Inside scoop on Wyre's wedding Kevin ‘The Love Child’ Wyre got hitched to his longtime sweetheart Hanifa last Friday at an invite-only ceremony at the Safari Park Hotel. The bride, who was born a Muslim but has now converted to Christianity, rolled up in a black limo.
An hour before her arrival Wyre was spotted nervously pacing up and down the hotel gardens.
This mood might explain why fellow celeb Mr. Lenny got his invite at 6am on the day of the wedding- we are just saying.
Despite Mr. Lenny’s late invitation, the wedding was a star-studded affair. As well as the celebs dotted amongst the 1000 guests, the groomsmen and the MCs were all well-known personalities.
Wyre’s best man was his long-time friend Ian Wainaina , who has cut his long hair and now spots a short crop.
Others who were part of the bridal party included friend and producer Ulopa , back-up dancer Qqu and the MC for the evening, Nyambane , who was dressed in a prisoner’s uniform.
The service was held in the hotel gardens and the reception took place in the Samburu Ballroom right by the hotel’s poolside.
As Hanifa, who works as air crew on Kenya Airways, walked down the aisle with her parents, Wyre sang his own composition, ‘Jewel’ , for her.
Neema Ntalel and Sarah Mitaru , backed by Aaron Rimbui on keyboard, led the congregation through the praise and worship session at the beginning of the service.
At the reception security was tight and each guest had to show their invitation card and confirm his or her names from the guest list.
The climax of the wedding was the cutting of their two cakes, a four-tier wedding fruitcake courtesy of Safari Park, and beautiful white-and-blue five-tier wedding cake from outside.
Uniquely, the bottles of mineral water placed at each table carried Wyre and Hanifa’s names on the labels, a keepsake for those who fancy such stuff.
The entertainers who performed at the reception for the couple were Kayamba Afrika , Kanjii Mbugua , Eric Wainaina , Nameless , Mr. Lenny and Wahu .
Comedian Churchill performed stand-up comedy.
The evening party took place at the Safari Cat’s Club
WE wish the newly weds ALL THE BEST in their new life
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Kenyans in Jersey To Start New Year At Club Cache Kenyans In and Around New Jersey are set For the New Years Eve Party At Club Cache 153 Third Street in Elizabeth New Jersey. The Party Dubbed " Swagger Like Us " Will Feature The New Dj Unit , Newly Formed CODE RED USA Composed of Vj One outta jersey, Dj Kill Bill Outta Delewere, Dj Casey Outta KC & Thami Outta Boston. The Night will Feature The More Active Half Of the Code Red USA Unit Dj KillBill And Vj One Alonside Veteran Maestro Kabugi The Dj of Go Figure Entertainment. Dj Showtyme Outta Philadelphia is also set to tell you Why He is the new Kid Come 2009. Dancing Competition will be held at exactly 2 am. Winner Takes Home Upstaked to $ 500 Cash. Intrested Applicants Register By the Dj's Booth and tell them which song you want played for your Dance Moves. Crowd to select the winner via the loudest Applause....Doors open at 9pm till 7am.
Then On Saturday January 3rd 2009. The First Bash Of 2009, Umoja Entertainment & Friends Introduces " Jiwachilie Nite " To be Held Once a Month at Club Mt. Kenya. The 1st Saturday of 2009 will Feature Dj Kill Bill , Kabugi The Dj, Dj Showtyme & Umoja Entertainment..Dont Miss Out On This Festivities. 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND 2009 & STREETBASH 2.O DETAILS TO FOLLOW SHORTLY LADIES & GENTLEMEN
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Buzz Magazine Article Dec 28th..Dj Rezza Blade
Tell us who you are? I am an event organizer, a promoter, a DJ and a web designer. That makes me an overall entertainment professional.
Who have you produced and how successful are they? I have worked with Clemmo of Calif Records as well as Robba of Scratch Records. I was also a secular music producer at Still Alive Records in Eldoret. The list of the people I have produced is very long but I will tell you a few. I have worked on songs for Abbas, Baby G, Ousmane, Jah Lyric and Daddy V who is in the US. All these are big artistes in their own right.
But you had a bad fall-out with Abbas? Yes and it is sad because he is someone I thought I knew since we grew up together. However, I am not one to hold grudges so I will leave it to him to come and sort it out. He knows what he did was wrong when he failed to honor shows that we had agreed on and even paid for.
Tell us about Southern Sudan? I went to Southern Sudan for the first time in April. I was invited by a group known as Kuzoos Klan whom I had produced in Kenya and were going to launch their album there so I thought why not. When I got there I was impressed with the numerous opportunities and decided to try doing something there.
What exactly did you start with? First, I must say how accommodating the people in Juba are to Kenyans. I think it is to do with the fact we are the only country that welcomed them with open arms during their hardest times. Anyway, my first job was at Capital FM radio station in Juba where I was the production manager for four months before I got in to events.
What events? While on Radio, I noticed that the Sudanese really loved Kenyan music and thought that it would be a good Idea to try and do live events where they can see these artistes. In October we managed to take Nameless for two events in Juba. He performed at Juba Beijing Hotel and Executive Joint and the reception was just great. I was encouraged by the reception and I plan to give other Kenyans those opportunities.
Who is in the pipeline? We are already working on taking Redsan and Ali Kiba to Juba in February. East African Bashment Crew is also popular there so we are working on that as well. There will be more opportunities for Kenyan artistes in 2009.
We hear you are planning to start a Radio Station? Yes but it is not my station. It is actually a friend who is moving back from Australia. He has bought the equipment and he wants me to help with running it. It will be called Uusya Youth FM and my dream is to try and push for Kenyan music through the station. It is time our music went regional and I believe I can help with that.
You also organize shows for Kenyans in the US? Yes, I work very closely with Lloyd Onsunga’s Umoja Entertainment and Jojo’s of Kilimanjaro Entertainment. I am like their
What do you get for all these? As you can see, I am an all round showbiz person so this is my life. I earn a living from it which is a plus but I also have a dream to play my small
Name: DJ RezzaAge: 28 years oldJob: Event Organiser, DJ, promoter and wed designerEducation: Diploma in Music, Production and Web DesignFavorite Artistes: Nameless, Jahmani and Jah Lyric
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AY loses mum
Bongo rapper Ambwene Yesaya ‘AY” has lost his mother. The artiste’s mother passed away last Wednesday.
AY revealed that his mother, Lydia Anania Yesaya , died of malaria and pneumonia. He added that he and his family had tried to get her the best medical attention until the time of her death at Jeshi Lugalo Hospital Dar es Salaam
“In the beginning she only had pneumonia and then the malaria came in. We took het to hospital but there was nothing the doctors could do for her,” said a distraught AY.
Lydia Yesaya was laid to rest on Saturday in Kijitonyama, Dar es Salaam
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Z Anto and Temba tie knot
It seems that the wedding season for East African celebs is far from over. Just a week after CMB Prezzo tied the knot in a classy garden wedding, the bug has bitten bongo stars Mheshimiwa Temba (pictured left) of TMK Wanaume and Z-Anto .
The two musicians tied the knot with their sweethearts over the weekend. Z-Anto walked down the aisle with the beautiful vixen who plays deaf in the ‘Binti Kiziwi’ video while Temba married his high school sweetheart.
The TMK Wanaume leader’s wedding took place at Sinza, Dar es Salaam Juma Nature and his break-away group Wanaume Halisi, Dully Sykes and Banana Zorro .
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Big Endorsements Clothing endorsements seem to be the new craze for our celebrities this year. Just few months after Abbas Kubaff was endorsed by Converse , another American clothing brand, A. Tiziano has endorsed KTN’s Str8 Up presenter cum deejay Andrew Siro( Mista Dru).
Dru is fresh from his four wee DJ tour in the US Mecca USA Clothing Line.
Dru will be dressed from head to toe by A. Tiziano which is Mecca’s high end brand exclusively tailored for celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher and Reggie Bush.
Dru will also be giving Str8 Up viewers a chance to win this quality apparel.
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Konvict Message!
TID was released from prison on Tuesday following a presidential pardon on petty offenders. He was serving a one year jail term.
But The TID who went in is not the same person who came out. There are reports that he was raped and victimized while incarcerated for the four months he served.
Now TID says he has a life message for the youth and all Tanzanians in general.
“It’s been really tough in there but I’ve learnt a lot. I used to think I knew much about life but it seems mine is only beginning,” he said at a press conference on Wednesday.
While behind bars, TID broke the silence on his stay in prison through the song ‘Siwezi’, a single he recorded three weeks before he went to prison. This is the first song from his upcoming album Prison Voice.
In a statement printed on the makeshift album cover of the single, TID stated: “I am still in jail and life is terrible. This is my fourth month and although many people inside here have lost hope because life is so hard, I have written new songs explaining how I got into this mess. I believe the public should be made aware of the reality of the conditions of prisons in Tanzania and, having experienced it myself, I am now able to make people sit up and listen so that they understand how life is in jail in this country. Please support my attempts to tell my story by playing my songs.”
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BOYZ II MEN fail to show
The much awaited Boyz II Men concert at Lugogo Cricket Oval, Kampala
The organizers were informed that group member Shawn Stockman had fallen sick and the other group members could not travel without him.
The band was to perform with R&B crooner Joe Thomas and internationally acclaimed Jamaican reggae artistes Tanya Stephens, Tanto Metro & Devonte
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TID is finally free!
Bongo artiste TID was released on Tuesday after serving less than half of his one-year sentence.
His release had nothing to do with him or his status. He just happened to ride on a wave as a result of presidential pardon for all petty offenders by President Jakaya Kikwete to mark Tanzania
Friends and close relatives picked him up at 1pm from the gate of Segerea Prison where he was imprisoned for assaulting a man in 2007
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SPECIAL REQUEST It has finally been confirmed that Muki Garang , Angel and Rapcha (of Vioja Mahakamani ) have been picked to be locked up in a glass studio at the KICC for a six-day stunt.
Three other foreign radio presenters will join their Ghetto Radio counterparts from December19 to 24.
They will go without food, and will spend the entire 144 hours playing listeners’ requests.
The event, Serious Request, is actually for a worthy cause-it’s geared towards remembering all refugees worldwide, including our very own IDPs
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