Eric Wainaina on CNN

CNN is increasingly looking at East African musicians with regards to their powerful voices not only in music but also in socio-political matters. A few weeks ago, Tanzanian songstress Nakaaya Sumari was featured on the regular Inside Africa segment and this Saturday, Kenya’s Eric Wainaina will be on African Voices.The interview is touted as being of a far-sighted young personality on the

Talented musicians get chance to attend Berklee

Berklee College of Music whose list of alumni includes Eric Wainaina, Victor Seii and the rest of the Five Alive boy band, is offering music scholarships for African talent. The Roger Brown and Linda Mason Presidential Scholarship is an opportunity for gifted African musicians who lack the financial means to study. They plan to hold auditions and interviews in Nairobi on June 2 and 3, 2009.The