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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.

By Brenda, Von Prince is among the Kenyan Gengetone rappers who took the industry by storm as it rose a few years ago. The lad grew up in Mathare slums in Narobi and is conversant to Sheng language and city slang which he applies in his songs. https://youtube.com/c/Vonprincemusic He is popularly known for his song, Furahiday of 2019 featuring Team Ganji and Vuva.When Kata Furahiday came out, it created a huge sensation and was a club banger. The easy beats and effortless flow of his words appealed to anyone and everyone. Von Prince\’s flirtatious, dirty lyrics, coupled with his hardcore nature has made him one of the most sought out after gengetone artist. He sings aggressively and always gets his fans to dance along to his tune. Von Prince is a member of Kenya\’s group Team Ganji and signed at Black Market Records to generate sales and streams of his music. He has a number of recorded songs and has collaborated with some of the Gengetone scenes biggest names like Smady from Mbogi Genje, Akasha and Seska from Ethic Entertainment. This is a young, talented and ambitious man who is currently dropping his EP soon. He mostly talks about his ghetto and street life, the hustle that comes with it and his journey up.

By Gloria, Rico gang from the hit song Jeshi that featured Ssaru , Fathermoh and Willis Raburu are set to blow up the music industry with big collaboration on their new upcoming song .The song \’Sababisha\’ features Willis \’Bazu\’ Raburu and Benzema. Benzema , popularly known by his fans and many by his stage name Alejandro, is a fast rising rapper from the famous Ochungulo family. He just released a single few days ago titled Potential. Raburu on the other hand has had a blow up on his music career and wouldn\’t settle for less. This will not be his first collabo with Rico Gang and hopefully wouldn\’t be the last because they bring great tunes to the music industry and are taking the music notch higher. Rico gang ,the urban trio is shaping up as one of Gengetone\’s unique sound. The two since Geegee left are on a heist to change the negative profiling of gengetone artistes and also the perception that they can\’t do anything great. Well we can all agree that they\’ve achieved it so far with their hits like Kimonyoski, Kwata ft Mbuzi gang and Chachisha ft Ochungulo family .We all can\’t wait for this great combo that will for sure be an anthem and a song to which my mzae can dance to.

By Rachel, This is just my opinion, do not get salty about it… But if the shoe fits, you go ahead and wear it. Have you listened to the new trending song Katanuka by Swat Matire ft Squidkeed and Ocham? If not, then you\’re missing out on some good vibes. Swat has dropped yet another banger Katanuka with some exceptional beats and lyricism. Swat has been among the founders of Gengetone music genre that pushed Kenyan entertainment scene to the next level world wide. He has contributed to a lot of hit songs like Big man Bazu, Lamba lolo and many more hit songs that he has featured in. Swat\’s success to his talent is through his determination and tenacity to push his creative limits to be a hit maker with his flock of loyal fans that he has created with his appealing music taste. Check out swat\’s new song Katanuka using the link below. https://youtu.be/LGao06CscmU