8th Annual KENYA MUSIC WEEK is Sold Out!

NAIROBI: All sixty-seven (67) Stands at the 8th Annual KENYA MUSIC WEEK; scheduled for this Thursday 8th to Sunday 11th December 2011, are totally Sold Out!

Held for four (4) days at the Sarit Centre Expo Hall in Westlands - Nairobi since December 2004, KENYA MUSIC WEEK is an annual platform for the Kenya Music Industry to Trade (i.e. exhibitions), Learn (i.e. workshops) and Showcase (i.e. performances).

Participation is Confirmed from the following Industry players; as well as Suppliers to the Entertainment Industry (in alphabetical order):

• 1FM (i.e. radio station).

• 6AM Entertainment (i.e. deejays and event owners).

• 91.5 Homeboyz Radio (i.e. radio station).

• A.M.G. and Artists United (i.e. performing artists – Charles Duda, Checkmate, Man-joro, Nemesis, etc).

• Amplify International Entertainment (i.e. Label for Gospel Republic, Cabassa and Cabhenti Ice).

• Art of Music Foundation (i.e. promoter of classical music).

• @ Live (i.e. home to Anto & Paragasha Band and Jemedari).

• Bambika Entertainment (i.e. music and movie distributor).

• Bernsoft Interactive (i.e. digital music distributor). Chilli Mango (i.e. wardrobe).

• Creative Enterprise Centre (i.e. training institute by David Muriithi).

• Credible Sounds (i.e. sound and instruments supplier).

• Dan ‘Chizi’ Aceda (i.e. performing artist and member of The A-ffair: Aaron, Aceda, Adwar, Asiyo & Atemi).

• DJ Shock the Pilgrim (i.e. performing artist).

• Dotsavvy (i.e. website developers).

• Eric Wainana (i.e. performing artist promoting his 3rd album: “Love + Protest”).

• Evensis Ventures (i.e. décor and lighting).

• Explore Careers / Musicians Institute (i.e. education).

• Fiyuhworks! (i.e. music videos, documentaries, television programmes, etc).

• Full House Music (i.e. talent managers).

• Goethe-Institut (i.e. cultural institute showcasing their “BLNRB” German-Kenya Hip-hop project).

• Headbangaz International (i.e. production house and label for Kimya, Mzizi Mbaya, Babu & Justo, etc).

• HD (i.e. Holy Dave - performing artist, with Bantu and Izzo).

• Homeboyz Academy (i.e. deejay academy).

• Huawei (i.e. Ideos phones, etc).

• Inkers Tattoos (i.e. bodyart).

• Jomino Entertainment (i.e. record label for G-kon, QTY and Shakila).

• Kama Si Sisi (i.e. label for Juliani, Amani Acrobats, Bernardy & Kasa, Black Seed and Kris Eeh Baba).

• Kenya Association of Music Producers [KAMP] (i.e. royalty collectors for producers).

• Kenya Copyright Board [KECOBO] (i.e. copyright enforcers from the Government of Kenya).

• Moipei Quartet (i.e. performing artists: Best African Act at the 4th SABC Crown Gospel Music Awards, November 2011).

• Music Copyright Society of Kenya [MCSK] (i.e. royalty collectors for composers).

• Performers Rights Society of Kenya [PRSK] (i.e. royalty collectors for performers).

• Permanent Presidential Music Commission [PPMC] (i.e. Government of Kenya’s music promoter).

• PHAT! Music & Entertainment (i.e. media and show production).

• Queen Mashie Music Production (i.e. performing artist).

• Radar Security (i.e. event security).

• Rainmaker Limited (i.e. studio and record label).

• Rumbaa.com (i.e. activations and event photography).

• Safaricom (i.e. KENYA LIVE, Skiza, etc).

• Sauti Sahara and Sub Sahara (i.e. music distributors and retailers).

• Signs Media (i.e. media).

• Sonic Sounds Entertainment (i.e. record label from Eastlands whose Studio was Demolished – given a free Stand).

• Sound Creations (i.e. sound supplier).

• Spinlet (i.e. online music distributor).

• Urban Live (i.e. online music distributor).

• Xtreme Media Solutions Africa (i.e. sound, stage & lighting supplier).

• Zenith Productions (i.e. production house).

“Like every year, KENYA MUSIC WEEK is timed to coincide with Christmas Shopping and Jamhuri Day celebrations”, says Director - Richard Ekhalie. “And this year, our Theme is TOWARDS VISION 2030 – which is about aligning
the Kenya Music Industry to Kenya Vision 2030’s Economic, Social and Political objectives.”

The 8th Annual KENYA MUSIC WEEK is proudly supported by Safaricom, Huawei, AVED, Xtreme Media, 1FM, MCSK, Homeboyz Radio, Dotsavvy, KISS 100, Fiyuhworks, Creative Enterprise Centre, PHAT! and Triple PK.

Kenya Music Week Limited is a company of PHAT! Music & Entertainment Limited and Triple P Kenya Publicists established in 2004 to develop the Kenya Music Industry into a Professional, Transparent and Profitable business via the focused co-operation of all industry stakeholders (i.e. musicians, producers, promoters, distributors, consumers, government and NGOs).

For more information, call Mike Strano on +254 722 833 673 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

A four-day public Celebration of Kenyan music featuring:
A daily Trade Exhibition and public Educational Workshops and Daily Showcase Performances by exhibiting Musicians and other Talent.