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Country Mourns Benga Maestro
According to his elder brother Musa Juma who is also a benga artiste, Tonny was on a coastal tour to finalise a video shoot for his latest album. The album contains the popular hits Dunia ni ya Mungu ...
Source : Kenya Star | 2008-06-16 09:48:55.0
Kenya: Country Mourns Benga Maestro
The music industry is mourning the death of yet another benga star.
Source : AllAfrica | 2008-06-16 09:13:53.0
Kenya: Onyi Papa - Fitting Replacement for Benga Maestro Misiani?
As campaigns for the December General Election got under way, so did new ohangla sensation Onyi Papa Jey increase his fame in Kisumu town and beyond with his debut album.
Source : AllAfrica | 2008-03-31 10:06:45.0
Kenya: No Beer, No Women Policy Does It for Benga Maestro
As one of the few surviving old-school benga artistes in western Kenya, he has seen it all. With a career spanning about four decades, his contemporaries include bigwigs such as D.O. Misiani, Okatch Biggy, George Ramogi, George Ojijo and Leonard Omedo, all of whom have since died.
Source : AllAfrica | 2008-03-08 00:48:45.0
Interview with Peter Hallward on Pambazuka News
Pambazuka News Peter Hallward talks over the phone with Jacques Depelchin from the Ota Benga Alliance for Peace Healing and Dignity, and visiting Professor at the Centre for Afro-Oriental Studies a...
Source : Haiti Sun | 2008-03-03 13:09:12.0
Turner could have biggest impact among free agents
Dallas Clark — re-signing with their clubs. Here is a look at a few potential impact fantasy free agents. Keep in mind that a player who changes teams through another route (the Cincinnati Benga...
Source : venezuelastar.com | 2008-02-28 07:37:04.0
Kenya: Benga Strikes International Gold
KENYA'S BENGA BEAT APPEARS TO BE on the threshold of a long-awaited international breakthrough as the widely acclaimed quartet Extra Golden step up their quest to enter the mainstream of popular music with a number that blends Luo benga with elements of US pop music.
Source : AllAfrica | 2008-01-29 01:17:07.0
Kenya: Young Musician Strives to Be the Next Benga King
Aluoch Jamaranda's name was synonymous with benga artiste Okach Biggy's band before the latter died in the mid-1990s.
Source : AllAfrica | 2007-10-22 11:08:42.0
Gonzalez Sets Record As Chiefs Keep Bengals Skidding
Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Tony Gonzalez caught nine passes for 102 yards with two touchdowns and Larry Johnson rushed for 119 yards and another score as the Kansas City Chiefs held on to defeat the Cincinnati Benga...
Source : gawwk.com | 2007-10-14 02:00:00.0
In the underground world of dubstep, you wonder if night follows day as the bass bombs from the dark side are the lifeblood of the genre. On this new track, two experts have perfectly caught the vibe
Source : fly.co.uk | 2007-09-29 21:53:33.0
Kenya: Hip- Hop Encroaches Upon Benga And Ohangla Territory
The Lake Victoria region may over the years have been defined by two major music genres - benga and ohangla - but hip-hop is now gaining popularity. Budding artistes have decided that, to reduce the monotony, the only option is hip-hop.
Source : AllAfrica | 2007-09-22 00:06:11.0
Kenya: Princess Jully to Launch Her 20th Album in Switzerland
Benga songbird Princess Jully will launch her 20th album in Switzerland on August 25. She will perform at a show organised by the Kenya Swiss Development Association in Basel.
Source : AllAfrica | 2007-08-17 23:52:06.0
Introducing Kenge Kenge [music review]
Kenge Kenge are a group of Luo musicians from Kenya that perform both popular Luo music styles as well as the region's popular benga music. They in fact transform traditional Luo music into a mode...
Source : Kenya Star | 2007-08-10 20:54:45.0
Kenya: Introducing Kenge Kenge
Kenge Kenge are a group of Luo musicians from Kenya that perform both popular Luo music styles as well as the region's popular benga music. They in fact transform traditional Luo music into a modern, guitar-based hybrid of past meets present. In this review columnist Eucharia Mbachu takes a look at their CD 'Introducing Kenge Kenge'.
Source : AllAfrica | 2007-08-10 19:03:35.0
Nobody Can Threaten Me, Musician Tells Politicians
Benga musician Kennedy Wambua Nguze alias Wamaria is an interesting artiste. Through his antics off the stage he has attracted many people. You may afford to hate, but you definitely can't ignore him.
Source : AllAfrica | 2007-07-21 15:32:01.0
Kenya: Kodiyo Defies Benga Wave to Embrace Jazz
Kisumu's Kondele neighbourhood is the home of most entertainment spots in the lakeside town, and the most popular music genre that has for a long time defined the music of western Kenya i s benga.
Source : AllAfrica | 2007-06-09 12:48:34.0
VOA Launches African Music Mix
The Voice of America (VOA) has launched African Music Mix, a continuous stream of African music favorites, available to African listeners, every day of the week.
From N'dombolo to Benga to African hip-hop, African Music Mix offers the best in African music by artists from East, West, North, South, and Central Africa, as well as the islands.
Broadcast daily, the new African-oriented music stream draws from VOA's archive of some 12,000 African songs to provide millions of music fans across the continent with a desired mix of local and pan-African favorites.
"VOA is the only radio station that offers such a rich blend of African music from around the continent, every day of the week," said VOA's English to Africa Service Chief Sonya Laurence Green. "You can't get this anywhere else," she added.
Source : ghanamusic.com | 2007-06-03 10:20:00.0
Kenya: Music Group Set to Go Cultural After Big Split
Jomenes Boys na Band is one of the few Kenyan groups credited with having played a big role in introducing the benga beat to the contemporary commercial music world.
Source : AllAfrica | 2007-05-26 12:23:05.0
Benga, Bengalis, Bangalore..Oxford mixes it up
The venerable Oxford University Press has bungled on Bangalore and Bengalis. Angry historians in Karnataka as well as the state government want an apology for the ridiculous mistake on the origin and name of ... via India Gazette
Source : topix.net | 2007-05-20 11:56:48.0
Zippy Okoth - I Love to Dance
The first thing that strikes you about Zippy Okoth is her smile. The 24-year-old Afro fusion and benga musician launched her debut album, Tugo Lona Nindo, at Alliance Francoise two weeks ago."I l...
Source : Kenya Star | 2007-04-16 12:23:41.0
Kenya: Zippy Okoth - I Love to Dance
The first thing that strikes you about Zippy Okoth is her smile. The 24-year-old Afro fusion and benga musician launched her debut album, Tugo Lona Nindo, at Alliance Francoise two weeks ago."I love to sing songs that make me dance," she says. The title of the album, which loosely translates to 'playing is more exciting than sleeping', seems to reflect the diva's personality.
Source : AllAfrica | 2007-04-16 12:22:50.0
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