The Firmly - 5 Siblings, making a difference in there community through music

    The power of music is immeasurable and no words can even explain the power of music when 5 siblings get together to form a musical group. I’m not talking about the Jackson 5, I’m talking about a group of 5 siblings from Kenya – The Firm-ly.  During my interview (see below) with the group, the words that I can use to describe the vibe I got are Humble & Passionate. Humble in the sense that they are optimistic and believe in their music, passionate because the content of their music are issue’s that affect them and their community. 

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    Interview with Toba Gold, Nigerian Jazz / Neo Soul Artist

    From a journey as a Biochemist to a model, starring in various TV commercials for companies such as Starcom Gala TV and Globacom, Toba Gold's journey has lead him to what he loves to be best - A Jazz / Neo Soul artist. Using his talent as a Neo Soul artist, he communicates love and life to the matured audience in Nigeria, my interview with him gave me the impression that he is humble and optimistic about the future of Nigerian music, With the release of his first album, I'm quite certain that we will be seeing more of him.

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    MTV Africa Music Award is open for voting & my thoughts on the line up

    Voting for your favorite artist at the 2008 MTV Africa Music Award is now open here the event is will be held in Abuja, Nigeria on November 22, 2008. The line up is as follows:

    Best Male:
    2Face Idibia (Nigeria)
    HHP (South Africa)
    Jua Cali (Kenya)
    DJ Cleo (South Africa)
    D’banj (Nigeria)

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    What is there to love about African Music?

    There’s so much to love about African music, it hard to sum it up considering there are different types of African music, different genre’s, different vocals, languages and also different style of music.

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