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Bwenieve
Bwenieve Records is a Kenyan-based record label founded by producer Agundabweni Akweyu and his wife Evelyn Wanjiru, a Kenyan gospel musician. The label produced hit songs for musicians such as Wanjiru, Gloria Muliro, Emmy Kosgei, Kambua, Tumaini and Martha Mwaipaja. History Founding Bwenieve Records was founded on May 5, 2010, in Nakuru Kenya, when producer Agundabweni Akweyu, working for a human resources firm, discovered Evelyn Wanjiru, who could not source a producer to record her music. Agundabweni decided to study music production online through YouTube tutorials so that he could record Evelyn. On May 5, 2010 Agundabweni resigned his job and teamed up with Wanjiru to start Bwenieve records. The name Bwenieve was derived from Agundabweni's and Evelyn's names (Bweni-Eve). Between 2010 and 2013, Bwenieve produced "Mazingira", "Waweza", and "Mungu Mkuu", songs for Evelyn that did well and got a lot of radio and TV airplay. The success of the two songs was good for Bwenieve Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bwenieve Studio
Bwenieve Records is a Kenyan-based record label founded by producer Agundabweni Akweyu and his wife Evelyn Wanjiru, a Kenyan gospel musician. The label produced hit songs for musicians such as Wanjiru, Gloria Muliro, Emmy Kosgei, Kambua, Tumaini and Martha Mwaipaja. History Founding Bwenieve Records was founded on May 5, 2010, in Nakuru Kenya, when producer Agundabweni Akweyu, working for a human resources firm, discovered Evelyn Wanjiru, who could not source a producer to record her music. Agundabweni decided to study music production online through YouTube tutorials so that he could record Evelyn. On May 5, 2010 Agundabweni resigned his job and teamed up with Wanjiru to start Bwenieve records. The name Bwenieve was derived from Agundabweni's and Evelyn's names (Bweni-Eve). Between 2010 and 2013, Bwenieve produced "Mazingira", "Waweza", and "Mungu Mkuu", songs for Evelyn that did well and got a lot of radio and TV airplay. The success of the two songs was good for Bwenieve Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evelyn Wanjiru
Evelyn Wanjiru Agundabweni (born 6 May 1990) is a Kenyan gospel singer, worship leader, music director, songwriter, hostess of the annual event "Praise Atmosphere" and co-founder of Bwenieve production. She is best known for her hit songs "Mungu Mkuu", "Celebrate", "Jehovah Elohim", "Waweza," "Hossana," "Nikufahamu", "Asante" and "Tulia" featuring Vicky Kitonga among many others. Life and career Evelyn Wanjiru started her music career at the age of nine years, as a child, she sang in a local church and school music festivals. She is the fourth-born of Helen Muhonja and Crispin Kinyua in a family of five. Born in Nairobi in 1989 She was brought up in the Nakuru Kenya Freehold Estate, where she attended Saint Mary's Girls Primary and Langalanga Secondary. In her early education, she was deeply involved in drama and the school choir, presaging her later success. She later joined Tears Group, Nakuru, for a course in music before further benefiting from the government of Kenya a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agundabweni Akweyu
Agundabweni Akweyu (also known Agunda) is a Kenyan born record producer, co-founder of record label Bwenieve, co-founder of Praise Atmosphere, arranger, composer, songwriter, entrepreneur, audio engineer and a husband to Kenyan gospel musician Evelyn Wanjiru. Based in Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper ha ... Kenya, he is best known for producing hit songs for both established and uprising musicians. His unique style of production has seen a turn around in Kenyan gospel music; more musicians aspire to work with him. Production discography Singles Albums Awards References External links www.bwenieve.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Akweyu, Agundabweni Living people 1980 births Kenyan record producers Place of birth missing (living people) People from Nairob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloria Muliro
Gloria Owendi, commonly referred to as Gloria Muliro (born 1 April 1980), is a Kenyan Gospel musician and songwriter. In 2005, she released her first studio album, titled ''Omwami Aletsa'' (The Lord is Coming). As of 2013, Muliro had four albums to her name, the most successful being ''Kibali'' (Mandate), which has the popular song "Sitolia" (I Won't Cry) featuring Willy Paul. The album earned her six Groove Awards nominations. She went on to receive the female artist of the year award at the eighth Groove Awards, an event that was attended by President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta. Early life Muliro sang with her mother and her siblings together in Sunday school and school choir. At Maranatha Faith Assemblies, Rolland Esese and the late Stanely Mtambo introduced her to live band music and walked her through the training. Career Muliro first came into the limelight in 2005 when she recorded her first album, ''Omwami Aletsa'' (My God will surely come), which received massive airpl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the List of most visited websites, second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's Google AdSens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groove Awards
The Groove Awards is a Kenyan annual Gospel award. The winners are chosen by the public. The award's coverage has spread to include other East African countries, including Rwanda. It is sponsored by Safaricom and MoSound Events. History The first Groove Awards were presented in 2004, at a small gathering. Kevin Mulei is the founder of the groove awards. It has since grown to be a live-broadcast event courtesy of media sponsors. To date, more than 1,200 artists/groups have been nominated and 270 Groove statuettes presented to exemplary Gospel musicians in Kenya and the larger East African region. The 8th awards ceremony, held on 1 June 2013, was attended by President Uhuru Kenyatta. The ceremony takes place annually in Nairobi. Groove Camp Initiated in 2013, Groove Camp, a 3-day annual forum, unites, equips and raises the standards of gospel musicians and gatekeepers by equipping them with relevant skills to improve their craft and ministry. The camp draws more than 150 artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenyan Gospel Musicians
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Kenyan Record Labels
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