Meet The 'Our Perfect Wedding' Season Two Winning Couple

Maisha Magic East via it’s reality wedding show, Our Perfect Wedding (OPW), has announced Nancy Mutava and Carlos Zani winners of an all-expense paid wedding. The two, the second lucky couple to walk away with the wedding of their dreams, have scooped an all-expense paid wedding package, which will include a fully paid and planned wedding ceremony, wedding reception and honeymoon.

The winning couple, Carlos Zani and Nancy Mutava.

Maisha Magic East Head of Channel Margaret Mathore said, “It gives us great delight to reward Nancy and Carlos with an all-expense paid wedding of their dreams. As the leading producers of local content in the country, we strive to connect with our audiences around shared passions including the things that matter most to them. Weddings remain a key part of our Kenyan traditions and we aim to not only showcase it on our channel, but also become a part of making this culture a reality.”

Nancy Mutava, the bride-to-be, expressed her gratitude to Maisha Magic East saying, “We entered the competition only because the thought of winning a wedding was exciting and it cost us nothing to submit our entry. When we finally received the news that we had been selected as the winning couple, we couldn’t believe it. Carlos and I have dreamt of a wedding for years, and this truly is a dream come true. The fact that it is all planned and paid for by Maisha Magic East is a reward that we would never have imagined we would ever receive.”

Maisha Magic also rewarded the first and second runner-up couples with an all-expense paid three day honeymoon package. Grace Shirengo and Amos Pere were first runners-up and will get to spend their honeymoon at the Mara Intrepids Camp, while Purity Njeri and William Maina, who came in third, will spend their honeymoon at the Great Rift Valley Lodge. The winning couple - Nancy and Carlos - will spend their honeymoon at the Mara Explorer Camp. All holidays are courtesy of Heritage Hotels.

The winning couple submitted their entry following the announcement of the competition by Maisha Magic East in October 2017. Nancy and Carlos will have their wedding featured as part of the 26 weddings showcased in the second season of OPW show, which premiered for its second season on October 5, 2017. During this season, continuing until March 29, 2018, viewers still stand a chance every week to win an all-expense paid holiday for two at Voyager Hotel in Mombasa. So far, 15 lucky viewers have been rewarded with a holiday package for two nights for two with all travel and accommodation costs fully paid for by Maisha Magic East.

OPW follows Kenyan couples through their love story and wedding planning process, exploring the true definition of the Kenyan wedding culture. The show aims to showcase the drama and excitement that comes with planning for a wedding, not just focusing on the wedding day, but also the introductions, meeting the in-laws, the dowry sessions, the search for the perfect wedding gown, and the meltdowns that come along the way.

Carlos and Nancy.

It airs every Thursday at 8pm EAT, exclusively on Maisha Magic East, DStv Channel 158 and GOtv Channel 4.

New Swahili Telenovela Premieres On Maisha Magic East

Maisha Magic East in keeping in line with its promise to launch 15 new shows in one year is set to roll out yet another riveting Swahili telenovela titled Selina, which is guaranteed to captivate its viewers. Selina, which makes its debut on Maisha Magic East tonight, Monday, January 15, 2018, is a classic Cinderella-like story that combines the romance of the fairytale with the relevant social issue of educating the girl child.

The show depicts the life of Selina, a 19-year-old girl, who is taken to work in a wealthy city home by her two-faced rural stepmother, Kristina. Kristina brainwashes Selina, convincing her to leave her family and education behind to work as a housemaid in order to support her family - her sickly father, younger step-brother and sister. Kristina is simply looking to make some easy money from Selina. All the drama unravels when Selina falls for the youngest son of the house, where she is deployed to work.

“The new show demonstrates Maisha Magic East’s commitment to providing premium local content for viewers on both DStv and GOtv. It is the only channel showcasing 100 per cent authentic local content and it continues to provide a ready market for the growing entertainment industry. Keeping our programming fresh and true to our audiences means we must not only work with local talent, but also invest heavily in the industry that is supporting the art. We are proud not only of our association with this burgeoning Kenyan film industry but also in the role we are playing in developing and supporting the local production industry,” says Head of Maisha Magic East, Margaret Mathore.

 Selina promises dramatic and emotional instances played out by a cast ensemble of seasoned as well as upcoming talent in the industry. It includes multi-talented artiste, Pascal Tokodi, who stars as Nelson, the rich, young boy who falls in love with Selina, played by Maisha Magic’s new talent discovery Celestine Gachohi. Seasoned and award winning stars Abel Amunga and Alex Khayo, among others, make for a riveting drama in this trailblazing TV nugget. In giving an age difference, the social circumstances between the protagonists, the show makes the seemingly hopeless romance more impossible to achieve… and hopefully, leave it on a hook for a second season.

Selina tag line in Kiwahili is "ua la kijijni, mwiba mjini" loosely translated to mean an innocent village beauty that becomes the thorn and a curse in the city.

MultiChoice Kenya Corporate Affairs Manager, Philip Wahome adds: "MultiChoice Kenya is committed to offering quality and affordable entertainment to our subscribers on DStv and GOtv platforms. Maisha Magic East has a variety of local shows with an exciting content mix for the whole family. We understand our customers’ changing demands and we are committed to offer them the kind of entertainment they want. Furthermore, we strive to deliver value to our customers by making great entertainment more accessible. We invested half a billion shillings to go towards the production of local content and I am very proud to announce that Selina is now the 14th show launched so far, out of the 15 local shows we promised to launch in the year 2017/18. We trust that the new show will also keep our viewers glued to their screens throughout the season."

 Selina will air every Monday – Friday at 7.30pm EAT on Maisha Magic East on DStv channel 158 and GOtv channel 4.

Sauti Sol In A New Release With Tiwa Savage

Kenyan hit makers and Africa’s Best Group, Sauti Sol, feature Nigerian queen of pop, Tiwa Savage, in new single: Girl Next Door. Following the success of Melanin, this Maleek Berry- produced track laced in Polycarp’s renowned fancy guitar riffs is the second single off Sauti Sol’s LP titled Afrikan Sauce.

Sauti Sol.

The song was composed by Sauti Sol, mixed and mastered by Supersonic Africa, written and performed by Sauti Sol and Tiwa Savage, co-written by the phenomenal femcee, Fena Gitu from Kenya.

Girl Next Door is a wavy sound into the new year- revolving around a love story between a guy and a girl on the same block (Bien Aime and Tiwa). The music video was shot in Lagos, Nigeria and directed by Unlimited LA.

Tiwa Savage speaks on her first collaboration with Sauti Sol: "It’s been such an honour to work with Sauti Sol as I have been a big fan of their work since their first album Mwanzo back in 2008,” adding, “I am looking forward to us performing Girl Next Door live in Kenya in the near future.”

Sauti Sol's Bien Aime with Tiwa Savage.

Sauti Sol echo Tiwa’s sentiments: “We love this jam so much! We’ve been eying Tiwa Savage for years and we’ve always wanted to work with her. The collabo was seamless and everything we anticipated it would be.”

In 2018, Sauti Sol will unveil a song each month off the Afrikan Sauce LP. In November 2017, they released Melanin featuring Patoranking – a mega hit which has surpassed 4.6 million YouTube views in just one month.

Watch it below: