Hardlife Avenue Stars is a
South Sudanese Afro-pop and dance group. Vocalist Siliman Musa (Nicky Prince) and the late rapper Murye Alex (Mantani) who died on 24 July 2021 in a motor road accident; formed the group in
South Sudan in 2011. Initially a duo, Ochwo Junior (Linus) then joined in 2016 after a series of collaborations with Kilo Kwen Kulek, offside and Yau De.
The group now survived with Nicky Prince and Linus as a duo.
Background
Hardlife Avenue Stars released their debut studio album ''Lost Culture'' in 2012. Their second studio album ''Yau De'' was released on 4 November 2014, earning the group a number of accolades and nominations. On 3 April 2015, the group completed their first album launch dubbed “Yau De,” establishing them as a household name in South Sudan. The band had successful tours in South Sudan and part of Uganda's
West Nile Region
West Nile sub-region, previously known as West Nile Province and West Nile District, is a sub-region in north-western Uganda, in the Northern Region of Uganda.
Location
The sub-region is bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the s ...
, claiming a huge attention with their videos being played on
Ugandan charts on both television and radio.
Discography
The Hardlife Avenue Stars have done tremendous record breaking performance with several songs released continually. Among the top list of songs, below are some of the tracks trending in all the streets of
South Sudan and beyond.
* Ana Yau Bi Arif Album
* Lost Culture 2011
* Yau De 2014
* Mr. Right 2017
* Fi Dom Tai 2022
* Lene Baan
History
The band was formed in 2011 by Nicky Prince and Murye Alex, popularly known as Mantani. They met through Mantani's brother who was a fan of Prince's high school
a cappella
''A cappella'' (, also , ; ) music is a performance by a singer or a singing group without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. The term ''a cappella'' was originally intended to differentiate between Ren ...
group. At that time he returned from
Khartoum,
Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
and had wanted to form a group; that led to them collectively agreeing on the name “Hardlife Avenue” as a reference to the difficulty of their childhood struggles.
The group ventured into artist management with signings like JERO OV Hardlife.
Hardlife Avenue Stars lost one of its members, Mantani, in a motorcycle accident in Uganda in 2021.
Members
1. Nicky Prince as the CEO and lead performer
2. Linus as the lead performer and production director
3. Jero as a member
4. Slaughterman Di Panga as team leader for production
5. MD the teacher as a member
* Controversies
Hardlife Avenue Stars initially signed with Rockstars Records.
Awards
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MTN/
EYE Radio
Eye Radio, formerly Sudan Radio Service, is a 24 hours radio station based in Juba, South Sudan. The radio is available online.
History
The radio station was established as Sudan Radio Service (SRS) on 30 July 2003 in Nairobi as an USAID-fun ...
Awards 2015; Overall Hit Song of the Year - Yau De
*
D.V.A Awards 2015; Best Video.
* South Sudan Talented Youth Award (SSTYA) 201/2018; Best crew.
* South Sudan Talented Youth Award (SSTYA) 2017/2018; Best video for the year.
* South Sudan Talented Youth Award (SSTYA) 2017/2108; Best song of the year.
References
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Musical groups established in 2011
South Sudanese musicians
2011 establishments in South Sudan