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Owl City - Shooting Star (Acoustic) from The Midsummer Station Acoustic EP.

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The Midsummer Station

Shooting Star (Acoustic)

Soundway present a very limited vinyl-only re-issue of an obscure LP by the enigmatic Nigerian artist Easy Kabaka Brown. The LP was originally released and recorded by Philips / Phonogram in 1976 and only sold in very small numbers. Musically it's a intriguing mix of mostly Nigerian highlife with a bit of afro-jazz sung in the language of Kalabari from the Delta region of Southern Nigeria.  From the bouncy good times of Belema to the deeper extended afro workout of Agboho this unique album stands out from thousands of others of it's time with a sound of its own that draws on many influences, with Congolese and latin touches to jazz trumpet and psychedelic organ lines.

Easy Kabaka Brown (Opotopo was his nickname) was a versatile and eccentric musician who recorded two full length albums (this is the first) and only a couple of 45s. We at Soundway have deemed this record way too sweet  to be forgotten, only to gradually ebb away and disappear with time. It's a record that will give you a golden, warm feeling. Your toes will tap, your face should smile and it certainly deserves to be heard by far more than only the few hundred people who bought it nearly 40 years ago. Strictly limited to 1000 x 180g vinyl copies and released in a rigid paste-on sleeve, these will not last long so don't sleep!

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Easy Kabaka Brown - Belema

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Jason Derulo - The Other Side (acoustic)

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MK - Always (Route 94 Remix) is released on 20th July on Ministry of Sound Recordings / Defected Records.
 

Always

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MK - Always (feat Alana) [Route 94 Remix] Soundcloud Edit

Ay feat Dela - Asante

Sound Of A Woman iTunes Album Pre-order: smarturl.it/KieszaSoundOfAWoman

Official Video on Kiesza's YouTube Channel: 
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What Is Love

Written by Fena Gitu.
Produced by Fena Gitu & Jaaz Odongo
Copyrights Fenamenal Entertainment and Motion Image & Sound 2014

Jabulani - Fena Gitu

Written by Fena Gitu & Karun.
Produced by Jaaz Odongo.
Available on iTunes, off Fena's debut album "Fenamenon". 

Feels Good - Fena Gitu ft. Karun

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Bed stay in bed
The feeling of your skin locked in my head Smoke smoke me broke
I don’t care I’m down for what you want
Day drunk into the night wanna keep you here Cause you dry my tears yeah
Summer lovin’ and fights how it is for us
And it’s all because
Now if we’re talking body You got a perfect one
So put it on me
Swear it won’t take you long
If you love me right We fuck for life
On and on and on
Love give me love
Anything you want I’ll give it up Lips lips I kiss
Bite me while I taste your fingertips
Day drunk into the night wanna keep you here Cause you dry my tears yeah
Summer lovin’ and fights how it is for us
And it’s all because
Now if we’re talking body You got a perfect one
So put it on me
Swear it won’t take you long If you love me right
We fuck for life On and on and on
Bodies! Our baby making bodies we just use for fun Bodies! Let’s use them up til every little piece is gone Let’s go
On and on and on
Let’s go
Now if we’re talking body...

Queen Of The Clouds

Talking Body

Pale Pale is the first single off Jaaz Odongo's upcoming EP.

© 2015 Motion Image & Sound Ltd.

Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Jaaz Odongo.
Written & Performed by Jaaz Odongo & Trina Mungai.
Additional Guitars by Newman Owor.
Artwork by Mwangi Kariuki.
Project Managed by Ndohho Wohoro

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Dj Pack (Includes Vocal & Instrumental Tracks)
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Jaaz & Trina - Pale Pale

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Waiting For Love

Waiting For Love (Prinston & Astrid S Acoustic Version)

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Hooray! It's the first single from Just A Band's upcoming fourth album. 

Trumpets: Owuor Arunga
Additional Keys and Vocals: Joe Were
Produced by Blinky Bill
Engineered by Eric Musyoka

Just A Band - Winning In Life feat. Owuor Arunga

Going out to all you phenomenal men and women. "Fenamenal" is a pun on the name "FENA" and the word "Phenomenal". Thank you for the support you've shown so far! You are all so "FENAMENAL"! 

Produced by Jaaz Odongo

Fenamenal Wo(Man) (Online Release) - Fena

Tarrus Riley- Sorry Is A Sorry Word

Brain Cells (Prod. by Peter Cottontale)

Raise up your glasses and make a toast to Africa Massive!

Written by: Fena Gitu
Produced & Arranged by: Fena Gitu & Jaaz Odongo
Mixed & Mastered by: Jaaz Odongo
© 2012 Sound Mind Kenya

NEW DOWNLOAD LINK!!!
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Africa Massive - Fena Gitu

Tarrus Riley - Dangerous Luv

Just A Band - Probably For Lovers

Money Lover -Sauti Sol (Official Audio)

Rihanna "Diamonds" Remix f/ Kanye West. Rihanna's new album "Unapologetic" available everywhere Monday November 19.

Diamonds

Diamonds (Remix) [feat. Kanye West]

The Love Club EP

The Love Club

African Girl

A rhymix of an old school reggae song of the 80's.. And this is how I experiment :)..

WANGECHI-LEGA MEGA SEGA

...Its a dilemma that we | we can't ignore it...

Written by: Kagwe Mungai & Fena Gitu
Composed & Produced by: Kagwe Mungai
Mixed & Mastered by: Jaaz Odongo

© 2013 Sound Mind Kenya

Dutch - Fena Gitu ft Kagwe Mungai & Toshi [HQ]

The writing on the wall is the writing on our hearts:
Kenya must not burn.
Kenya must not mourn.
Never again!
Everything is going to be alright;
Tuwe salama.


Never Again - Dela ( Produced by Mtukampuni)

An urban love song. Waiting highlights the life of a busy partner in a relationship. 
A song from the up & coming album 'Success Begins Now!!!'

Rabbit ft Naomi Wachira - Waiting

Soundway Records present Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings from the 1970s & ‘80s - a treasure-trove of rare and unusual recordings from East Africa. Spread out over two CDs and one triple LP, Kenya Special is accompanied by detailed liner notes, original artwork and photographs.It follows on from Soundway’s much acclaimed African ‘Special’ series that to date has focused on the highlife and afrobeat output from 1970s Nigeria and Ghana.

Kenya Special is a collection of 32 recordings (most of which were only ever released on small-run 45rpm 7" singles) that stand out as being different or unique as well as some classic genre standards. From Kikuyu language ‘liquid soul’, Luo benga and Swahili afrobeat to genre-bending Congolese and Tanzanian tracks recorded in Nairobi, Kenya Special sees Soundway yet again taking the less trodden path. Many of the tracks featured here are peppered with innovation and experimentation highlighting how diverse the music scene in Kenya was at the time. 

In 1970s Kenya the two threads of rumba and benga loosely dominated the music scene. Benga quickly became Kenya’s unique contribution to afro-pop; spreading like wildfire through the interior countryside with it’s fast, 4/4 machine-gun beat and intricate electric guitar layers. The Congolese take on Afro-Cuban rumba was introduced by touring bands many of whom settled in East Africa - influencing bands from Kenya and Tanzania to come up with their own take on this popular style. Alongside these styles were small ensembles and hotel-sponsored bands, playing a blend of music that often included rock ‘n’ roll riffs, elements of ‘afro’ music (influenced by West African musicians like Fela Kuti), and multiple other combinations from South African and Zambian guitar styles to disco, funk and Swahili coastal rhythms like chakacha.

Painstakingly compiled, assembled and researched over two years by a team of five people from five countries (Kenya included), Kenya Special is a collection that looks beyond the mainstream and brings new life and recognition to some little known gems and forgotten classics of Kenya’s past. 

Weche Tek

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