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By Trizah Highly gifted singer and songwriter Junior Gentle has released a new single titled \’Tuuza\’. The record was produced and written by Junior Gentle who is famously identified as Mr Charm. Mr. Charm also produced a track dubbed \”You Lied\” by Joanita Zachariassen featuring the legendary Sheebah. https://youtu.be/zdV_MxkxAGA Tuuza is a good vibes song which will entice you to get up on your feet and dance. The song is pure love and brings out the party spirit in someone. The singer and songwriter creates something different from his regulars, he fuses afrobeats and dancehall to amaze you with this masterpiece. The beats are properly curated and it’s a song that is guaranteed to slowly rise on the music charts. Junior Gentle is an artist signed under Black Market Records Africa the same label that has Daddy Andre, Nina Roz, Angela Katatumba and great great artists in Kenya like Exray Taniua etc. Listen to the track and follow Black Market Records Africa for more updates on Ugandan music, Kenyan tracks and overally East African songs.

By Trizah The gengetone wave of street music has, over the past years, creeped into the scene and a majority of old and young Kenyans had no choice but to embrace the style. Gengetone despite the many challenges is a genre that keeps evolving. More and more young ins have jumped onto the bandwagon and used the internet as their market. Team Psycho is among the first groups to join gengetone and bless us with Ghetto music. Their first hit song was Kata Tenje that introduced them to the spotlight. They have done an international Colabo with JT the Bigga Figga dubbed Badass and are slowly changing the game. Their new song features Khaligraph Jones who already has an Ep out. The song is titled OG ni nani and is buzzing. Josephyl went hard on the lyrics and so did Iyano who brought his A game. Team Psycho are proving to be great at drill music and more similar tracks from them might just put them on the top chart. Team Psycho which originally had three members has two now remaining; Josephyl and Iyano who are now at the fire front of changing the game. Check out their music on all available streaming platforms and remember to subscribe to their YouTube Channel. For more updates, follow this page.

Upcoming talented female musician Lorena Lexy has released the official video for her new single ‘Party’.Lorena’s ‘Party’ video premiered today March 17, 2022, on YouTube via Black Market Records and it is already circulating on other digital music streaming platforms. ‘Party’ is a danceable song in which Lorena puts all effort to impress and the little angel pulls it off well by exhibiting great talent as she sings, despite her age.However, besides ‘Party’ Lorena, who is signed to Black Market Records, has over time released several other songs some of which include; ‘Hossana’, ‘We Go’, ‘Time is Now’, among others.One of the youngest Ugandan female musicians, Lorena hails from a renowned God-fearing family. Her love for music started blossoming after she met her music icons Baby Gloria and Kidz Bop, who surely gave her the inspiration to start off her music career in 2020, singing Afropop and RnB genres.She is of late working with renown Ugandan producers \’ Andre On The Beat, Bash Killa and Asteyn \’ to come up with her very first EP \’ Time Is Now \’ that is yet to be officially released.Lorena says that her mission as a musician is to uplift the girl child into bigger positions in the country and to become a voice to mitigate the abuse of the girl child.

Celebrated musicians Angella Katatumba and Emilian Starz, who are both signed to Black Market Records, are set to be the main acts at the Vumbula Uganda Festival slated to happened at the Uganda Museum starting Friday to Sunday march 20th, 2022.Katatumba and Emilian Starz are already doing rehearsals as they get ready to thrill revellers who will attend the festival.However, besides Katatumba and Emilian Starz, the Vumbula Uganda Festival, which is being fired up by Nile Special beer and other sponsors, is a fun-filled that will feature performers from other artistes like Jose Chameleone, DJ Roja, Aroma, Spice Diana, Henry Tigan, Tuff B, among others. Besides entertainment from musicians, the event shall double as platform for promoting Uganda tourism, whereby revellers will get an opportunity to tour the Uganda Museum and see some of the country’s rare artefacts that date back into history.The organizers of the festival have since revealed to this website that tickets are selling at Shs50,000 (fifty thousand shillings only) and can be bought at the Uganda Museum.

Kenyan presidential aspirant Dr. William Samoe Arap Ruto has beaten the odds in the political realm after he decided to feature in the remix for Exray Taniua’s club banger ‘Sipangwingwi’.The ‘Sipangwingwi’ remix video is dropping on YouTube today, March 17th, 2022 via Black Market Records and Ruto intends to use it as his campaign song ahead of the elections in August.It should be noted that Exray Taniua has been Ruto’s campaign artist since he released the song ‘Sipangwingwi’ last year, which has so far attracted over 6M YouTube views and still counting. He specifically chose ‘Simpangwingwi’ because the meaning of the song blends entirely well with the Deputy President\’s vision and what better way to award an artist whose vision corresponds with yours?Ruto is contesting for presidency against Dr. Raila Odinga, who is backed by outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta and ‘Sipangwingwi’ plays at all his campaign rallies. Signed to Black Market Records, Exray Taniu was born Tony Kinyanjui, in in Githurai and always had a thing for singing since childhood.He began as a gospel artist doing shows and singing in the church choir, but later decided to switch to secular music by trying out hip-hop, reggae, trap and eventually genge-tone, which he has since mastered.Exray is the first member of Boondocks gang to launch an album that features 21 songs titled \’Taniua Movement\’.The album features the legendary Mejja, badass trio Mio, Wakadinali, Chantelle and other great artists. His latest songs are Nipee, La casa, Telenovela, Alright among othersHe is popularly known as the ‘verse master’ of Boondocks alongside Odi wa Murang\’a.

The Deputy President William Ruto is one not to be intimidated let alone manipulated but did he just use a move from his opponent\’s book? What is the game plan? The Deputy president is certainly on some power plan. A collaboration by him featuring Exray Taniua is guaranteed to blow up. Exray Taniua has been his campaign artist since he released the song Sipangwingwi. The meaning of the song blends entirely will the Deputy president\’s vision and what better way to award an artist who\’s vision corresponds to yours? As we near the election date, the two presidential candidates are doing whatever it takes to make the citizens vote for them. Exray Taniua is undoubtedly making moves and this is a big step up in the game for him. Is this a declaration that he has made his own stand? Time will tell. Exray Taniua\’s strategic approach to music is an inspiration, something other artists can learn from. In a short span of time, the musician has made a name for himself, financially lifted himself up and keeps going hard. However, he has undergone challenges before getting to where he is. Check out his Spotify to stream the audio of the Sipangwingwi remix and other tracks.

The Deputy President William Ruto is one not to be intimidated let alone manipulated but did he just use a move from his opponent\’s book? What is the game plan? The Deputy president is certainly on some power plan. A collaboration by him featuring Exray Taniua is guaranteed to blow up. Exray Taniua has been his campaign artist since he released the song Sipangwingwi. The meaning of the song blends entirely will the Deputy president\’s vision and what better way to award an artist who\’s vision corresponds to yours? As we near the election date, the two presidential candidates are doing whatever it takes to make the citizens vote for them. Exray Taniua is undoubtedly making moves and this is a big step up in the game for him. Is this a declaration that he has made his own stand? Time will tell. Exray Taniua\’s strategic approach to music is an inspiration, something other artists can learn from. In a short span of time, the musician has made a name for himself, financially lifted himself up and keeps going hard. However, he has undergone challenges before getting to where he is. Check out his Spotify to stream the audio of the Sipangwingwi remix and other tracks.

Ace American rappers FSO Mitchy Bandz and Hell Rell 3300 have released the official visualizer for their new jam ‘What’s the Price.’ Mitchy Bandz and Hell Rell 3300, who often rap about real life situations and the struggles ghetto youth go through have nailed it in ‘What’s the Price’, because there is a price to pay for everything in life.‘What’s the price’ is a very inspirational songs that will auger well amongst lovers of underground rap, yet it is also a splendid club banger.Fans can only anticipate for a great video that is going to break records, because the two artists, both signed under Black Market Records, are known for their unmatched style of music approach and consistency. FSO Mitchy Bandz and Hell Rell, who both have catalogues of numerous songs, have achieved a lot in the hip-hop music scene ever since they started rapping and they are not about to stop.Besides YouTube, you can check out their new song ‘What’s the Price’ on Apple Music, Spotify, iTunes, Shazam and other digital music streaming platforms.

Hip-hop stars HID 16th Taley and Boyzee have released the Behind The Scenes (BTS) version for their new video ‘Burn Up’, which is currently doing rounds on several TV stations.The BTS version for ‘Burn Up’, which was directed by Keith Enock, produced by Tony Oceans, Brivian Bryan, Alex Luqman and Cedric Singleton as executive producer, premiered on YouTube on March 10th, 2022 via Black Market Records. https://youtu.be/NpbULRq40zs The ‘Burn Up’ BTS drops on the heels of the official video which HID 16th and Boyzee premiered in February this year.HID 16th, who is known for club bangers like ‘Up Town Girl’, ‘Take It Easy,’ ‘Shoe Size,’ ‘Confessions’ ft. Davy Rays, among others, has once again proved that he really has great music talent and his teaming up with dancehall star Boyzee is just the icing on the cake.You can enjoy the ‘Burn Up’ BTS version and the official video on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes and other digital music streaming platforms.

The gengetone wave of street music has, over the past years, creeped into the scene and a majority of old and young Kenyans had no choice but to embrace the style. Gengetone despite the many challenges is a genre that keeps evolving. More and more young ins have jumped onto the bandwagon and used the internet as their market. Team Psycho is among the first groups to join gengetone and bless us with Ghetto music. Their first hit song was Kata Tenje that introduced them to the spotlight. They have done an international Colabo with JT the Bigga Figga dubbed Badass and are slowly changing the game. Their upcoming song, as they claim, will feature Khaligraph Jones who already has an Ep out. The song is titled OG ni nani. Team Psycho which originally had three members has two now remaining; Josephyl and Iyano who are now at the fire front of changing the game. Check out their music on all available streaming platforms and remember to subscribe to their YouTube Channel.

Ugandan talented singer and music producer has released the official video for his new single ‘Do’ (Maama Wabana, which is a soothing love song. Written and produced by Andre On The Beat, ‘Do’ is another epic production from multi-award winning Andre, who is currently working on outing videos for the other songs on his EP.Daddy Andre’s EP ‘Do’, which also premiered via Black Market Records, features the following songs; ‘Do’, ‘Mukyala’, ‘Isabella’, ‘Office’ ft Vampino and ‘Master Lover’. This new project however comes on the heels of another great song titled ‘Wendi’, which is a collabo between Daddy Andre and Angela Katatumba that is performing well on airwaves in Uganda and across the borders.

Ugandan talented singer and music producer has released the official video for his new single ‘Do’ (Maama Wabana, which is a soothing love song. Written and produced by Andre On The Beat, ‘Do’ is another epic production from multi-award winning Andre, who is currently working on outing videos for the other songs on his EP.Daddy Andre’s EP ‘Do’, which also premiered via Black Market Records, features the following songs; ‘Do’, ‘Mukyala’, ‘Isabella’, ‘Office’ ft Vampino and ‘Master Lover’. This new project however comes on the heels of another great song titled ‘Wendi’, which is a collabo between Daddy Andre and Angela Katatumba that is performing well on airwaves in Uganda and across the borders.