This is a blog aimed at empowering artists and also creating awareness to the fans. It is a forum for the known and unknown in the art industry. BIG TREES WERE ONCE SEEDLINGS
Friday, 24 October 2014
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 |
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.
Thursday, 23 October 2014
Do you remember John Karani the Hot Radio presenter with a romantic voice?
John Karani |
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 |
The Kenyan music industry is where it is because of the immense contributions that Karani among other presenters made to promote local artists. Kudos!
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
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 |
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.
Tuesday, 21 October 2014
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?
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?
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