Winyo to perform @ East Africa Music Awards ceremony this Saturday.

This Saturday, Winyo is set to perform during the award presentation ceremony for the premier East Africa Music Awards. Winyo who is also a nominee in the Best Male Artist in the Afro Fusion cartegory will also be looking forward to walk away with the award.

Currently Winyo has been rehearsing for his set with guitarist Nathan Okite.

Winyo who is also a top ten finalist for the RFI Discoveries 2011 award is set to launch his debut CD (as a solo artist) Benga Blues this October. This promises to be one of the most exciting releases for 2011. Stay tuned to Ketebul Music for news and developments on the release.

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Kisumu Peace Festival: Makadem & Winyo

Makadem & Winyo were in Kisumu over the weekend where they performed at the inaugural Kisumu Peace Festival. Despite the less than adequate technical provisions made by the festival organisers(poor sound and PA equipment), the two Ketebul Music artists still gave their best performances judging from the positive reception they received from the tough Kisumu audience who have been known to throw performers off the stage.

Winyo took to the stage on Thursday during the official opening ceremony of the festival which was officiated by the Prime Minister of Kenya R.H Raila Amolo Odinga. His performance of some of the songs off his soon to be released Benga Blues CD, drew three encores from the audience.

Makadem was the closing act on the second day of the three day festival. The Ohanglaman was true to his charismatic and energetic style and had the massive crowd in attendance locked to his every word and step as he unleashed his ‘Anglo Ohangla’ on stage.

You can take a brief pictorial journey into thr event by clicking on the links below;

Winyo @ Kisumu Peace Festival
Makadem @ Kisumu Peace Festival

Winyo Top 10 Finalist for RFi Discoveries 2011

For a second time in as many years, Ketebul Music artist Winyo has been shortlisted as a top 10 finalist for the RFi Discoveries award. Last year, Winyo was a finalist and went on to be selected as the first runners up in a tightly contested competition that saw entries from Africa, the Caribbean, and Indian Ocean Islands.

Voting will soon be open and we would like to appeal to all friends and fans of Winyo and Ketebul Music to come out in large numbers in support of this talented artist.

Stay tuned for more updates.

Winyo Performs in Romania CCF Lasi

One of the stops for Winyo during his European tour was the city of Lasi in Romania. Click on the link below to view some pictures that captured a few moments of the concert;

Winyo in Lasi Romania

Winyo Releases Benga Blues in Europe

During his just concluded tour of Europe, Winyo released a special edition of his CD titled Benga Blues in 4 European countries. The Equation Musique tour that saw im perform in Italy, Germany, Romania and France was a unique opportunity for an international release of the CD which is set for it’s official release in August of this year.

Ketebul Music and our partner Abubilla Music are currently mastering the CD that will be released both online and as hard copies.

Stay posted onto our website, facebook page and Winyo’s facebook page for updates and details of the release date.

Ketebul Music Artists Nominated for East African Music Awards

We are proud to announce the nomination of two of our artists for awards in the premiere East African Music Awards (EMAs).

In a nominees unveiling ceremony that was last Saturday evening, Winyo was nominated for Best Male Artist in the afro fusion category, and the beautiful ladies of Gargar nominated for the Best Group in the afro fusion category..

The East African Music Awards (EMAs) will feature entries from 8 countries: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, and Sudan and The Democratic Republic Of Congo.

For more details on the EMAs please visit;
http://www.goldendreams.co.ke/emas/about.html

Winyo on Tour

Winyo, is currently on tour in Europe under the Equation Musique banner. He is scheduled to perform in five countries: Wusburg, Germany at the Africa Festival, Rome, Italy at Suona Francese, London, England at the Richmix Festival, Lasi, Romania and Angouleme, France at the Musiques Metisses.

Winyo will use the tour as a platform to release a special edition copy of his upcoming Benga Blues CD. The CD will then be released in Kenya and the African region in August of 2011.