REDSAN SIGNS DISTRIBUTION DEAL

He is commonly known as Kenya's dancehall king but Redsan is yet to prove why he is the king of dance hall. Well, that's not the news, the juice is that he has signed a deal with an online distribution company to handle his music. Redsan signed a deal with UrFilez, a digital music app, to stream his music 24/7 from library of music in partnership with Rapid Communication. The ragga Kenyan star will be one of the African artistes signed to the deal where fans will be able to access his music from an unlimited database.Hassan Miah, the co-founder and CEO of Urfilez, said in a statement, "With the UrFilez Music App, not only can Kenyan music lovers stream music 24/7 without having to compromise their budget, but they can access unlimited music anywhere they go. In addition to all the major artists and songs, Kenyan users can also access their favorite local artists.""UrFilez is the ideal partner for Rapid Communications to rollout the first music app in multiple African countries since UrFilez allows users to access a library of millions of songs in a personalized music experience," says Mr Anwar Hussein CEO of Rapid Communications "The UrFilez -- Rapid Communications partnership is perfect blend of access with technology."UrFilez will rollout first in Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda,Nigeria, Tanzania, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. UrFilez is committed to staying at the forefront of digital music technology to make sure that users can easily tap into a rich variety of regional and international music by all major record labels.
Source: Hotsecretz

CHAKA CHAKA COMING TO NAIROBI

South African legendary singer  Yvonne Chaka Chaka will be in Nairobi this coming August . The diva will be star guest during the launch of  Maisha Mapya music centre for Children slated for August 24th at the Carnivore grounds. Yvonne was invited by a group of young entrepreneurs who come under the umbrella of Maisha Mapya organization to launch the centre that will be open to children from the ages of 6 to 12.

D'BANJ TO LAUNCH OWN RECORD LABEL

G.O.O.D music Nigerian signing and Mr. Oliver twist D'banj is into things. The millionaire Naija act is set to unveil his own record label named DKM. DKM stands for D'Koko Master Records and Kayswitch is the only artiste signed to the record label for now. Several more artistes are lined up and will be unveiled in the coming months. D'Koko Master Records will be officially launched in Lagos at a concert that will feature D'banj, Kayswitch and other DKM artists.

THE KOKOMASTER TO HEADLINE A MAJOR UK CONCERT

The Kokomaster is ruling the waves and is attracting big concerts. D'banj whose gone international has been selected to perform alongside British superstars in a concert dubbed Hackney Weekend. Hackney Weekend is one of UK's biggest music events, happening June this year and featuring top UK music acts. And our own Koko Master has been listed and confirmed to be on the concert.The G.O.O.D records signed act will be flying Africa's flag high....

BASKETMOUTH NOW RAPPING

Arguably Naija's funniest man, BasketMouth has gone back to his first divine gift-Music. And he has already released a single featuring WizKid 'titled 'Where you dey'. The comedian first started out as a rapper before he found comedy. Now he's going back to his first love - Rap music. Copy and paste this URl to listen to the single.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js84ypte_2I&feature=player_embedded

TPF WINNER FURTHERS STUDIES

Tusker Project Fame Season three (TPF3) winner, Alpha Rwirangira is taking his music more seriously. This time around he has moved to the United States to pursue a musical career at Campbellsville University in Kentucky. Alpha left his country to the United States recently, and enrolled in the Bachelor of Music (B.M.), a four-year’s degree course. The ‘Songa Mbele’ singer Alpha was Born in 1986 in Mwanza, Tanzania, to a Rwandan father and a Tanzanian mother, Alpha rose to fame in late 2009, after winning the much coveted Tusker Project Fame Season 3 in Nairobi, Kenya. Alpha is also the co-winner of Tusker Project Fame All Stars, alongside Uganda’s Davis Ntare and Peter Msechu from Tanzania.

D'BANJ BUYS A NEW WHIP WORTH $200,000..AN ASHTON MARTIN...

The Naija international star turned G.O.O.D music signing is making loads of cash in what may seem as a tough economic times. Yes ,D'banj has acquired a $200,000 whip..read Ashton Martin. This is a car for big boys...In other juicy news from the celebrated act....The crooner is currently in a hush hush romance with Ghanaian actress Nadia Buari. The actress was spotted a fortnight ago, precisely on Friday and Saturday,October 14th and 15th 2011 at the crooner’s house where she spent the weekend and paraded herself in a sexy night attire.Other sources also confirm that the two have been an item long before now and have been spotted many times together in Ghana as well.