Just A Band Behind the Lens – “Away”

Starring Stella Nasambu and Thimba Gichuki in a tale of obsession this video was produced and directed by Just A Band, with support from the Goethe-Institut Nairobi. The song “Away” was one of Just A Band‘s contributions to the “BLNRB – Welcome to the Madhouse” album – a joint project between the Berlin and Nairobi music scenes – initiated by the Goethe-Institut Nairobi and the Teichmann Brothers. Released by Outhere, always on top of their game. Listen to Dala Dala Soundz‘ (alas not downloadable) mix:

BLNRB – WELCOME TO THE MADHOUSE (DALA DALA MIX) by OuthereRecords

New Video Alert: Kirani Ayat ‘Shugah 2x’

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Buzzing Ghanaian act Kirani AYAT comes through with this brand new video for "Shugah 2x." Shugah 2x is one of the songs on his EP, Her Vibe Is Right. Its a fusion of different genres ;house music, highlife and afrobeats. The video brings out the beauty of the song,...

Flowking Stone & Kirani Ayat get VGMA nominations.

Apr 11, 2019

Madina-based hip hop sensation, Kirani Ayat's song Guda has been nominated for Best Video of the Year in this year's Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA). Although, there are equally good videos in this category , the fact that Ayat's video features rich Ghanaian...

Kirani Ayat’s MadFest 2018 Festival

Dec 19, 2018

Very few artists manage to stay true to their musical color, flirt with mainstream music and maintain strong underground support. Very few artists aspire - and manage - to lift an entire community. Kirani AYAT manages all of it. His name is associated with many of...

Just A Band Behind the Lens – “Away”

Starring Stella Nasambu and Thimba Gichuki in a tale of obsession this video was produced and directed by Just A Band, with support from the Goethe-Institut Nairobi. The song “Away” was one of Just A Band‘s contributions to the “BLNRB – Welcome to the Madhouse” album – a joint project between the Berlin and Nairobi music scenes – initiated by the Goethe-Institut Nairobi and the Teichmann Brothers. Released by Outhere, always on top of their game. Listen to Dala Dala Soundz‘ (alas not downloadable) mix:

BLNRB – WELCOME TO THE MADHOUSE (DALA DALA MIX) by OuthereRecords

New Video Alert: Kirani Ayat ‘Shugah 2x’

Aug 6, 2019

Buzzing Ghanaian act Kirani AYAT comes through with this brand new video for "Shugah 2x." Shugah 2x is one of the songs on his EP, Her Vibe Is Right. Its a fusion of different genres ;house music, highlife and afrobeats. The video brings out the beauty of the song,...

Flowking Stone & Kirani Ayat get VGMA nominations.

Apr 11, 2019

Madina-based hip hop sensation, Kirani Ayat's song Guda has been nominated for Best Video of the Year in this year's Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA). Although, there are equally good videos in this category , the fact that Ayat's video features rich Ghanaian...

Kirani Ayat’s MadFest 2018 Festival

Dec 19, 2018

Very few artists manage to stay true to their musical color, flirt with mainstream music and maintain strong underground support. Very few artists aspire - and manage - to lift an entire community. Kirani AYAT manages all of it. His name is associated with many of...

Just A Band: Kudish! The Sound of Soup

Straight from Just A Band‘s website:

From the first time we ever went on stage (in August 2008 – nerve-wracking!) for live performances and/or DJ-sets, we’ve always prepared some remixes of our own songs (and other Kenyan songs we like) to play before we start or after we finish. We’ve never released any of those remixes until today!

We’ve been asked many times to put those mashups and remixes together, so after Daniel unleashed a particularly fun set at the Kudishnyao street party, we figured we should put them together. Here’s “Kudish! The Sound of Soup”, available as a free download courtesy of Bandcamp (which is the coolest music platform we’ve ever worked with). It’s a collection of music we wish we could hear on radio. Grab it and play it loud, and most of all – tell us what you think! 😀

New Video Alert: Kirani Ayat ‘Shugah 2x’

Aug 6, 2019

Buzzing Ghanaian act Kirani AYAT comes through with this brand new video for "Shugah 2x." Shugah 2x is one of the songs on his EP, Her Vibe Is Right. Its a fusion of different genres ;house music, highlife and afrobeats. The video brings out the beauty of the song,...

Flowking Stone & Kirani Ayat get VGMA nominations.

Apr 11, 2019

Madina-based hip hop sensation, Kirani Ayat's song Guda has been nominated for Best Video of the Year in this year's Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA). Although, there are equally good videos in this category , the fact that Ayat's video features rich Ghanaian...

Kirani Ayat’s MadFest 2018 Festival

Dec 19, 2018

Very few artists manage to stay true to their musical color, flirt with mainstream music and maintain strong underground support. Very few artists aspire - and manage - to lift an entire community. Kirani AYAT manages all of it. His name is associated with many of...

Just A Band: Kudish! The Sound of Soup

Straight from Just A Band‘s website:

From the first time we ever went on stage (in August 2008 – nerve-wracking!) for live performances and/or DJ-sets, we’ve always prepared some remixes of our own songs (and other Kenyan songs we like) to play before we start or after we finish. We’ve never released any of those remixes until today!

We’ve been asked many times to put those mashups and remixes together, so after Daniel unleashed a particularly fun set at the Kudishnyao street party, we figured we should put them together. Here’s “Kudish! The Sound of Soup”, available as a free download courtesy of Bandcamp (which is the coolest music platform we’ve ever worked with). It’s a collection of music we wish we could hear on radio. Grab it and play it loud, and most of all – tell us what you think! 😀

New Video Alert: Kirani Ayat ‘Shugah 2x’

Aug 6, 2019

Buzzing Ghanaian act Kirani AYAT comes through with this brand new video for "Shugah 2x." Shugah 2x is one of the songs on his EP, Her Vibe Is Right. Its a fusion of different genres ;house music, highlife and afrobeats. The video brings out the beauty of the song,...

Flowking Stone & Kirani Ayat get VGMA nominations.

Apr 11, 2019

Madina-based hip hop sensation, Kirani Ayat's song Guda has been nominated for Best Video of the Year in this year's Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA). Although, there are equally good videos in this category , the fact that Ayat's video features rich Ghanaian...

Kirani Ayat’s MadFest 2018 Festival

Dec 19, 2018

Very few artists manage to stay true to their musical color, flirt with mainstream music and maintain strong underground support. Very few artists aspire - and manage - to lift an entire community. Kirani AYAT manages all of it. His name is associated with many of...

Pan African Music Stew mix for This Is Africa

This here is a 2 hour roundup of some of our favorite sounds coming from Africa. With a definite emphasis on sounds to make your hips move, and also definitely not an exhaustive line-up of genres – we are heavily biased towards Ghana, Angola, the Congo Kinshasa and Ivory Coast… what can you do!

BBRAVE put this mix together for This Is Africa and Nairobi-based Ghetto Radio who will air the mix… shortly. In the meantime, cop it here, and make sure to check out the full playlist below. And make sure to play loud and warm up the tip of your half-frozen feet!!

Monalisa – Ruff-N-Smooth Site | Buy
Simple – Bradez Buy
She De Bee feat. Guru – Old Sodja
So Cold – DaSoul
Ratata feat. K. Switch – R2Bees Buy
Extra – Just A Band Site | Buy
No Time feat. P Square – Bracket Buy
Swagger feat Stay Jay – Ruff-N-Smooth Site | Buy
Dome Na Mendowo feat. Castro – Appietus Site | Buy
Pipi – Marlaw
Fall In Love – D’Banj Buy
Yori Yori- Bracket Buy
Essabel feat. Mike & Old Sodja- Appietus Site | Buy
Boom Back Remix feat. Jose Chameleone – Bebe Kool
No One Like You – P-Square Buy
? – Les Garagistes Buy
Coeur Blanc – Les Patrons Buy
Do As i Do – Bracket Buy
Ma Alomo feat. KK Fosu & Reggie Zippy – Appietus Site | Buy
Eha Ye De (Bebia Awo) feat. SK Blinks – Nana Boroo Buy
Femme Africaine Lutchiana 100%
Elegom Bounsa feat. Maskarado (Radio Mix) – DJ Djeff Site | Buy
Relela – Skeat Site | Buy
Miss Doctor feat. 4X4 – Appietus Site | Buy
Kiss Ur Hand feat. Wande Coal- R2Bees Buy
Usinibore – Just A Band Site | Buy
DJ’s Mortel (2) – Polio – Kiloko
Sentiment Moka – ?
Wengeze – Eazzy
Windek – Cabo Snoop
Tchouchou Tchoucou – Kedjevara Site | Buy
Coupe de Tête de Zidane – DJ Menza Site | Buy
Asta Di – Aurlus Mabele Buy
Django – DJ Bonano Site | Buy
Som Do Zoca – Zoca Zoca Site | Buy
Tabouret Baoulé – Pat Sexy
Celimania Remix – Gadji Celi Buy
Sukuma – Killamu Site | Buy
Tiramakossa – Noite e Día Site | Buy
Number One – Fofandó & Saborosa Site | Buy
Aladin Mix – DJ Znobia
Kassumuna – Game Walla

12/01 DE: BLNRB – Just A Band + more in Berlin!

At long last! Just A Band come to perform in Europe, more specifically Berlin, as part of the NRBLN – BLNRB cultural exchange program initiated by the Goethe Institute. At the infamously awesome Haus der Kulturen der Welt on December 1, do not miss it!!

BLNRB | Berlin Show | HKW | 01 •12• 2010 from NRBLN_BLNRB on Vimeo.

Support Just A Band & Africa Unsigned

Have you heard of Africa Unsigned? Since you’re here on our site then you’ll probably really dig what they are up to: Africa Unsigned has been identifying up and coming artists throughout Africa, and funding recordings with the help of fans all over the world. Among others, Africa Unsigned worked with Just A Band shortly after they completed their album 82, to help them put together a decent live show, as well as a better studio for their next recording.

Check out how the whole thing works here. But in a nutshell: you contribute any dollar amount, and when the band reaches the target – $10,000 – it is ready to cash in the dough and record songs. And you are oh-so-special my dear Akwaaba fan: Africa Unsigned is letting you register and contribute $5 for free, simply go and register here and use the code ‘akwaaba’. Just by registering you will automatically be contributing $5, which we encourage you to contribute to Just A Band’s page ;-p And of course we all hope you feel compelled to contribute some more!

While we’re at it, here’s a bit of behind the scenes action on Just A Band’s shoot for Ha-He – courtesy of Africa Unsigned.

06/19 UK: Just A Band in The Guardian

Our friend Gervase de Wilde writes for the Guardian, and we’ve been secretly hoping he’d get Just A Band a feature in the paper… but as it turns out the band shows up in the travel section as a fine example of Nairobi’s lively music scene. No need to paraphrase, just click on the image!