OKOA MAISHA SET FOR MEGA CONCERT

Coast based celebrities have come together to form a unit known Okoa Maisha and they are out to make a difference for the drought related areas.

The concert that has been planned for the 4th of September is set to take place at Mama Ngina Drive from 10am to 4pm and is set to feature a load of artists and dj's including:

1. Susumilla
2. Escoba
3. SAV Clan
4. Nyota Ndogo
5. Johny Skani
6. Cannibal
7. Prince Adio
8. Kingsting
9. Mama Sizo
10. Rojo
11. Lidanjam
12. Ras Madedo
13. Gospel Family
14. Bantu
15. Kimsa
16. Aldi
17. Qritical
18. Tierra Gee
19. Innocent Sunday
20. Ally B
21. Bibleizers
22. Nestylee
23. DJ Skillz
24. DJ Lenium
25. Trybe Deejays
26. DJ Bonnz
27. VJ Ernest
28. VJ Scratch 3
29. Emcee Muscat
30. Emcee Bably

The concert is set to  raise more than 100 Tonnes of food.

The executive team has been working for the past 2 weeks in major supermarkets in the Coast urging the public to donate a packet of unga to go out to the drought affected area. The executive team is made up of:

1. Kingsting - Chairman
2. Bably Omar - Project Co-Ordinator
3. Ella Mjeni - Secretary
4. DJ Lenium - Artist Co-Ordinator
5. Papsie Francis - I.T. Manager
6. Samora Machel - Corporate Director
7. Beyonce Julia - Monitor Director
8. Eve Queen - Monitor Director
9. Viqta Njoroge - Corporate Director
10. Ahmed Mohammed - Treasurer
11. Muscat Sayye - Media Personel

SAUTI SOL & NYOTA NDOGO IN COLLABO!

Mombasa Songstress Nyota Ndogo is working on a brand new collabo with AMA Award Nominees Sauti Sol.

The song that was recorded by Producer Totti is set to debut on your radio very soon.

Nyota Ndogo, who was on the Holy fast of Ramdhan, will be celebrating Eid abroad in a show set to take place in Dubai.

Nyota Ndogo and Sauti Sol met on stage on the 27th of August during the Kenyans 4 Kenya Concert held at Uhuru Park!

MISS JIGGERS IS A MOTHER!

Former Miss World Kenya Cecilia Mwangi is a proud mother to a bouncing baby girl.

Cecilia told Mambo Badd her daughter by the name of Cherise is the best thing that happened to her. " This is one of the highlights of my life together with being a former Miss Kenya and winning international awards for the fight against jiggers.”



Cecilia who is an Anti jigger campaign ambassador was visited by Dr Stanely Kamau, the campaign’s founder and fellow ambassador and former Miss World Kenya Natasha Metto.

Anti jigger campaign boss Stanley said, “We are happy that she has added a new member to the family and we will use Cherisé to further reach out to other children in the fight against the jigger menace.”

LULU HASSAN EXPECTANT

KTN's News Anchor Lulu Hassan is four months pregnant.

According to our source,Lulu Hassan is excited about her soon to be new role as a mother.

Lulu got married mid last year to Q FM's Rashid Abdalla who does the mid morning show in a wedding done below the consent of media in South Coast.

All the best from the Mambo Badd Desk!

DNG QUITS KISS 100 BEFORE BEING SHOWN THE DOOR

Rapper cum hypeman cum radio presenter DNG (Davidson Ngibuini) has resigned from Kiss 100 in what was about to result to a near firing.

The Keeping It Kenyan Presenter is said to have quarreled with his boss after she denied him an off day to attend a weekend gig in Kisumu where he was the MC.

"He went ahead and attended the event and this set the boss off and he must have known what was coming his way and decided to quit to avoid the disgrace of being fired," said a source.

When Mambo Badd paid him courtesy call,he declined to comment but later sent us a statement:I have come to the realization that I have been searching and pursuing in vain, a chase with no satisfaction and no fulfillment. There now exists clarity. Finally, I understand what I have been in pursuit of. It has always been right there. Better late than never...I have found it.

HABIDA SWITCHES GROUND TO TANZANIA

Habida Moloney famed for the song Sunshine who recently got married to a man of Ghanian decent is said to have switched playing fields and moved to Tanzania.

The artist who yesterday was featured on Africa's Brand New Top 10 on DSTV has relocated to Tanzania after her husband, Daniel Ebo of the Intercontinental Hotel was transfered to Tanzania on a promotion meaning he had to move with the wife and child.

She however says that she will be constantly coming to Kenya to connect with her fans and also record since this is her nerve center. Her new song "Get down tonight" produced by RKay promises to be a hit.

On arrival in Tanzania, Habida sent our desk a message: "Tanzania reminds me mombasa! sun sea and sand!"

PAPA SHAQ FIRED AND REPLACED BY MOMBASA'S MIKE MONDO

Former Luyamba Junction member Mike Mondo has replaced  Bernard Oduor (Papa Shaq) in a reshuffle by the station aimed at "taking its authoritative positioning in the market" at Hot 96!

Mike Mondo who resides in Mombasa, will now be doing the evening drive.

Hot 96 which is part of the Royal Media Services owned station has from today reshuffled its presenters while bringing in new talent.

Papa Shaq a while back spent 24 hours in a cell and was later arraigned in court for allegedly beating up a business competitor to near pulp.

At work, nobody knew of him being taken to court and when he failed to turn up, he was suspended indefinitely. He had received warning letters because of his conduct and when he failed to turn up with no explanation given, it proved to be the final blow.

A statement sent to Mambo Badd stated; "The station is already popular for having the best music in the country and its about time we got recognized for our presenters. We will not be recycling old talent but instead unleashing FRESH talent."

"On breakfast will be Nick Ndeda doing a highly energised inspirational show, meaning Chris Okinda now moves to the drive show. Ciku Kaittany remains on mid morning and we have a new fresh radio voice, Mike Mondo doing the evening show, he replaces Shaq (Bernard Oduor)."

We are told 2 more presenters are set to be hired from Mombasa who have both been on radio. Stay tuned to Mambo Badd for more info.

D'BANJ IN YET ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL COLLABO

The African Kokomaster is out to be the next Akon. After a hit collabo to the remix Mr Endowed with Snoop Dogg, D'Banj is working on a new single with Kanye West.

Word getting to the Mambo Badd desk is this was a rebound plan since, The Kokomaster had planned to do the collabo with Young Money's Lil Wayne but Wizzy turned him down since he could not meet the 1 Million Dollar Fee for the collabo.

This comes at a time after a Nigerian promoter used D'Banj's name in an event which he had not signed to. (I thought these things only happen in Kenya)

According to a Disclaimer sent by the Kokomaster,he said:
DISCLAIMER.. I will like to inform my fans and the general public that am not aware of the show/concert(Youth for transformation marches and concerts by African Events) taking place at the national stadium lagos. Date:14th February 2010 & 15th Feburary 2010. I am totally shocked to have seen my name on the list of artiste to perform and I wish to use the medium to inform everybody that its a hoax!

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GROOVE AWARDS 2011 IS HERE

This year’s Groove Awards with Skiza will be held at the KICC on the 30th of April 2011.

This time round the annual gala event will be held in the evening from 6.00pm with the Red Carpet Entry and the Live show from 7pm to 10pm.

All Gospel artists across East Africa can now submit their entries.

Entry forms are available on the website [http://www.grooveawards.co.ke/].

Submission period closes on 25th February 2011.

The program flow for this year's Groove Awards Is Below!

* 25th Feb 2011 – End of submission of entries for nominees

* 29th Mar 2011 – Nomination Gala Night

* April 2011 – Groove Tour
o 3rd April 2011
o 10th April 2011
o 17th April 2011
o 24th April 2011

* 29th April 2011 – Voting lines close at mid-night.

* 30th April 2011 – Groove Awards with Skiza

Since its inception in 2004, over 600 artists/groups have been nominated and over 100 Groove statuettes presented to musicians in Kenya and East African region.

With an attendance of over 4,000 people of all ages, every year taking it to the next level, Groove Awards 2009 was LIVE on NTV and had countrywide audience, as well as the millions of DSTV viewers.

SPINWORLD CEO BUYS BRAND NEW VOXY

Spin World International’s CEO Victor Njoroge has indulged in the big man’s race by purchasing a brand new Voxy.

The CEO, who’s company was one third responsible in being the pioneer’s of bringing Kidum to Mombasa for the 1st time is quite happy with his new investment.

Spin World International is responsible for several key events including Afro Divas Nite which they partnered with Quayside Media, Rebirth Dance Festival Season 1 among other events.

QRITICAL UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

2010 Nzumari and Kenya Coast Music Award Winner Qritical famed for the song Weak Inside has now come out to clear the air about which crew he belongs to.

“ I am riding solo. I am not a member of East Coast Crew never have been and don’t think I will join them anytime soon,” he told Mambo Badd.

Qritical, who is currently working on his next 3 singles after his debut track did well both on radio and TV, says he is under Visual Jay Entertainment owned by renowned DJ Delph.

Qritical says he did not have a savory start with Hassan Feisal known in the showbiz world as Mr. President who is the current CEO of East Coast Crew.

“I cannot reveal the issues we had but I thank Mr. President for introducing me to the showbiz industry,” he added.

Qritical is currently working on a community project set to kick off in March.

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AMANI TO LEAD ARTISTS IN EAST AFRICAN BASH

Amani

One of the biggest events is set to go down tomoorow in Dar Es Salam Tanzania dubbed The East African Bash that will see representation from each of the East African countries.

Kenya will be represented by Amani, Uganda will be represented by Ngoni  while Tanzania will be represented by A.Y..

The event that is set to take place at Tabata on the 24th and Mbalamwezi on the 25th will see several East African talents coming together.

According to one of the organizers, the event is et to promote peace and unity between the three countries.

2010 NZUMARI AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED.

The 2010 Nzumari Awards that were set to go down in August have beaten controversy and are set to go down on the 9th of October 2010 and become the 1st awards to have a gala night sponsored by a major East African company being - East Africa Breweries Limited.


Speaking exclusively to Mambo Badd, the CEO of The Nzumari Awards - Eve 'Queen' Adhiambo told us that everything is on gear and set to roll. " We have just unveiled the 2010 nominees with new inclusions and categories including Best Male & Female Actor, Best Male & Female Artist (Nairobi), TV Station Of The Year and TV Program Of The Year."

The biggest winner last year - Ally B  has received 2 nominations this year being Best Male Artist & Best Music Performer. Escoba  has received the most nominations hitting 4: Best Male Artist, Collabo Of The Year, Song of The Year and Music Performer Of The Year.Johny Skani, Rojo, Tuff Shuttaz, Kingsting and Bantu each have 2 nominations in different categories.

For the ladies, Mama Sizo hit the highest nominations nodding 3: Best Female Artist, Collabo Of The Year and Music Performer Of The Year.

This years Gala Awards Night is set to take place at The New Big Tree Beach Bar & Restaurant where the main sponsors include:

1. Flame Entertainment
2. Cellulant
3. East Africa Breweries Limited
4. Eve Queen Entertainment

Check Out The Full Nominees List Below!

MAMBA INTERNATIONAL SET TO RE-OPEN THIS WEEKEND

The all popular Mamba International Nightclub is set to re-open this Eid Festival courtesy of KTN's radio station - Radio Maisha.

The event dubbed Idd Mubarak  is a Radio Maisha and Flames Entertainment initiative that will see Diamond and Ray C coming from Tanzania. Nairobi will be represented by Pilipili and Mejja and the host (Mombasa) will be represented by SAV Clan, Johny Skani, Ally B and Susumilla.


Mamba International Nightclub which used to be a hot spot in Mombasa went under after managerial issues between Hezbon Awiti and Smith Barger. Ever since it has had issues coming with even a time the club having  changed its name to serve the Indian community.

SOWETO STRING QUARTET SET TO PERFORM IN MOMBASA

South African Jazz group Soweto String Quartet are set to perform at the Butterfly Pavillion in Mombasa on the 22nd September for the first time ever in Kenya alongside Eric Wainaina.


According to Safaricom, who are the main sponsors and organizers of the event, this will be the first place out of three for the group to perform. The event is set to start at 6.30pm with doors opening at exactly 5.30pm.

The Soweto String Quartet is a string quartet from Soweto in South Africa comprising of Reuben Khemese, Makhosini Mnguni, Sandile Khemese and Thami Khemese. Their music is a fusion of the "dance rhythms of Kwela, the syncopated guitars of Mbaqanga, the saxophones and trumpets of swaying African jazz and the voices of people singing in joyous, easy harmony". They became a full-time professional outfit in 1992 and they performed at President Mandela's inauguration, after which Mandela started recommending them for other jobs. Their "albums showcase the band's unique blend of traditional rhythms, Township Jazz, Pop songs, Jazz fusion, and of course, strong Classical influences. The songs are arranged in the band's unique and vibrant fashion - a true celebration of the resilient township spirit."

From Mombasa, the group proceeds to Nairobi, where they will be performing at the Nairobi Arboretum alongside Rhoda Ondeng who is Kenya's world famous Norway based Opera Singer. That performance is set for Friday the 24th of September and the show starts at 7pm.

Then the grand concert has been set for Sunday the 26th of September at the Impala Grounds where performers will include Soweto String Quartet, Rhoda Ondeng, Eric Wainaina, The Festival Orchestra which includes members of The Kenya Conservatoire of Music & Nairobi Orchestra, Safaricom Choir & Nairobi Chamber Chorus among others.

The grand concert is set to be shown live on KTN and www.safaricom.co.ke for those who wont get the chance of getting to the Impala Grounds on the material day. Live screening starts at 2pm to 6pm.

"I AM NOT PREGNANT!" SAYS JACKIE OF BLU 3

Blu 3's Jackie Chandiru is a furious woman with media in Uganda saying she is 8 months pregnant while she claims she is not.

" I am not pregnant. Never have been!" she tells Mambo Badd exclusively."Rumor was probably spread by some malicious people with reasons best known to themseves. Pregnancy is a beautiful thing so if anyone chooses to bring forth life to earth, they will have my full support."

This statement comes at a time when the other two members of Blu 3 are almost due with their pregnancies. Lillian who has revealed the father of her baby is controversial artist Radio while Mya  has refused to reveal who the father of her baby is.

"I doubt I have enemies but not everyone can like you so I guess there are a few people in the business who feel that way," she told Mambo Badd. "Of course business has a slight glitch but it's a slightly longer leave than usual so I don't see it as a problem, am more excited about what comes at the end of the leave."

Jackie, on the flip side, is working on pushing her music, especially her solo album. "My brain functions nothing but work as in the next three years there is a high possibility that I'll pull back from performing arts and stick to behind the scenes."

"Am currently trying out production, my first work being Dirty Shame by Batabazi Featuring Jackie. I co-produced about five songs on my album, so I may step back into that and also artist management and events organisation."

ALDI OUT TO PROVE WHY HE IS THE YOUNGEST KING OF CRUNK

Mombasa's Youngest Rap artist Khalid Lugogo aka Aldi better known to his pals as Mkali Wao is out to prove to his competition why he is the youngest rapper with what he terms as Perfect Swagger!


Aldi who is a member of the infamous East Coast Crew spoke to Mambo Badd yesterday just before he broke his fast and told us of his endeavors and plans.

" Am about to launch a brand new clothing line called Aldi Wear." he told us. " Further more am about to unleash a brand new joint dedicated to the ladies which features Real Flick. Pure crunk done at KG Studios under Produza Totti."


Aldi confesses that he is currently dating someone though our own investigations show that he is doing a long distant relationship which he is really trying to put on the down low.

"I am about to shock Mombasa when not only will I get a nomination as the youngest rap artist in Mombasa but also win the prestigious award'," he told us proudly.

KBC MANAGING DIRECTOR FIRED

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) Board has sacked Managing Director, David Waweru and the firm's secretary Hezekiel Oira over impropriety in contract to broadcast FIFA world cup matches.

David Waweru

According to a statement from the board posted on the firm's website, KBC's Editor-In-Chief Waithaka Waihenya will continue serving in an acting capacity as the MD.

According to the board, the two have been sacked in pursuant to section 24 a) of the Employment Contract for the Managing Director and Section 15 (ii) of the KBC Code of Regulations.

The two were suspended in June this year when the deal involving the contract to broadcast the FIFA World Cup 2010 matches live from South Africa turned sour.

The KBC board of directors reportedly arrived at the decision after considering a report by the Inspectorate of State Corporations which has termed the deal as unethical and mischievous.

The agreement between KBC, Citizen and Radio Group Africa saw The Standard Group and Nation Media Group locked out of the World Cup broadcast rights.

This led to an outcry that prompted the Government to order that the deal, in which KBC entered an agreement to air the World Cup matches with Radio Africa Group investigated.

K-SHER QUITS TIP TOP CONNECTION

Tip Top Connection's First Lady Khadija Shabaan better known as K-Sher has quit Tip Top Connection just two weeks after the group's manager Babu Tale said she had been put on suspension.

President Jakaya Kiwkwete With Babu Tale

According to press, it was not clear on K-Sher's position in the group after Babu Tale informed media that he had put her on suspension based on her irresponsible behavior and superstar complexion. Now, K-Sher has come out in the open and wants to come clean with the reason with the tension between her and the group manager.

“Kwanza siwezi kufukuzwa Tip Top kwa sababu uwezo wangu unajulikana, ukweli ni kwamba nikitoka, basi kundi litayumba sana, coz nina mchango mkubwa kimuziki. Mimi nimejitoa mwenyewe na sababu kubwa ni kwamba sina imani na uongozi," K-Sher said.

“Babu Tale asiongee uongo na kama wanahitaji nirudi, sharti la kwanza kabla ya mazungumzo mengine, Babu Tale anilipe pesa zangu 480,000 ambazo ni madeni ya pesa alizokuwa akinisainia baada ya shoo na kuniletea pungufu, mwisho siwizekulumbana nao kwa sababu nina mambo mengi ya kufanya kwa ajili ya kuongeza uchumi wa taifa letu,” a frustrated K-Sher said.

Tip Top Connection With K-Sher

Other members of the group declined to talk about the tension and our efforts to get in touch with Babu Tale were futile.

SUZANNA OWIYO HITS THE PRISON WITH SYLE.

Kenyan songstress and writer Suzanna Owiyo yesterday had a stunning performance at the Remand Prisons located in the industrial area.

Suzanna who was the main act of the day, entertained the prisoners with her hit tracks and even got a chance to mingle with the prisoners who kept on commending her performance.

"Today was the most amazing day of my life in a long while.In many years of my career I have never performed to inmates and today I got the chance," she told Mambo Badd. The crowd was wonderful and the inmates so behaved."

The event was organised by Nairobi Prison Boss Madam Wanini Kereri who was the former officer in charge of Shimo La Tewa for 3 years before being moved to Nairobi.

"I got entertained too with the inmates themselves especially Juma!Thank you Madam Wanini,Wanja,Joy and team for the invite!" She added.

Suzanna just last month graced the cover of the brand new magazine - The Passion which has its basis on entertainment and fashion.