STEVEN KANUMBA AND ISIAKA GOBBY......COINCIDENCE?

Just as you enter the Kinondoni cemetery, on your left there are two graves that are quite close, they belong to two artists who never knew each other and have died 35 years apart, and there was never any intention of having the graves near each other.
These are the graves of Steven Kanumba an actor who died in April 2012 and Isiaka Gobby a musician with Orchestra Makassy who died in September 1977.
Steve was an excellent actor/Isiaka was an excellent singer
Steve was very handsome young man/ Isiaka was also very handsome
Steve died suddenly from injuries sustained from a suspected fight with his girlfriend/ Isiaka wa beaten and slaughtered rumors were because of a love affair
Steve was 28/ Isiaka was 28 Both are buried at Kinondoni
May their souls rest in peace Amen

KABEYA BADU (JEAN JACQUES KABEYA) FINALY LAID TO REST

 

KABEYA BADU WAS LAID TO REST THIS AFTERNOON AT THE KINONDONI BURIAL SITE. HUNDREDS OF MUSICIAN GATHERED TO BID THEIR COMRADE  FAREWELL

Paying the last respects at Muhimbili

An elderly musician who was the one who brought Kabeya from Congo tells the crowd the story. He ended in tears while singing one of Kabeya's songs.

RIP my friend

A young Congolese musician lays a flower on the grave

In yellow Mafumu Bilali a saxaphonist who introduced Kabeya to Tancut Almasi, in black King King has for most of his life been with Kabeya, in one music group or the other.

SINGER KABEYA BADU DEAD

Kabeya Badu a Congolese singer who moved into Tanzania in the late 70s and joined the then popular group Orchestra Maquis, and shortly later joined the Safari sound Orchestra where he stayed for a number of years, moved back back to Maquis for a short while and then shifted to Tancut Almasi Orchestra a band from Iringa in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania where he stayed and also married Nuru who hails from there. He moved back to Dar after the band collapsed, again joined Maquis before teaming up with King Kiki's Wazee Sugu where he was until his death yesterday morning due to Kidney failure.  Kabeya will be remembered by his massive hit while with the OSS, the song ZIADA. And Tancut Almasi fans will remember him by the song Anna marie.

                                May he Rest In Peace Amen

A NEW BAND IN TOWN BE THE FIRST TO SE IT

A new band is in town and will be launched this Friday at Mango Garden in Kinondoni. Be there

VETERAN NIGERIAN ACTOR DIES

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Enebeli Elebuwa

Justus Esiri

Just when the pain for Goldie is cooling down , the Nigerian entertainment industry has just lost another popular member actor Justus Esiri has passed on. Justus died on Wednesday, 20th February at the age of 71, due to complications that developed from diabetes.
Late Esiri, was born on November 20, 1942., in Oria-Abraka, Delta State. He attended Urhobo College and later went to Germany to study Engineering before he developed interest for the theater.

In a career that spanned decades, late Mr Esiri, shot to lime light in the 70s with his most popular role to date 'Headmaster' in the nationwide series 'Village Headmaster' which aired on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). Another veteran of the Nigerian movie industry Enebeli Elebuwa  died late last year on December 5, 2012 at the Asian Institute on Medical Sciences on Sector 21A Faridabad, Delhi NCR, India, was laid to rest on Friday, January 11, 2013, at the Victoria Courts Cemetery, Ajah, Lagos State, Nigeria.Late Mr Esiri was married to his wife Omiete and together they had six children, one of them being Dentist-turned pop artiste Dr SID

MAD ICE LAUNCHES OFFICIAL WEB SITE

MAD ICE LAUNCHES HIS OFFICIAL SITE....Singer-songwriter Ahmed Kakoyi best known for his stage name "Mad Ice" is one of the most charismatic artists the world music genre has to offer. Based in Helsinki, Finland Mad Ice has gained recognition with his fabulous soulful voice and touching live performances. With love being the main message conveyed on the lyrical side of his compositions, Mad Ice's music is a unique fusion of melancholic African melodies with a touch of soul...call it Afro-soul.

Not only is Mad Ice a talented writer but a great performer as well. Listening to his warm and powerful voice is an experience, whether you understand the language or not...Its like being on a transcending journey to the unknown. Appreciated by any audience, Mad Ice performs regularly with his band on Jazz and World, even on Pop and Rock stages. Being recognized as one of the greatest stars in East Africa, his music is year after year on playlists not only on African but also on international radio stations.

ROOTS
Born in Uganda 1980, Mad Ice started his career way back in 1998 as a young emcee and performer on various talent shows and singing covers in hotels but at the same time writing his own songs. Influenced mostly by mid 90s Caribbean sounds of Chaka demus & pliers, Shaggy and the likes, this affected a lot on Mad Ice's earlier style which can be heard on his debut album Baby Gal. Fusing different musical styles has been a big part in the making of Mad Ice's music from the very beginning. The Caribbean sounds were more a street influence, at home Mad Ice listened to country, soft rock and South African music. In search for true inspiration Mad Ice landed on Seal, Tracy Chapman, Khaja nin, and Lokua Kanza's music... I guess this explains the diversity of the singer we see today.......GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SINGER AND HIS WORKS THROUGH            http://www.madice.net/

    

AFTER GOLDIES DEATH.....WONDERS SHALL NEVER CEASE!!!!!

Andrew and Goldie

Interesting facts have come to light following the death of Susan 'Goldie' Harvey, the Nigerian singer who died a few days ago. East Africans have for long been believing that Goldie was Prezzoo's wife to be, and even recent reports have it that Prezzo will travel to Nigeria to be there for the burial of his wife to be. Its now been revealed that Goldie had been married all along to Andrew Harvey, who had also contacted Prezzo telling him to stop talking about marrying his wife. This news will be received with disbelief to many in this part of Africa. Its now also being whispered that Goldies death was a result of complications from drug use

SUSAN 'GOLDIE' HARVEY IS DEAD

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Goldie Harvey (born Susan Oluwabimpe Harvey on October 23, 1983), is dead.

She died in a Lagos hospital last night, shortly after returning from the United States. The British-Nigerian pop artiste on the label of Kennis Music, represented Nigeria in last year’s edition of Big Brother Africa (BBA), and became quite a favourite among East Africans because of her relationship to Prezzo the Kenyan artists who was also a contestant in the BBA.

 Goldie died  at Reddington Hospital in Victoria Island, she had just came back from the US.

She had her early education in Lagos, first Green Springs Montessori Primary School and and then St. John’s College, Palm Grove, Lagos before studying Business Management (B.Arts) at the University of Sunderland.

Goldie began her career in 2006 releasing her debut album “Spin Me” with four tracks which include ‘Komole’, ‘Nothing Has Changed’, ‘Shift’ and ‘Spin Me’. Goldie now has two singles ‘You Know It’ featuring Eldee da don which is on Nigerian top charts and ‘DJ Play On’.

VALENTINE EVENING -WHERE TO GO

 

DEATH TAKES ANOTHER TANZANIAN ARTIST

Baraka Seleka an artist with the TMK WANAUME HALISI group died late last night at the Muhimbili Hospital where he was hospitalized for heart problems. Baraka known to his fans as BK was one of the founder members of the music group which was very popular throughout the country . May his Soul Rest in Peace Amen