of Mandela Day. These will include: Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Chris Chameleon, Freshly Ground, Emmanuel Jal, Loyiso, Sipho Mabuse, Vusi Mahlasela, Thandiswa Mazwai, Queen Latifah, Josh Groban, TLC, Cyndi Lauper and Jesse McCartney and Grammy Award winners Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Wyclef Jean. All the artistes will be sharing the stage and performances with the Soweto Gospel Choir. Telecommunications giant, Zain, sponsors the event.

Suzanna Owiyo Hosts Oliver Mtukudzi

Suzzana Owiyo during the MAMA concert in Nairobi


Oliver Mtukudzi

Popular Zimbabwe singer Oliver ‘Tuku’ Mtukudzi was in Kenya for four hours on Monday.
Oliver had a four-hour stopover from Addis Ababa on his way back home to Harare. Apparently during the four-hour window he gave Afro Fusion singer a call from the JKIA to come pick him up.
“He called me and asked me to pick him up at the airport after which we had a meal,” Suzanna explained.
He later left to catch the 9:30pm flight to Harare.