KIDUM PLANS TO LAUNCH HIS 5-COUNTRY ALBUM

Burundian born singer and drummer Kidum is planning on ‘a grande launch’ for his fourth album, Haturudi Nyuma.
Speaking to Hot Secrets, Kidum said he is in talks with his distributors, SoundAfrica on the logistics of the launch.
He describes his album as “one that brings five countries together” as it includes collaborations with big acts from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.
“I wanted to have an East African presence that is why I chose to work with popular acts from the region,” Kidum said.
The 12-track album features Nameless (Greedy), Lady Jay Dee (Nitafanya), Juliana Kanyomozi (Haturudi Nyuma), and Rwandese Frankie Joe (Kipenda Roho) and has his much sought-after chart-topping hit, Mapenzi.
The singer known for his infectious tunes also clarified that there is no bad blood between him and Tanzanian producer Hermy B, after re-doing Nitafanya with R Kay.
“The audio quality was not as I wanted it to be, that is why I opted to re record it with R Kay.”
Kidum has released other albums that have been a success like Yaramenje, Shamba and Ishano.

KIDUM PLANS TO LAUNCH HIS 5-COUNTRY ALBUM

Burundian born singer and drummer Kidum is planning on ‘a grande launch’ for his fourth album, Haturudi Nyuma.
Speaking to Hot Secrets, Kidum said he is in talks with his distributors, SoundAfrica on the logistics of the launch.
He describes his album as “one that brings five countries together” as it includes collaborations with big acts from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.
“I wanted to have an East African presence that is why I chose to work with popular acts from the region,” Kidum said.
The 12-track album features Nameless (Greedy), Lady Jay Dee (Nitafanya), Juliana Kanyomozi (Haturudi Nyuma), and Rwandese Frankie Joe (Kipenda Roho) and has his much sought-after chart-topping hit, Mapenzi.
The singer known for his infectious tunes also clarified that there is no bad blood between him and Tanzanian producer Hermy B, after re-doing Nitafanya with R Kay.
“The audio quality was not as I wanted it to be, that is why I opted to re record it with R Kay.”
Kidum has released other albums that have been a success like Yaramenje, Shamba and Ishano.

BIG BROTHER TOPS GOOGLE SEARCH LIST IN KENYA

Don’t be surprised to learn that the voyeuristic reality show has topped the most popular search list in Google.
Google revealed that Big Brother has topped the list of fastest rising searches in Kenya during the past month, outranking Paul the octopus and Arsenal. The popular reality TV show launched on July 18 features Kenya’s Sheila Kwamboka.
This is was determined with the help of Google Insights (also known as Zeitgeist), a tool that provides insights into global, regional, past and present search trends.

BIG BROTHER TOPS GOOGLE SEARCH LIST IN KENYA

Don’t be surprised to learn that the voyeuristic reality show has topped the most popular search list in Google.
Google revealed that Big Brother has topped the list of fastest rising searches in Kenya during the past month, outranking Paul the octopus and Arsenal. The popular reality TV show launched on July 18 features Kenya’s Sheila Kwamboka.
This is was determined with the help of Google Insights (also known as Zeitgeist), a tool that provides insights into global, regional, past and present search trends.

SUZANNA OWIYO COVERS PASSION MAGAZINE

This month's issue of Passion features Suzanna Owiyo. In it, she talks why she chooses to vote YES for the proposed constitution.
And for the first time ever, the man behind the popular Man Talk column, Oyunga Pala tells in a candid interview. You will also get to see him, this time he posses for Passion.

SUZANNA OWIYO COVERS PASSION MAGAZINE

This month's issue of Passion features Suzanna Owiyo. In it, she talks why she chooses to vote YES for the proposed constitution.
And for the first time ever, the man behind the popular Man Talk column, Oyunga Pala tells in a candid interview. You will also get to see him, this time he posses for Passion.

WYRE SIGNS WITH SONY AFFILIATE LABEL

Wyre the Love Child has been signed to the same label as rapper Madraxx, Rockstar 4000 Music Entertainment. The label is the continent’s first Pan African 360 Music & Entertainment Company and Record Label.
The Gimmie the Music singer get a sweet deal that will see Rockstar 4000, through its exclusive Pan African partnership with Sony Music Entertainment Africa, will distribute Wyre’s music and video catalogue to hundreds of digital storefronts worldwide, including major digital music services like iTunes®, Amazon MP3, Napster, eMusic, Rhapsody, Beatport, YouTube, Vevo, Zune, MySpace Music, Spotify, SKY, Juno Download, Boomkat, and Turntable Lab and mobile carriers and outlets such as Verizon Wireless, Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile and Nokia (to name a few) via Sony’s partnership with the San Francisco-based digital distributor IODA.label
“Wyre is an exciting addition to our Rockstar family and one of the first artists from East Africa that’s consistently pushed the boundaries of his music and making better music videos with his eye on expanding his fan base and music outside of the boundaries of Kenya and East Africa. With Wyre’s talent and commitment as an artist we’re looking forward to crossing many borders with him in the near future” says the CEO & Founder of Rockstar 4000, Jandre Louw.
Wyre is planning on launching his latest album Ten Years Younger in Nigeria later this month.