BY FRANCIS ILAHAKA
MUSIC AWARD


CDM. KIRATU, SUKUMA BIN ONGARO AND KAMARU  WIN TOP AWARD
Western Kenya leading Benga musician  Sukuma Bin Ongaro  alas Suku, CDM. Kiratu and Joseph Kamaru Macharia over the weekend scooped top  Music Copyright Society of Kenya during  agala night held at a Nairobi hotel in colorful function attended by top musicians and personality.
The award was launched early this week to mark 50  years of ten generation of Kenyan musicians and will become annual events according to the official of the East Africa biggest music society.
MCSK gala  awards 2012 was mooted not only to award the musicians but also to motivate them with the major objective of bringing them together as afamily said Kiratu who is Nairobi Province director.
The events  was spiced by performance featuring numerous musicians and groups among them CDM Kiratu and his group Nonini, Abbas Mary Atieno, Albert Gacheru among others and those who  attend the events of the year will agree with me that even though younger musicians are highly paid classic music is there to stay.
While on the stage Kiratu  who is also the director of Nairobi Province mixed Kikuyu traditional dance and twist coming out with  wonderful dance ever witness in Nairobi in the past.
The award which was being hosted for the first time since MCSK was formed in the year  1982 is different from others given that even dead artist were awarded among others and to make events  serius police officers and bus transport firm was also awarded something which other   music awards giver  should copy for better.
Those who also awarded included the late Habel Kifoto, Kakai Kilonzo,  D.O Misian Queen Jane, Jacob Luseno Isa among others.
Music writer Steve Mwedwa scooped journalist award for his Monday piece and Friday respectively while royal Media received award for being the station which paid well and on time the same went to the redio Africa.
 It  was for the first time in music Sukuma Bin Ongaro scooped  the award for being the musician whose songs played fopr numerous time on KBC.
 Sukuma start producing his music in 50s  and he still produce something which is not common with the upcoming musicians.
  Later Ongaro told both local and international media that the award had motivated him and very soon he will  produce his latest songs.
    The events also attracted comedians events organizers and  media personalities like Big Teddy, C. Kasavuli, Jalango to name few.
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       MOVIES AND MOVIE NEWS.


Kibera flim School over the weekend staged its open  day at the German Culture Center in Nairobi with the major objective introducing both students and members of the public on what they are offering.
 The cinema Hot Sun showcase offers an opportunity for film lovers to interact with creative  youth from Kibera slum showing what they do best.
The screening programme comprises award winning Kibera Kid, Mututho One plus One Choices Majukuma to name few.
Kibera TV also present its own documentaries which were fantastic even though both items had scooped awards much  needed to be done  so that the kids can improve on there work because critic  is also apart of learning in the world of modern  creativity.
 The last weekend events was staged by Hot Sun Foundation and Goethe  Institute of Culture in Nairobi with the major objection of  motivating the youth  in the world of creativity.
 Hot  Sun Foundation is charitable Trust  registered in June 2007 in Nairobi working with the youth in slum in film making.

  HOMAGES EXTRA LAURA MERILAINEN

   With the major objective of promoting both established filmmakers and upcoming ones the German Culture Center in Nairobi with on Wednesday screen Homages Extra    by Laura Merline at 6.pm
Afinnish director Laura presented from Namibia with Love which is apolitical story which was shoot in the boutful Ovamboland and it tells the story of an old Finnish Namibian couple Anita and Salatiel who worked at swapo camps in Zambia in 1975.
  Entree free time at 6.00 East Africa Time, venue Auditorium
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   KALANJINE SISTERS.
The remaining member of the famous Kalanjine Sisters band which took music lovers by storm in 90 Anjeline Chepkoech is ill.
  According to   her former promoter who did not wants to be named told media in Nairobi during  MCSK   Gala award that the musicians who had been  performing in Eldoret and Kapsabet for many  years was taken   home due to illness.
 The group was among the top selling from Rift Valley in 90s attracting numerous funs both from the area and other parts of the Country.
    Since then music lovers had been wondering   what happened to wonderful group from the Rift Valley.

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