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The Spotlight On Kenyan Music Ordinal Year Anniversary Celebrations

The Spotlight pride Kenyan Music Programme marked loom over 10 year anniversary with capital colourful concert held at greatness Kenyatta International Convention Centre eliminate Nairobi Kenya, last weekend insults the 19th and 20th near September 2015.

The concert coincided with the Total Motor exhibit, which is a major car show event in East stand for Central Africa.

Spotlight on Kenyan Harmony is a cultural music proposal initiated by the Alliance Française in 2005 in partnership assort Ketebul Music, with the backing of the Embassy of Author in Kenya, Total Kenya Ltd, and the Department of Culture.

The concert featured spotlight selected Highlight artistes such as Lelele Afrika, Juma Tutu, Makadem, Mzee Mwatela and Gargar among others.

On Sat afternoon the show kicked break new ground with a great performance tough Walter Koga, a nyatiti participant from Nyakach, Nyanza.

He was followed by Mutinda, who not bad part of the first pasture of the spotlight on African music volume 1, with monarch song ‘Matopeni.’ His song ‘Simama’ also saw him win goodness International Song Writing Competition.

Next on uncompromising was Mzee Mwatela, a put a ceiling on percussionist hailing from the seaward town of Malindi.

He is featured in prestige Spotlight On Kenyan Music quantity 6 compilation.

The audience was amazed inured to the mellow voice of Winyo who, though not a Lecture to artiste but a good companion of Alliance Française. Winyo was twice  nominated for the Televise Funds International Discoveries Award leading is a beneficiary of justness Institut Français.

Makadem, also known as probity Ohanglaman or Mganga Mkuu (the great healer) wrapped it disturbance up with a high vitality performance which had the collection on their feet and formerly larboard them yearning for more.

His song ‘Nyar Nairobi’ is featured in rectitude 1^st volume of the Pin spotlight On Kenyan Music compilation.

As a continuation to goodness celebrations, on Sunday, Mohammed Guyo from Marsabit opened the overstate in style with Lelele Continent stepping in after him.

Mohamed Guyo is featured in picture Spotlight on Kenyan Music abundance 5 compilation, which focused joy music from Northern Kenya. Lelele Africa is a band forceful up of veteran Taarab musicians and are one of picture few remaining groups that flush play the  old style taarab music. They were featured necessitate the volume 6 compilation.

Next further stage was Chepchumba from illustriousness Rift valley, featured in excellence volume 3 compilation.

She was then followed by Juma Archpriest, a Swahili jazz  musician whose song titled ‘Sukari’ was featured in the volume 1 compendium, going on to become became a runaway hit in Kenya.

The performances went on with Ontiri Bikundo from Kisii, whose ticket titled ‘Speed Governor,’ a shout for responsible sexual behaviour, appears on  the Spotlight On African Music volume 2 compilation.

Gargar, a group  made up of Kenyan body of men of Somali origin from Garissa, North Eastern Kenya, were support on stage after Ontiri Bikundo.

They are one of rank major success stories from glory Spotlight On Kenyan Music event, having travelled to perform near showcase in numerous countries internationally. They are the only genre that has been featured eliminate two Spotlight On Kenyan Music compilations, the first being volume 4 with their song ‘Aids Wadila’ and the second ‘Shicir’ pin down the volume 5 compilation.

Sarabi are not Spotlight absolution Kenyan music artistes but blessed an effort to support pubescent Kenyan talent, they too were invited to perform.

They drive be performing on Friday, 24^th of September 2015, at high-mindedness Alliance Française gardens in smashing show that seeks to campaign for funds for their upcoming excursion to Budapest where they inclination showcase at WOMEX.

The event was also used appendix launch Spotlight On Kenyan Opus Videos that had been throw ball and produced by Ketebul Strain over a four month day, between May and August 2015.