NAVIO RECORDS WITH CANADIAN POP STAR

Uganda’s Hip Hop sensation, Navio of Talent 256 International and ROCKSTAR 4000 has teamed up with Island Def Jam’s Pop/Rock star, Fefe Dobson, on the remix to her hot new single Stuttering.Stuttering was produced by heavy weight producer J.R. Rottem (Britney Spears, Sean Kingston, Jason Derulo, and Leona Lewis) and since its release the single has been climbing North American singles charts (US

AMANI DOES AIRTEL

Singer Amani is currently recording some songs together with one of the male heartthrobs from the One8 group. Can't say who (coz my source would kill me), but i will try and get the photos of the video shoot.Anyho, she is on today's papers in the Feelanga free ads by Airtel.

VALERIE KIMANI ON PAM AWARDS AND COMEBACK

Though singer Valerie Kimani missed out on receiving the Ugandan Pam Award for Best Female Kenya which went to Wahu, the nomination is “rewarding” for her.The Besame Mucho star told Hot Secrets, “To be nominated is a real honour, and especially to be placed in the same category with heavyweights such as Wahu, Amani and Suzanna Owiyo is quite a reward in itself. The prospect of my music getting

R KELLY ON FIRST SINGLE RELEASE BY ONE8

This is Hands Across The World, the first single from African Supergroup ONE8 featuring. R.Kelly, Amani, Ali Kiba, Fally Ipupa, TuFace, JK, Movaizhaleine, Navio and 4x4. Hands Across the World is written and produced by R. Kelly and released by Rockstar4000 and Sony Music.Hands Across the World was released today to radio stations and clubs across Africa and worldwide.The star-studded gathering

OGOPA: WE ARE NOT WORRIED OF AMANI DEAL WITH R KELLY!

Yes, it’s been whispered in entertainment circles that Amani will be in the studio with the King of RnB, R Kelly. The singer who left the country for the US late last month, will record a song with the World Greatest hitmaker.Ogopa Deejay’s manager Emmanuel Banda told Hot Secrets, that Amani’s success also reflects on them.“It feels good that we are getting recognized and in the process the

TRACKING AMANI IN CHICAGO

Kenya’s own superstar Amani is now in Chicago, she left the country over the weekend to join the other members of the Pan-African super group ONE8, a group set to revolutionize music in Africa. The One8 project is a coming-together of some of African best musical talent.Amani is one of the artistes chosen for the super group along with Nigeria’s talented superstar TuFace Idibia, Ugandan hip hop

KENYA’S AMANI TO JOIN SUPER 8 PAN AFRICAN GROUP

SONY music affiliate record label Rock 4000 is putting together a super African music group called One8 and from what I heard in the corridors of the entertainment industry, Amani could well be joining the fray.Among the acts chosen for the project is Ugandan rapper Navio who is joined by R&B star JK from Zambia, Bongo Flava King Ali Kiba from Tanzania, Ghana's 4 by 4 and Paris based hip-hop duo

NAMELESS AND SAUTI SOL GET AMA NODS

Three Kenyan artistes have been nominated for the UK based African Music Awards (AMA) that will be held Friday October 15th 2010 at the Wembley Arena, London. Nameless, Sauti Sol and Amani have all placed in highly competitive categories against other African acts. Amani got one nod in the Best Female Artist a category Wahu won last year.Sauti Sol has been nominated for Best New Artist/Group and

KENYAN STARS RECORD SONG FOR THE PROMULGATION

On Friday, August 27, Kenya will be celebrating the signing of the new constitution, a milestone in our history.On the day, a number of Kenyan celebrities will also be part of the promulgation celebrations at Uhuru Park, together with other choirs and traditional dancers.The celebs who include Jua Cali, Nameless, Amani, Eric Wainaina, Suzanna Owiyo, among others have recorded a song specifically

HOMEBOYZ TO LAUNCH ARTISTE AGENCY

Entertainment house, Homeboyz will soon be launching and artiste agency to be headed by event organiser Situma Jones. The agency dubbed VAT - Value Added Talent - will be a booking agency of choice for most musicians and entertainment practitioners in Kenya.So far the acts signed up include Abbas Kubaff, Allan Aaron, Amani, Atemi Oyungu, Avril, Big Pin, Bobby Mapesa, Cannibal, Chizi, Collo,

AMANI PRODUCES SOCIAL RESPONSIBLE MOVIE

Singer Amani has morphed into a filmmaker. Her first stint with movies starts with Wamba. This film takes place in 1990 and follows the life of Wamba and his group of friends who live in California - a suburban slum of Nairobi. When Wamba's family deals with the devastating effects of a new and unknown disease in AIDS, the whole community is torn apart and threatened. Living like his peers; Wamba

AMANI: I’M NOT PREGNANT

Kenya's fast rising star Amani denied the ongoing rumours that she is 'with-child'.The Missing My Baby star denied that she was expecting and laughed off the claims. “I find it quite hilarious. I am not pregnant, not yet. My priority right now is my music. If I was pregnant I would be open about it, there is nothing to hide.”Amani has kept her romantic life private so far and has repeatedly

WAHU AND AMANI GET CHANNEL O AWARDS NOD

The nominees for the 2009 Channel O Music Video Awards were announced at a press conference at Melrose Arch, Johannesburg on Tuesday 14 July.Three Kenyan acts got the nod. Singer Amani topped the list among Kenyan nominees. She is up for four awards, Best Female Video, Best R&B Video, Best African East and Video of the Year for her song Tonight.Wahu follows closely with two nominations for Best

KENYAN CELEBS REMEMBER JACKO

As the world mourns the death of the greatest pop icon ever, Three Kenyan celebs give their own thoughts on the same. Michael Jackson, 50, died early Thursday afternoon after suffering a cardiac at his Holmby Hills home. Paramedics were unable to revive him.RUFFTONE – VITA500 BRAND AMBASSADOR, PRODUCER AND MUSICIAN“I think it is a funny thing that he has become an instant hero now that he is dead