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Perhaps the most significant contribution of La Catedral del son is its local influence on present-day Latin music. This Latin based salsa group identifies as the most rising band with the ability to relive the \’son\’ sound that was considered the foundation of today’s Salsa. When the CEO Black Market Records Cedric Singleton announced his decision to add the group to the family, he made these remarks on his Instagram, \”I want to welcome our first Salsa Band to the Black Market family. Call them La Catedral del son from Havana, Cuba. They are an eight person brand led by Director Loco. La Catedral del son features twenty year old lead vocalist Johana and veteran Puly.\” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cedric Singleton (@cedsing) Although the Black Market Latin family has been in existence for years, we pride this time in identifying a live band, immensely talented, adaptable and multifaceted. Led by DJ Electro, the band screeches of vivacity with the existence of Shamaara, seventeen year old Anjol Dama, Baby Shelby, Superga & Darwin and duo El papi y el intocable. This makes black market records among the top companies to have artists of different ethnicities and all around the world. Tune in for more updates.

Perhaps the most significant contribution of La Catedral del son is its local influence on present-day Latin music. This Latin based salsa group identifies as the most rising band with the ability to relive the \’son\’ sound that was considered the foundation of today’s Salsa. When the CEO Black Market Records Cedric Singleton announced his decision to add the group to the family, he made these remarks on his Instagram, \”I want to welcome our first Salsa Band to the Black Market family. Call them La Catedral del son from Havana, Cuba. They are an eight person brand led by Director Loco. La Catedral del son features twenty year old lead vocalist Johana and veteran Puly.\” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cedric Singleton (@cedsing) Although the Black Market Latin family has been in existence for years, we pride this time in identifying a live band, immensely talented, adaptable and multifaceted. Led by DJ Electro, the band screeches of vivacity with the existence of Shamaara, seventeen year old Anjol Dama, Baby Shelby, Superga & Darwin and duo El papi y el intocable. This makes black market records among the top companies to have artists of different ethnicities and all around the world. Tune in for more updates.

This is the right way to do it. Talk of prioritizing one\’s future. Singers and ex-lovers Daddy Andre and Angella Katatumba, have yet collaborated on another song dubbed ‘Wendi’. This comes as a surprise after their relationship hit a dead end in 2020.Since their split, they have each spilled the unpleasant secrets about their short relationship, each not wanting to look like the bad guy in front the other and the public.A few years ago, Andre Ojambo a.k.a Daddy Andre and Angella Katatumba publicly showered love to each other and became yet a new celebrity couple in the entertainment circles.Before their bitter split, they had worked on music together including the big banger ‘Tonelabira’ ,which has over two million views on YouTube. They were shaping up to become such a good music force.Unfortunately, that had to end bitterly and the cause of their breakup left us all wondering if they\’ll ever make great music again.The good news now however is that they reunited and even decided to hit studio together to record new music.Wendi’, loosely translated to mean “I Am Available”, is a love song in which both artistes relay their romantic lyrics towards each other.It’s a guaranteed song that you could send to your lover to let them know that you’re fully invested in the relationship and that they won\’t be loosing you.We are now looking on the bright side for the two and expecting more music from them.Angella is a Ugandan singer, vocalist, songwriter, philanthropist and a fierce business woman who has made tremendous strides in the music industry since 2015. Her collabos like Goshodo ft Mbuzi Gang have us see a brighter future in her music career

By Gloria, If you don\’t think love songs are dominating the music industry then you\’re wrong. Try to think of ten popular songs that never mention love,right? Now think of ten that do, a lot right? Love songs are what everyone wants to hear, wether it\’s about falling in love or heartbreaks. They have a sense of healing and satisfaction in them and Thee Exit Band got us all sorted out with their love songs, first from \’Mapenzi Raha\’ and now to \’Love\’.What Thee Exit Band cannot express through actions, conversations and daily interactions with freedom and ease, they can express through different artistic ways. Their recently released song \’ Love\’ evokes passion as quoted from the lyrics \”Ive never seen a girl like you before…..Ntakupenda mpaka tu kifo\”.A lot of things have been said and are being said about love but the three talented artists portray it as a feeling that should be celebrated and not condemned. Love appals us and attracts us, scares us and emboldens us, all at the same time, but we\’re encouraged to love and allow ourselves to be loved. The song ,Love ,made me relate to it automatically and resonate with it more than lyrics, you will too. Their previous songs like Mapenzi Raha seems to have given them an inspiration for alot of other songs and we as fans are very proud.Show some love for Thee Exit band by streaming their songs through out the music platforms.

By Rachel, Von Prince, a Kenyan Gengetone rapper has stormed the music industry in a span of a year. He just dropped his first Ep dubbed the first destination. Von Prince is known for his song Furahiday which was released back in 2019 featuring Ganji and Vuva and Mbao Mbao where he featured Eric Omondi & Mbogi Genje.Von Prince sings with passion and he knows how to get his fans dance to his tunes. He is a member of a Kenya\’s group Team Ganji and he is signed at Black Market Records. He has a number of songs which he has featured some of the gengetone famous artists like Smady from Mbogi Genje, Seska from Ethic Entertainment.Von Prince has grown up in Mathare and he is versatile with the sheng language which he most of the time use in his songs. His music has some easy beats which are appealing thus attracting more fans. Stream Von Prince songs on YouTube using the link below. https://youtube.com/c/Vonprincemusic

By Brenda, Daddy Andre is a Ugandan producer, musician and song writer. He sings afrobeats, hip hop, dancehall and RnB. He started his music career back in 2010 and has been dropping banger after banger ever since. His projects include; Don\’t Stop by John Blaq, Weekend by Sheeba and Runtown, Now with Spice Diana, Have No Fear with Nutty Nethan and many more. _Kola_ is a brand new single released a couple of weeks ago. It is a Ugandan word that means _Work_ . It\’s fast paced, party themed that one can dance to. He is asking girls to get busy on the dance floor and from the official video, his vixens do not let him down. Ugandan artistes have made a huge impact on music and have created a fortune for themselves and Daddy Andre is among them. As a producer, he has surely invested in the video production which also has good colour grading. Eventhough most of us aren\’t conversant with the language Daddy Andre is using, the song is pure vibes. The lugandan lyrics are artistically conveyed alongside a beat that you can not remain still to whilst listening. Daddy Andre has a large audience continent wide and has won the attention of many music lovers.Check out Kola https://youtu.be/Bt83Yx_VwLY and let us know what you think about the project.

By Brenda, \’On My Mind\’ is exactly the sort of song you\’d expect love birds to listen to: melodic, melodramatic and immensely satisfying. It\’s exactly the sort of song Chan Chan and Teslah should be singing too, making full use of their impressive set of pipes. You can tell Chan Chan is doing his best to rein in his vocals. The two (staging as a couple) have a powerful chemistry thus ensuring this surefire smash stays just the right side of cheesy. The chorus hook is memorable and very catchy with a smooth production that has some pretty people in it. It\’s a song I can nod my head to. To me, On My Mind is giving vibes like; I saw you, I want you, but I can\’t tell you cause of reasons best not to talk about. Chan Chan did a lyrical in depth and admitted that the song came to him while he was intoxicated and in a position he couldn\’t admit how he was feeling towards his fancy woman.He sings: Nishakata sina fare, but you\’re on my mind, distance yetu ndio unfair, walahi walahiChan Chan has been carefully building up his career as an RnB artist under Black Market Records and On My Mind is one of his best hits this year.It comes right after Teslah\’s solo Best that\’s doing quite well on YouTube. I\’d surely recommend On My Mind [ https://youtu.be/AIojT3oS8jQ ] if you have problems on proclaiming your love to someone special, or someone that\’s on your mind. Check out Chan Chan and Teslah\’s social pages to be updated on their upcoming projects.

By Gloria, Uganda presents Zari Dancers Africa* The Zari Dancers dropped the song Dike a few weeks ago and it was treated to massive reception by their fans. Dike is a fusion of afropop dance mixex that will trigger your two left feet to hit the dance floor and groove with it. The music and the moves were made for each other. The video itself is creatively created and produced, from one scene to the other with our young superstars doing the most on the choreography.https://bit.ly/ZariDancersAfricaTV The group is a multi talented dance group in Uganda from Nansana Yesu, Amala , that officially came to the limelight in 2018 when they held their maiden concert at Big Zone in Nansana.Beside their song Dike, the Zari Dancers Africa, a group signed under Black Market Records have worked on various projects with big celebrated artists like Eddy kenzo and Mbuzi Gang among many more. The dance group was initially started as a simple idea by a group of four youths who include, Josephine (DVJ Nagi), Zaina aka Zari Mathew(Mc Mist) and Saudah in 2013 when they started gathering young kids from the neighboring ghetto homestead and started sensitizing them about bad effects of getting involved in criminal activities. According to them, discovering talent in young people at an early stage can help them achieve their dreams, both in and out of school.It was then that they realized the idea could be put into reality to demonstrate their talents. They have a supportive environment that tells them all the time that they can do it and yes they\’ve done it. From comedy shows to appearing in various music videos ,what more than to hype these young kids up.The group kicked off their commercial dancing career and have since worked with several big namss in the music. They have featured in many Black Market Records songs; which include \’Bambi by Mbuzi Gang, \’This boy \’by Angella Katatumba, \’For you\’ by Shakira Shakira, \’Bwoti\’ by Daddy Andre ft Fik Fameika.Dike can be accessed via digital music platforms like YouTube, Hungama and Amazon

By Rachel, Nina Roz has a new trending jam \’Wangi\’ which was dropped one month ago. Nina Kankunda famously known as Nina Roz is a Ugandan artist who is fast rising in the music industry. Nina Roz is a songwriter and a model with sensational vocals who has made a name for herself in Ugandan\’s entertainment scene. Nina has been blooming in her singing career ever since she exploded onto scene with her breakthrough song \’Mkete\’. She has put much effort into her music career which has brought her this far. One unique thing about Nina Roz is her unique voice, singing, performing skills, sense of style,and fashion which has made her a complete artist with a huge following. When it comes to music, Nina Roz understands her assignment and she always does her very best. Check out \’Wangi\’ on YouTube using the link below.

By Gloria, \’The 2022 art documentary on YouTube ,The Rise of Mbuzi Gang ,follows the lives and career of three major gengetone male artists ,that is iPhoolish, Joefes and Fathermoh.Directed by Vic West, the film superbly captures the talents of each artist individually while painting a single picture of gengetone music in Kenya.It offers archive footage of their collabos with major artists like Mejja and interviews with famous journalists like Amina Abdi among many others. The documentary offers true and beautiful glimpses into the lives of Mbuzi gang whom we as audiences have come to love so dearly.It has allowed them to reintroduce themselves to us fans and to recognize and remember the significant impacts that they have had on our cultural society. And while this may seem niche to some, their everlasting influence to the youth will nonetheless remain unmatched. The documentary briefly tells the story of Mbuzi gang\’s life, art and inspiration behind their famous hits like ShamraShamra. They let us get an insight of what it\’s like to be a trio and their meet up, who plays which role and what groves them towards successful music videos. By revealing details about their life, the gang sheds some light on their creative process.If you are more of a proper movie lover, be sure to watch The Rise If Mbuzi Gang on YouTube. It\’s definitely a must see especially if you are a fan and want to get close and relate with them.

Chanchan is a Kenyan RnB musician currently signed by Black Market Records. He has incredible vocals! His belts are effortless and sounds great. Love songs are Chanchan\’s bread and butter and On My Mind is one of his best. It stands as an impressive piece of craftsmanship nonetheless. Having featured Teslah Kenya who backs him up on the second verse with her melodic voice, it\’s their lyrics and sentiments behind them that makes the track work. The song is about a couple who have feelings for each other but seem to be holding back on one another. The two have worked on a project together previously with Brandy Maina, Turn Me On and they didn\’t bring the fire down since then. Presently, the artist has a video on Twitter [ https://twitter.com/bmrafrika/status/1541695080288985088?t=1O80jPmAN-ZJDnuT6xSwBg&s=19 ] and Instagram [ https://www.instagram.com/tv/CfV0tHsFQCj/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= ] explaining the lyrics in depth and as the official video drops, you can also go check out Teslah\’s new song Best on YouTube and show some love. She is currently pursuing music as a profession alongside learning business. She\’s a phenomenon woman with a blossoming career and attractive voice.So grab a glass and catch all the best of On My Mind by Chanchan featuring Teslah as we celebrate music from Kenya.