Is This DNG's New Catch?

IN the last few weeks, the self-proclaimed Kenya's Number One Hypeman, Davidson Ngibuini aka DNG, has been making gossip headlines, all for the wrong reasons.

DNG

This follows his alleged separation (and looming divorce) from his wife of 11 months Yvette Nungari.

DNG with Yvette during happier times.

Last week, it was all over news that, in deed, the famed MC and former rapper and radio host is already hooked to another hottie, whom they were spotted having pretty moments in one of Mombasa's most luxurious five star hotels.
The photo below -- posted by DNG on his Instagram page on Sunday afternoon, could be the give-away lead in unveiling the new leading lady in his life.

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The photo making tongues wag...

Sexy Cece Sagini Has New Things Popping Up!

SCINTILLATING Kenyan singer, Cece Sagini, has new things popping up!

Cece Sagini

The beautiful and sexy Feel It hit-maker posted an amazing photo (below) today on Facebook, saying that she was about to release a brand new single
Reads the caption: "When you have your game face on but you can't help the emotions bursting inside because---> #TGIF #9to5 #NewSingle #ComingSoon #CeceOnAMission #Cecelians"

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Visita Is Grandpa's Government Second In Command!

GRANDPA Records C.E.O and creative director Yusuf Noah aka Refigah has appointed his super producer and rapper Nickson Wasonga Nickodemo aka Visita as the label's second in command.

Refigah

                                                    
Last evening at a dinner ceremony held at the prestigious Villa Rosa Kempinski hotel, Visita was handed the mantle to be Refigah's deputy president at the helm of the Kibera-based record house.

Visita

 

                                                       
"Visita is a selfless hard-working artiste, fully committed to the Grandpa government and has all the leadership qualities I would look for in someone to succeed me after my retirement in five years. I have all the trust in him and he definitely deserves the appointment as my deputy," said Refigah.

Refigah officially hands over the mantle to Visita.

Visita first shot to fame in 2013 when he featured in the monster hit Hivo Ndo Kunaendanga with rappers Majirani and Kenrazy. He won Bingwa Best New Artiste of the Year 2014 and Bingwa Songwriter of the Year 2015 for his song Mapepo.

Congratulations to Visita!

Angelique Kidjo Dedicates Grammy Win To African Artistes

BENINESE singer Angelique Kidjo won a prestigious Grammy Award at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, USA on Monday. The award is her third Grammy in her illustrious career and her second in consecutive years.
Kidjo first won a Grammy for Best Contemporary World Music Album in 2008 for her eighth studio album, Djin Djin, which included a star-studded list of guest artists including Branford Marsalis, Ziggy Marley, Alicia Keys, Carlos Santana and Peter Gabriel. She won her second Grammy in 2015 for her 2014 album EVE in the Best World Music category.
That win was dedicated to the women of Africa, with Kidjo explaining in her acceptance speech: “For me, music is a weapon of peace and today more than ever, as artists we have a role to play in the stability of this world.”

Now the 55-year-old Cotonou-born diva has just won the 2016 Grammy, againfor Best World Music Album, for her latest album Sings, a collaboration with the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg.In accepting her latest award Kidjo danced onto stage to the sounds of James Brown, before announcing: "I want to dedicate this Grammy to all the traditional musicians in Africa, in my country, and all the young generation, the new African music, vibrant, joyful music that comes from my continent that you have to get yourself to discover. Africa is on the rise. Africa is positive. Africa is joyful. Let's get together and be one through music and say no to hate and violence through music. Thank you!"

                                             Black Mambazo

Kidjo victory came at the expense of two of the other African nominees at the Grammies, South African legends Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Malawi’s Zomba Prison Project, who were nominated in the same category.
In other categories where African artists were nominated, Ghanaian reggae man Rocky Dawuni lost out in the Best Reggae category to Jamaican band Morgan Heritage.

                                                  Rocky Dawuni 
South African flautist Wouter Kellerman was unsuccessful in his bid for a second consecutive Grammy when he missed out in the Best Contemporary Instrumental Album category to American act Snarky Puppy’s collaboration with the Dutch Metropole Orkest.
Flying under the radar South African gospel singer Neville D was in the running for Gospel Performance/Song for co-writing 'How Awesome Is Our God', recorded by American band Israel and Newbreed, but he missed out to American star Kirk Franklin.
Zimbabwean producer Brian Soko, part of the production trio The Order, was nominated in the Best Rap Album category for producing three songs on Nicki Minaj’s Pink Print album. Soko and The Order picked up two Grammys in 2015 (Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance) for their work on Beyoncé’s double platinum record ‘Drunk In Love’ after being nominated in five categories.
But Soko lost out this year to American rapper Kendrick Lamar, who was the night’s biggest winner, taking home five Grammys, while compatriots Taylor Swift and Alabama Shakes won three trophies each.

                                                 Kendrick Lamar 
Nigerian-American singer Jidenna, nominated in the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration category for his hit 'Classic Man', also lost out to Lamar.
One small consolation for African music fans will be that Lamar recently revealed that his winning album To Pimp A Butterfly was largely inspired by his 2014 trip to South Africa, during which he toured the country, visiting historic sites such as Nelson Mandela's former jail cell on Robben Island.

                                                        Jidenna
In the build-up to the awards Lamar recently revealed in an interview with the Grammy website: “I felt like I belonged in Africa. I saw all the things that I wasn’t taught. Probably one of the hardest things to do is put [together] a concept on how beautiful a place can be, and tell a person this while they’re still in the ghettos of Compton. I wanted to put that experience in the music.
Added Lamar, “The idea was to make a record that reflected all complexions of black women. There’s a separation between the light and the dark skin because it’s just in our nature to do so, but we’re all black. This concept came from South Africa and I saw all these different colours speaking a beautiful language.”


Credits: GhanaWeb.

Nazizi's New Video Is Awesome!

IF you haven't watched Nazizi's new video for the song Wedding Ring (produced by Beat Ya Keggah) yet, then you are missing out on a gem!

The beautiful video directed by VJ One is definitely among the few best music videos to come out of Kenya in the recent times.
The reggae song is great too! Nazizi has delivered some sweet lyrics with awesome vocals.

Watch the amazing video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpAlRVXD8yQ&sns=em

MusikMaestro Release The 'Supreme Gyal' Video

MusikMaestro, some of the East Africa’s top emerging acts, have released the very funky music video to the track Supreme Gyal.

The song is the first single off their newly released debut EP Nugenation (Kings Among Men).
From East Africa to UK, the London-based dynamic duo of Kenya and Ugandan origin are widely known for their distinct Afro-dancehall and reggae sound.
"We are thrilled to be representing East Africa internationally and promise our fans, especially in Kenya and Uganda, that we are coming to see you guys soon. For now, we decided to put out a jam to celebrate all ladies worldwide. This one’s for all the African divas,” says MusikMaestro. 

Shouting out girls from all over the world, Supreme Gyal is a fusion of dancehall/ reggae and electronic beats with great lyrics, a guaranteed club banger and DJs/fan favourite. 
The music video was directed by Konstantin Ermakov and produced by Antoine Dixon Bellot, who has worked with top acts including Wiz Kid, 2 Face Idibia and Sarkodie.

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyBtf3S1X5k
Listen it on Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/1nCU40m

Mzungu Kichaa's Debut Reggae Song Is Out

TANZANIA-based Danish singer, Mzungu Kichaa, has released a bonafide reggae tune titled Relax Your Mind.

The video to the new song features his band, Bongo Beat, in true show for their renown eclectic high-energy African style that has become their signature.
The 35-year-old singer says, "This video represents our journey as a band. It was important for me to get some of the magic that has developed during live-concerts onto a recorded track and I think we managed to do that on this song."

He adds: "The bridge, which goes “set the night on fire” was developed on stage during a late night performance at Operaen in Christiania during one of our tours in Denmark. The song was recorded in a studio in Denmark while we were on tour. So I guess this process really represents our journey as a band and the positive energy we have received from our audience. An energy that we want to share with the world through this video."

Relax Your Mind was shot on location in Dar es Salaam and features a number of Mzungu Kichaa´s long standing crew, some of which are family. They include Director of Photography (DOP) Adam Juma, Video Director Rita Wachera, Artistic Director Jessica Olsen and Producer Louise Kamin.

Lizz And Alex Show First Snap Of Their New Born Son

CELEBRITY couple of actress Lizz Njagah and filmmaker Alex Konstantaras has released the first photo of their first born child.

The bouncing Caucasian baby boy was born on Wednesday afternoon last week.
His award-winning film director daddy (Alex) was kind enough to share the photo below with this caption on Monday evening: "And his name Georgios Apolo Konstantaras. Georgios is my dad's name which means George in Greek. Apolo means "heavenly" in Luo (Lizz's roots). And of course you can see who he looks like: "like father like son"!"

See the little handsome soul below...

Sarabi To Release New Docu-film

ONE of Kenya's most prolific music bands, Sarabi, is set to release a new documentary film that chronicles their incredible musical journey. 

The docu-film titled Music is our Weapon, depicts the band's philosophy, history and fight for justice. It's directed by Nigerian-born Taye Balogun.
The film documents the voices of various professionals, as well as showcasing the band’s various successful tours overseas. Viewers will have a glimpse of the band's recent performances at various international festivals, including Sauti Za Busara festival in Zanzibar, Africa Oye in the UK, Roskilde in Denmark and the World Music Expo (WOMEX) in Hungary. 

It also features interviews with the band members as well as regional music industry figures who have been instrumental in the band's rise to fame, among them Kenyan promoter Abdi Rashid Jibril and Sauti za Busara's Yusuf Mahmoud.
Formed in 2005, Sarabi's music is made up of traditional Kenyan rhythms, benga and a blend of Western sounds. Their unique sound has proven popular to fans of Afro-fusion music.

The film will be launched on February 26 at the Century Cinemax at the Junction Mall in Nairobi.

Stunning Photo Of Julie Gichuru Inside Jamhuri Park!

EARLIER today, TV personality-cum fashion enthusiast, Julie Gichuru, posted a stunning photo of herself shot right inside the Jamhuri Park.

She captioned the photo below: "Love is... Awareness and appreciation. ❤ In the midst of the hustle and bustle always take the time to see the 'dew fall on the grass' wise words from an Africa Leadership Dialogues guest. 😃 Shot on location at Jamhuri Park by @tintseh Top, sunglasses and shoes from @mimionlineshopkenya Skirt by #kikoromeo @annmccreath."
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Thugs Steal Bobi Wine’s New Music Video

WORD has it that thugs broke into a Kampala-based studio and carted away all the gadgets, including an unreleased Bobi Wine's music video.

According to Mseto East Africa, Wine's video for the song Ndi Muna Uganda (I am a Ugandan) was about to be released when thugs invaded video director Sir Lawrence’s Nyanama Studio on Wednesday morning. 
“I don’t know the exact time they broke into the studio, but I came to the studio at around 3:20am today and I found the studio’s door open. They didn’t only steal Bobi Wine’s project but also took everything of mine,” said Lawrence.

He added: "Bobi gave me that project last year, we planned for it and we finally began the work. Everything was done but the fools set me back today. All we’re left with are the still pictures taken on set. I can’t imagine redoing it, it was very expensive and very hectic.”

Isaiah Katumwa's Mailing Address Hacked!

ONE of Africa's most revered jazz artistes, Isaiah Katumwa, has denied claims that he was using his Google mailing address to extort people off their money.
The celebrated Ugandan musician and saxophonist, on Wednesday, told SpiceRead from the U.S.A that his Gmail account had been hacked from Ukraine and the culprits had been sending S.O.S messages to his mailing list, asking them for money.

He said, "Please be informed that my account was hacked into from Ukraine and emails broadcasted from my different accounts which happened to be synced. I am in the United States and not Ukraine. And currently doing whatever I can to rectify the problem. Thank you for your understanding."

The self-taught saxophonist has performed alongside other great jazz musicians among them global icons like Jonathan Butler, Hugh Masekela, Jimmy Dludlu and Seweto Kinchy.

Majirani: I Am Not Ready For Marriage!

RAPPER Majirani is under extreme pressure from his mum to gather up his act and get married!

However, the Tukumbukeko star says that his mum must be pulling a "big joke" on him by telling him to marry at only 24 years of age.
"My mum wants me to get Married haha @24 years thats a big joke indeed acha kwanza nifanye practice na hawa malight skin Wa Nairobi madem wa ocha si unajua ni giza kuniliko na hao ndio unataka nioe lmaoo," Majirani (who rose to popularity with his song Hivo Ndio Kunaendaga ft Kenrazy and Visita) captioned the photo below in a post on his Facebook page on Wednesday.

Lizz Njagah And Hubby Welcome Their First Born Son

ACTRESS Lizz Njagah and her film-maker husband, Alex Konstantaras, have welcomed their bundle of joy!

The couple was blessed with a bouncing baby boy at around 1pm on Wednesday, and Alex couldn't hide his joy as he took to his social media pages to announce the arrival of the new baby.
He wrote: "Today at 13.00 Kenyan time our happiness finally arrived! 3,5 kg and 50 cm! Konstantaras junior is here! No words to express this feeling! Glory to the lord!"

                                                                                               Lizz and Alex

Former Beauty Queen Prays For Troubled MCSK Boss

FORMER beauty queen Shamillah Kiptoo (below) has been praying for his troubled husband, Maurice Mwande Okoth.

Today, the beauty posted a prayer on her social media pages, urging God to keep the troubled MCSK CEO safe and secure.

This is what she wrote along with the photo below of her and Okoth: "Lord please give my treasured friend love and blessings without end. Bring contentment in his life; In times of strife, please Lord comfort him. Always keep him safe, secure; Let his path to You be sure. Lord, I pray my best friend will be close to You eternally. Amin. ‪#‎alittleprayerformybestfriend‬ ‪#‎charming‬."

Sauti Sol To Launch New Album In Nairobi

THIS Valentine’s Day Eve, Sauti Sol will kick off Kenya’s biggest travelling music tour starting off with the Live and Die in Afrika Album launch, Nairobi. 
The tour’s first concert will be held at the Nairobi’s Ngong Racecourse on Saturday. This will be Sauti Sol’s first public concert revealing the live performances of all the 15 songs in the album: Live and Die in Afrika. It will be alongside Sauti Sol’s eight-man band and a set of dancers and other acts. 

“It feels like we have been preparing for this momentous concert all our career! We can’t wait for Kenya and all our fans to see us launch the album Live and Die in Afrika in what will be the best concert Kenya has seen yet! We are here to give great music, a world-class show, support local talent as you will see by the list of professionals who are part of this concert that will kick off our countrywide tour. We have been hiding in serious full-day rehearsals for moths, it's time to show the world what we got,” read Sauti Sol's official statement.

Ticket Prices: ADVANCE (Single: Sh1,000, Couple: Sh1,800). AT THE GATE (Single: Sh1,500, Couple: Sh2,500. VIP: (Single: Sh3000, Couple: Sh5,500).

DJ Joe Mfalme Speaks Strongly Against FGM!

ONE of Kenya's most popular spin-masters, DJ Joe Mfalme, is calling for an end to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

He says: "Female Genital Mutilation needs to be eliminated. There's no tool for development more powerful than empowerment of women and there can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children!"
"You should leave the female as she is, as she comes out of the womb. She is finished. She is complete. The cut is directly against the honesty of nature, and is an injurious and insufferable trick upon females," he adds.

Senator Mike Sonko Confused By Eritrean Beauties!

NAIROBI Senator Mike Sonko found himself in a 'Catch-22' situation, when two Eritrean beauties gave him a courtesy call at his office on Monday.

This is what he captioned the many photos he posted on his Facebook page: "I thought this ‪#‎Eritrea‬ trend was a joke until today when I got a courtesy call from two ladies from Eritrea but I was a bit confused niwa rescue ama itakuwa aje? Wangekuwa Wakenya making decision could have been easier coz bado ingekuwa ni kura..Nani ana form nifanye connections?"