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taken the entire rapping game to a
CAROLINE WANJIKU THARAU AKA
whole new level.
TEACHER WANJIKU
VERA
Who knew a big butt can get you
rich? With the local music scene coming
a long way, appearing on someone's
Her sick humour gives millions of
comedy fans a reason to tune in to the
DJ FRIDAH
At the tender age of 18, she was
already spinning at local dance joints in
music video was considered an honour
for their brand, and making constant
appearances in children­related events
depending on the gig, the award win­
ning DJ is quickly becoming one of the
most paid female deck masters this
and huge favour only certain girts got.
With many desperadoes willing to do
whatever it takes including sleep­
ing with the artistes to be on their
video for free, thanks to Vera, being
a video vixen now pays and com­
mands some sort of respect given
it's becoming a genuine way to
hustle. Thrown into the limelight
after appearing in the You Guy
massively successful video, young
confused and lost girts are now
using their assets to demand
for pay that was unthinkable
back then. But why not if
such as the Blueband Kids' Festival
side of East Africa, with others follow­
Vera can cash in USD 4,000
where she is raking in serious cash. It
ing closely behind like Pierra. For the
is no debate; she is a first in the local
love of Mombasa, we salute her.
(Sh344,300) to strut her
goodies in one video? She
Churchill Show giving the likes of Eric
Omondi a run for their money with her
creative skits. Officially, the hillarious
and most loved Swahifi 'teacher', she
has paved way for upcoming female
comedians proving that women can
do it too, if not better. The mother of
a ten­year­old daughter, Nicole, and
a Mass Communication graduate has
acted in more than 30 plays at the
Heartstrings Kenya. She has become
the most sought after celebrity with big
companies such as Airtel endorsing her
Mombasa where she still remains the
only official female DJ from the Coast,
One of the female pioneers to venture
this way, female enthusiasts are now
pursuing this art and making a com­
fortable living out of it, something few
would have considered some years ago.
With her show fee ranging from tens of
thousands to hundreds of thousands
too is a first!
comedy industry.
THE MOIPEI SISTERS
DEI
With most female artistes choosing
to stick to comfortable genres of music
like RnB, reggae and the like, this young
gospel star chose to go hard­core and
rap in the unpredictable and hostile gos­
pel industry where lady rap was hardly
anyone's cup of tea. The 22­year­old
actor­cum­rapper is setting the stage for
girls with a similar dream now that she is
becoming one of the fastest rising gos­
pel femaie artistes locally. With a smash
video and heavy punch lines when she
released her first single, I Am a Star, last
year, many would be forgiven to think
she was an American artiste considering
the video quality and how Diana Kiamba
was spitting throughout the song. And
Thanks to them, Kenyans love
classical and opera music some­
thing few could barely listen to a
few years ago — until these beautiful
and talented girls came about. The
quartet made up of the younger sister
17­year­old Seraphine and 19­year­old
triplets Mary, Magdalene and Marta, have
achieved what a handful have. Having
graced national and international events
including President Uhuru's inauguration,
the award­winning sisters were accorded
the Head of State commendation (HSC)
in 2008 by then President Kibaki for
promoting Kenya through their music. The
well­travelled girls play all sorts of instru­
ments and have an album, In the Land of
the Lion.
now, her new Victory Dance video has
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In a showbiz industry where many are afraid of stirring fresh waters,
THER MUCHENE singles out some young entertainers who are
setting the pace as they dare infiltrate unfamiliar territories using
their talent to break bread, even in a rivers infested with sharks.
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