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L'AFRIQUE
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Pb: Introduce yourselves L: L'AFRIQUE is a boy band composed of four guys. Brandon, Jeff, Ali and Omosh. Lead vocalists are Brandon, Jeff and Ali while Omosh is lead guitarist. Pb: Why the Change from Toto Afrique & to L'Afrique Music? L: We feel it's a transition from our childhood to adult life we are turning 20 this year so we are keeping up with adult life. Pb: How did you each end up doing music? Brandon: I grew up in an environment of people who wished they could sing and loved listening to music. My aunt could watch Westlife songs and hold me close to her while listening. My interest arose from there. Ali: I'm from Mombasa but born and raised in Mathare North. My Dad was a drummer in his heydays , he believed and encouraged me. Omosh: I basically grew up in church and drew my inspiration from there. Jeff: I grew up in Nairobi ,my dad is a GSU Officer, so I've stayed in different camps since I was born . My interest in music came in when I was 12 years old. I started off as a drummer but ended up being a singer. It has been awesome getting to learn a lot, All in all I thank God for the guidance and favor in the music journey. Pb: How did you guys meet? L: Ali and Omosh have grown up together. Later, they met Jeff at the Music Festivals that were being held in Kasarani, Nairobi. Later that year during a Holiday Program
at Sauti Academy, they met Brandon and decided to extend there being together beyond Sauti Academy’s setting. Pb: How did you balance school & Music? L: It was tough, but we always find a way. Excuses were our escape plan and way out coz we studied in different high schools. But again, I believe if your heart is somewhere you will do the extreme to be where you belong, because in music we belong. Pb: Where do you see yourself in five years? L: As mainstream artists and international. We see ourselves settled and earning a stable income out of our craft. Pb: What challenges did you face when starting out? L: We couldn't write our own songs. We could sing covers of songs people didn't know and pass them off as our songs. Pb: What are your biggest Successes? L: Biggest success is staying together despite having different levels of understanding,thinking, different capabilities, taste,accommodating each other in our lives coz basically this is a marriage,and 5years we still strong. Pb: Any last words to those who look up to you? L: Put God First at all times, Be yourself and pick whatever benefits you from us. And you should know we will never disappoint you.
Interview by Njeri Kimani | Photos courtesy of L'Afrique.
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MY REAL NAME IS: Jeremiah Wandiga I GOT MY STAGE NAME FROM: High School. I used to be a Busy Signal fan back in High School and people used to call me Signal and thats why I decided to use that name I STUDIED AT: Eastleigh High School I USUALLY PLAY: every genre but Rock music is usually my comfort zone I GOT INTO DEEJAYING: because of my Love of Music. When I was young I usually used to go to events When I was in high school and I loved how the Deejays used to Interact and moved the crowd that’s when I went and talk to a family friend who used to work with Code Red entertainment to teach me though I was still in high school and he promised me he will teach me after I was done I LEARNT DEEJAYING: I learnt deejaying back in 2006. DJ JUNIOUR CUTTZ who used to be a neighbor of mine who decided to mentor me I used to go to Tropez for my lesson then i was later introduced to DJ KEV ENTYCE and DJ GORDO the Rock Guru IT’S BEEN HOW LONG SINCE YOU GOT INTO DEEJAYING: 13 years MY MAJOR CHALLENGE WHEN STARTING OUT: was getting new music because that time we used to buy music from only one Dj and transport was a major challenge MY MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS: was playing for the Hennessy 50 years limited edition Launch IF I WASN’T A DEEJAY I’D BE: I would be a lawyer
Interview by Njeri Kimani | Photo courtesy of Amdj Signal Rock
AṢA Aṣa (Bukola Elemide) is a Nigerian French singer, songwriter, and recording artist. Her stage name “Aṣa” is pronounced “Asha” in Yoruba. Aṣa was born in Paris to Nigerian parents who were working and studying cinematography in France. Her family returned to live in Nigeria when she was two. Aṣa grew up in Lagos city, in the south-western part of Nigeria, and 18 years later, returned to Paris, where her life as an artist took off. Aṣa’s music influences grew over the years from the collection of great music her father had built up for his work as a cinematographer. These records featuring American, Nigerian and African soul classics, included musical greats such as Marvin Gaye, Fela Kuti, Bob Marley, Aretha Franklin, King Sunny Adé, Diana Ross, Nina Simone, Miriam Makeba... Asa went on to draw inspiration from them. In 2004 Aṣa met her manager and friend, Janet Nwose, who introduced her to Cobhams Emmanuel Asuquo, who in turn became the producer of her first studio album Asa (Asha). Asa returned to France at the age of 20 to study at the IMFP school of Jazz music, where she was told by teachers that she should go ahead and become a recording artist because she was ready and needed no schooling. Back in Nigeria, her first single, “Eyé Adaba,” was beginning to get airplay. Aṣa soon signed to Naïve Records. Partnered with Cobhams, and with the new involvement of Christophe Dupouy and Benjamin Constant, she produced her first platinum selling self-titled album, Aṣa. The release of the album saw Aṣa charting radios across Europe, Asia and Africa and went on win the prestigious French Constantin Award in 2008, where she was voted best fresh talent of 10 singers or groups by a jury of 19 music-industry specialists in Paris. Her second album, Beautiful Imperfection in collaboration with a french composer Nicolas Mollard, was released on 25 October 2010, went platinum in 2011. The lead single from Beautiful Imperfection is titled “Be My Man” was released in late September 2010. Asa’s third studio album, Bed of Stone, was released in August 2014. The lead singles are “Dead Again”,
“Eyo”, “Satan Be Gone” and “The One That Never Comes”. She went on a world tour from 2015 to 2017. Asa gave a beautiful performance at the 25th Edition of Koroga Festival, which was held on 30th March 2019 at Leisure Gardens, Mamba Village.
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Story by Njeri Kimani • Photo Courtesy of Aṣa
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Sunday 19th Pawa Café PAWA 254. StateHouse Road, Westlands, Nairobi Featuring 4T a Rapper, Poet, Boxer,Patriot, Human rights Activist & Youth Leader from Kayole area of Nairobi Kenya with a Bachelors degree in Business Information Technology from KCA University His art is inspired by normal day to day activities, surrounding's, humanity, nature & a strong desire for change that is inside me. I use my art as a tool to provoke thought & action in the Society. 4T has been writing music for as long as he can remember, but recorded his first audio a Poetry piece “I FIGHT FOR LOVE” In 2015 at a Friend’s house in Mathare. Since then he's never looked back 7.00pm to 10.00pm Free
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