Daddy V

The streets of Nairobi nicknamed him the “ghetto superstar” because he never hit the charts or radio waves but even the kids recognized him as he did his neighborhood rounds. Daddy V’s first live show was at Lipps disco in Nairobi when he was 13 years old. Soon after, he made Nairobi’s Florida 2000 club his home. He was a regular performer at the club’s talent shows popularly know as Jam session. This is where Nairobi’s underground artists converged to showcase their talent.

In 1997, Daddy V won the coveted talent show, which gave him even more credence on the streets. However, because he could not afford studio time, he never recorded any of his music. Daddy V continued performing as an underground artist until he moved to the United States. His style of music is a fusion of dancehall (ragga) and African rhythms. Daddy V’s first CD, NARE, was released in May of 2008 under the Kilimanjaro Records label.

Since then, Daddy V has performed around the United States and released two music videos. The first video was for the song NARE and the second one was for MAHOOKS. Nare was also one of the sound tracks for the movie MALOONED released in Kenya.  Daddy V is set to embark on his first world tour in the summer of 2010.

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Jedidah (Gengegal)

Jeidah (Gengegal)

Jedidah magiri was born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya. She started doing music at the age of 14 but it wasn’t until two years later when she recorded her first single under Clemo of Calif Records. The single was a remix of jimwat’s “Under 18 ” song that she renamed “Hazi ya Msee” (someone else’s husband). Jedidah went on to do a collabo with Genge artist Jua Cali. The single “Hey Hey” was featured in Jua Cali’s CD Ngeli ya Genge.
In 2007, Jedidah moved to the United States and released her latest single “Wape Ngoma” (Give them music) in the summer of 2009 under Kilimanjaro Records and soon after released the video (below).

Innocent

Innocent was born and raised in Tanzania, East Africa. While in Tanzania, he performed with various African bands but it wasn’t until he heard Bob Marley’s album KAYA that he realized his destiny was Reggae. The message was just too powerful and he instantly realized that he could use Reggae to convey his own message but in a very African way. In 1989, Innocent moved to the United States and formed the group Les Exodus and quickly earned a name touring the Midwest and west coast. Les Exodus opened for famous acts such as The Wailers, Judy Mowatt, Sister Carol, Wailing Souls and more.

Kilimanjaro, a ten-track CD with all original compositions was Innocent and Les Exodus’ first CD. Released in 1993, the CD received amazingly positive reviews. Reggae Report magazine voted Kilimanjaro one of the top, 10 independent releases of 1993 and Beat magazine gave impressive reviews. That same year the Minnesota Music academy voted Innocent Minnesota’s best male vocalist and Les Exodus as the best world beat.

In 1996, Innocent released his first solo album Greetings from Africa. His first single Sote Ni Ndugu not only became the first Reggae song to claim the number one spot on Radio Tanzania but also stayed there for 8 weeks. Most of Innocent’s songs are in English but he also sings in Swahili, his native language. Equipped with thought-provoking lyrics, a raspy voice, a guitar and a captivating stage presence, Innocent puts up quite an electrifying performance.

Innocent released his third album, Shine Africa, in June of 2006 under Kilimanjaro Records. He continues to perform all over the United States.

INNOCENT PERFORMING “MAMA I’M COMING HOME” LIVE AT THE CABOOZE , MINNEAPOLIS

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