JUA CALI HEADLINES AT MEJJA’S HOMEGROUND IN NYERI

Jua Cali

The King of Genge, Jua Cali was in Nyeri over the weekend for the Sprite Urban Expression. The event was hosted at the St Mary’s High school opposite to Majengo Slum in Nyeri town - where rapper Mejja has lived all his life.
Impressed was he with the massive talent in the area. Jua Cali said, “I am stunned by Joseph Waithaka’s performance. He is Calif Records material. I am glad to see that Nyeri young men have taken the footsteps of Mejja.”
The Bidii Yangu hitmaker put up a performance besides one of the new acts from Nyeri Joseph Waithaka a.k.a Wafiti.
Wafiti who won the freestyle battle promised, like Mejja, he will put Nyeri in the musical map. “I am not going to let down my town in the finals. I am encouraging the youth in Nyeri and other towns to showcase their talent without any fear since it can be a ladder to success in their lives.”


Friends of Jordan (FOJ) Alex Munye, does a layup during the finals of the 2010 Sprite Slam Nyeri tournament

In the Graffiti category Patrick Rukwaro emerged the winner. The regional winners will meet in Nairobi for the National finals both in Freestyle and Graffiti competitions. The top freestyle act wins a recording contract for a single at Calif Records.


Patrick Rukwaro putting final touches on his graffiti

JUA CALI HEADLINES AT MEJJA’S HOMEGROUND IN NYERI

Jua Cali

The King of Genge, Jua Cali was in Nyeri over the weekend for the Sprite Urban Expression. The event was hosted at the St Mary’s High school opposite to Majengo Slum in Nyeri town - where rapper Mejja has lived all his life.
Impressed was he with the massive talent in the area. Jua Cali said, “I am stunned by Joseph Waithaka’s performance. He is Calif Records material. I am glad to see that Nyeri young men have taken the footsteps of Mejja.”
The Bidii Yangu hitmaker put up a performance besides one of the new acts from Nyeri Joseph Waithaka a.k.a Wafiti.
Wafiti who won the freestyle battle promised, like Mejja, he will put Nyeri in the musical map. “I am not going to let down my town in the finals. I am encouraging the youth in Nyeri and other towns to showcase their talent without any fear since it can be a ladder to success in their lives.”


Friends of Jordan (FOJ) Alex Munye, does a layup during the finals of the 2010 Sprite Slam Nyeri tournament

In the Graffiti category Patrick Rukwaro emerged the winner. The regional winners will meet in Nairobi for the National finals both in Freestyle and Graffiti competitions. The top freestyle act wins a recording contract for a single at Calif Records.


Patrick Rukwaro putting final touches on his graffiti

CELEBS JOIN IN TALENT SEARCH

Five celebrities have come together to support a new talent search to be hosted at Tankard Club Friday August 13 evening.
Calif Record’s Mejja, Kiss TV’s DNG, DJ Tanya and celebrity law enforcers Alphamatone and Qwachez will be performing at the Dagoretti Talent Search.
“This is an initiative that will help showcase the rich array of talent present in Dagoretti and when I heard about it I thought it’s a good way to give something back to the community, “ DNG told Hot Secrets.
Kenya’s number one hypeman also confirmed that the two winners of the talent search will be awarded a recording contract with singer Pilipili’s record label Chilli Inc and Jomino Entertainment. “We will be looking to award either a rapper and a singer or a female or male act depending on the talented that we encounter on the night,” he said.

CELEBS JOIN IN TALENT SEARCH

Five celebrities have come together to support a new talent search to be hosted at Tankard Club Friday August 13 evening.
Calif Record’s Mejja, Kiss TV’s DNG, DJ Tanya and celebrity law enforcers Alphamatone and Qwachez will be performing at the Dagoretti Talent Search.
“This is an initiative that will help showcase the rich array of talent present in Dagoretti and when I heard about it I thought it’s a good way to give something back to the community, “ DNG told Hot Secrets.
Kenya’s number one hypeman also confirmed that the two winners of the talent search will be awarded a recording contract with singer Pilipili’s record label Chilli Inc and Jomino Entertainment. “We will be looking to award either a rapper and a singer or a female or male act depending on the talented that we encounter on the night,” he said.

JIMI KIBAKI DROPS ARTISTES’ SLOGAN

Jimi Kibaki’s youth movement dubbed Simama Kenya Youth Initiative (SKYI) has dropped the used of the msucial slogan ‘Roundi Hii Si Mchezo’.
This came shortly after Kenyan newpaper The Star featured the ownership row between the President’s son Jimi and artistes Madtraxx, Mejja and Jimwatt.
What cut was, Jimi’s movement that was unveiled on June 1 in Kitui District carried the slogan; Roundi Hii Si Mchezo. However, the acts whose song is also titled as such clamed they were not consulted.
A source close to the musicians says they did not give Jimi the go ahead to use the song’s title as a slogan.
Anyho, a while back The Standard reported that the movement is now using the slogan, ‘Roundii Hii Hakuna Mchezo’.
Mmmmmmh, Shaking my head.