Shaddyyoko Msanii

 One of Shaddyyoko's video that has been frequent on TV. Meet him at Carnivore as he does his gig.

Shaddyyoko Msanii

Shaddyyoko, Artist

Meet Shaddyyoko an artist with drive and determination. He is one of the artists performing during Mulembe Nite at Carnivore Restaurant on 31st October 2014. He developed his music passion while still in primary school. Music was one of his favourite subjects and he even excelled in it well. Shaddyyoko has recorded an Album called Wanifuata that has been doing well on TV especially KTN. Other songs in the album include Wanifuata, Mama, Omwoyo, Ingokho, Rita, A.F.C, Lugendo, Ninasaka, Ingwe and Pesa. Listening to these songs you will notice that they are powerful songs and done in various genres.

Shaddyyoko is therefore inviting his fans to turn up for the event and get a chance to enjoy his presentation.

Shaddyyoko in action

 Have a date with him at Carnivore next Friday.

Do you remember John Karani the Hot Radio presenter with a romantic voice?

John Karani

The life we enjoyed in the late 90s towards the end of the last decade couldn't have been so without the soothing voice of DJ John Karani. He commanded the airwaves via KBC English Service hence kept listeners hooked to the station. Having worked as a team with presenters like the Late Johnstone Omurunga in programmes like ''Saturday Night Show'' he became a celebrity with a huge listener-ship. In the program he would interview artists and also give the listeners the lyrics of their favourite songs. You would get most of the youths and even adults with pen and paper ready to write the lyrics that were read to them by John and Charity Karemi. His programme called Beat Time can not escape my mind at all. This was a program that was so popular and was synonymous with John and Charity.

Groove Time  was also very popular. In this program the listeners would call and vote for their favorite song on the chat of the day. This way the best song would have more calls requesting for it's play. It was a true way of identifying a popular song than the current way of favouritism where people are forced to listen to the presenter's choice. 

Wow! those old good days!

John Karani in Dar es salaam

Karani went ahead to do his trade in Tanzania where he worked with Kiss FM (TZ) and Tone FM where he excelled in the profession. Many people still miss John Karani in the Kenyan airwaves. When the Late Nzau Kalulu also a former KBC presenter died last year (2013) Karani was asked to team up with the Sundowner host to run a show in tribute of the fallen presenter. It was evident from the call-ins that he is still very popular. Many callers earnestly pleaded with him to be back in the airwaves.

 The Kenyan music industry is where it is because of the immense contributions that Karani among other presenters made to promote local artists. Kudos!

Nadir Binlassili's new release - Young Lover.

Nadir Binlassili, an artist from Goma, Congo has done a new Hip hop song called ''Young Lover'' that is set to be launched soon. Many people associate Congolese musicians with Rhumba and Seben music. However, there is a crop of young Congolese like Nadir who are changing the trend. He is our African version of Lil Wayne. He has featured in the song ''Studio'' and ''This is how we do''.

Nadir Binlassili

From left to Right Madjid, Monica & Nadir Binlassili

 

If you get to listen to this new song that he is set to launch soon, you will agree with me that it is comes with a new flavor in the Kenyan music industry. 

Kudos Nadir!  

Meet Madjid Musellem a guy of three hats.

Madjid Musellem

Madjid musellem is a man of three hats. He is a professional dancer, a rapper and a model in one body. He hails from Goma, Congo where he horned some of the skills in two of professions. He is good in both contemplary, traditional dances and adopts to any creative dance superbly. Due to his passion in hip hop he developed the urge to start doing rap music hence joined other artists like Nadir Binlassili, Mishka Kar to do some songs. They did a song called ''Studio'' and then later ''This is how we do''.

Recently, he acted in the video of the song ''Ghetto'' by Sticky, Mien and Mishka. In the video you'll agree with me that the guy is multi-talented and is headed for big things in the near future. he is one of the dancers in the song ''Cheza'' by Abedi Dotkom.

Cheza by Abedi Dotkom feat. Mishka & Prince [Official HD]

Cheza is now a darling song to DJs. There are more new songs from Twins studio by Price Kadabra, Abedi Dotkom, Shaddyyoko, Stiky and Mishka. the videos will be available on this blog soon.

Where are these artists who once rocked the scene?

The late 90s and early years of this century witnessed a generational change in the music industry. There is a crop of musicians who decided to change the trend of things by improving on creativity in recording and performance.

During those days it was not easy for a local artist to organize a crowd pulling show. The word ''LOCAL'' meant mediocre hence most fans would only be excited on hearing names like Kanda Bongoman, Olomide, Shawn Paul, Makoma and the likes. What Kenyans didn't bear in mind is that even the same foreign artists they were adoring were local artists back in their countries of origin. I remember the days when we tried to organize shows with the now renown Gospel artist Rufton Machakos, Kakamega and Naivasha. We would go and position posters on our own because the organizers and venue owners couldn't believe in a local artist doing stuff that is worth paying for. Many other artists went through this hardship to see the industry become a reality. Then came the emergency of more production houses and more artists came up with nice songs. Our music started competing with the foreign music and becoming popular. For those that were there, you remember names like Five Alive, Pete Odera, Kalamashaka, Rufton, Mandugu Digital, T.T Solomon, E-sir, K-rupt, Googs and vin Banton, Maji maji, Gidigidi, Wikmosh, Darling P, Nameles, Nonin, Jua Cali, my self (Abedi Dotkom) among many others. When I see the way the industry is now big I always remember the hardships we faced as upcoming artists. I couldn't believe it when my song was one of the first local music to be pirated yet Kenyan music had not been taken that serious in the past. It wasn't easy.

I realize some of the artists named above have since disappeared from the music scene. Aren't they Mashuja?