Nonini
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Nonini whose real name is Hubert Nakitare, is a Kenyan hip hop
artist.
, but later joined Homeboyz
Productions. He was introduced to the Kenyan urban music scene through his debut single "Nonini ni Nani?" His steady rise to national and regional popularity did not begin however until his 2002 track "Manzi wa Nairobi," a song which praised the beauty of Kenyan women and follow-up single "Weh Kamu". He went on to release his debut album Hanyaring Game in late 2004 which included the hit "Keroro" a sheng
term for beer.Nonini is famed for releasing the first Genge
hit early in his career.
Later, Nani Mwenza, his collaboration track with Tanzania
n musician Juma Nature
, became a regional hit. In his most recent great creations, he has collaborated with local artist Nameless
to create a Friday anthem appropriately title "furahi-day" which has received much airplay over the weeks. Both songs were on his second album Mwisho Ya Mawazo, released in 2007. The album featured number of more guest musicians, including Nyota Ndogo
, Mercy Myra
, Professor Jay
and Q-Chief. In August 2007, Nonini was among 100 most influential Kenyans as selected by The Standard
newspaper. In 2009 he was named International Lifestyle Ambassador by the Limkokwing University in Malaysia.
Nonini is a half Luhya and half Kamba
(pro-habo unit) that consists of rappers Bonnie, Frasha, Gabu and himself. The crew has released some songs most notably "Si lazima" which in swahili means it's not a must. "Si lazima" is a song that talks of times in a relationship where a couple does not need to have sex they can just go home and chill.People have found the song quite ironic to the messages he portrayed in his previous songs. At the 2007 Kisima Music Awards
P-Unit
won the Boomba Group category. For Nonini, it was the first time he won a Kisima Award
, despite being on the limelight for years. Their second single is known as Kushoto-Kulia; meaning left-right. Both songs are on Nonini's Mwisho ya Mawazo album. He runs a video production company by the name "pro habo
Nominated:
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
artist.
Biography
Nonini originally signed to Calif RecordsCalif Records
Calif Records is a Kenyan record label based in Nairobi's California estate. Its known to be home to Genge, a genre of music popular with young people. It was founded in 2000 by record executive & producer Clement "Clemo" Rapudo together with his childhood friend Paul Nunda a.k.a. Juacali...
, but later joined Homeboyz
Homeboyz
Homeboyz is a 2007 young adult fiction novel written by California teacher Alan Lawrence Sitomer. It is the third book of the Hoopster trilogy. The book won the Top Ten Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers award from the American Library Association in 2008.-Summary:The events of Homeboyz takes...
Productions. He was introduced to the Kenyan urban music scene through his debut single "Nonini ni Nani?" His steady rise to national and regional popularity did not begin however until his 2002 track "Manzi wa Nairobi," a song which praised the beauty of Kenyan women and follow-up single "Weh Kamu". He went on to release his debut album Hanyaring Game in late 2004 which included the hit "Keroro" a sheng
Sheng
Sheng can refer to:* Sheng * Beijing opera#Sheng, the main role in Beijing opera* Sheng , a slang dialect of the Swahili language* Province , an administrative division of China, called sheng in Mandarin...
term for beer.Nonini is famed for releasing the first Genge
hit early in his career.
Later, Nani Mwenza, his collaboration track with Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
n musician Juma Nature
Juma Nature
Juma Nature a.k.a Sir Nature is a Tanzanian hip hop artist and a singer. He is the founder and member of a Temeke group called Wanaume, an informal group of rappers from the poor side of Dar es Salaam...
, became a regional hit. In his most recent great creations, he has collaborated with local artist Nameless
David Mathenge
David Mathenge , better known by his stage name Nameless, is a Kenyan pop artist.- Biography :Mathenge was educated at Strathmore School, He rose to fame in 1999 through a star-search contest on Kenya's urban music station 98.4 Capital FM, which he won with his original song "Megarider." The song...
to create a Friday anthem appropriately title "furahi-day" which has received much airplay over the weeks. Both songs were on his second album Mwisho Ya Mawazo, released in 2007. The album featured number of more guest musicians, including Nyota Ndogo
Nyota Ndogo
Nyota Ndogo is a musician from Kenya who performs taarab-influenced pop music.Ndogo is from the coastal city of Mombasa. She was a school drop-out who worked as a house maid. Her father Abdala Atib was a musician with a local band, but Nyota Ndogo did not take up musical career until being...
, Mercy Myra
Mercy Myra
- Biography :In 1996, she joined the Calabash Band but left it the next year to join the R&B group Destinee and in 1997 she joined a band called Black Ice...
, Professor Jay
Professor Jay
Joseph Haule , popularly known as Professor Jay, is a Tanzanian hip hop artist. He is one of the prominent representants of the "Bongo Flava" Tanzanian hip hop subgenre, which mixes elements from both Western hip hop and the Tanzanian tradition Joseph Haule (born December 29, 1975), popularly known...
and Q-Chief. In August 2007, Nonini was among 100 most influential Kenyans as selected by The Standard
The Standard
The Standard is an English free newspaper of Hong Kong with a daily circulation of 231,018. It was called the Hong Kong Standard and changed to HKiMail during the Internet boom, but it changed back to The Standard in 2001....
newspaper. In 2009 he was named International Lifestyle Ambassador by the Limkokwing University in Malaysia.
Nonini is a half Luhya and half Kamba
Kamba
The Kamba are a Bantu ethnic group who live in the semi-arid Eastern Province of Kenya stretching east from Nairobi to Tsavo and north up to Embu, Kenya. This land is called Ukambani. Sources vary on whether they are the third, fourth or the fifth largest ethnic group in Kenya...
P-Unit
He recently started up a whole new crew known as the P-UnitP-Unit
P-Unit is a Kenyan hip hop group consisting of rappers Frasha, Gabu and Bon-Eye.- Biography :The crew has released an album "Wagenge Hao" recorded at Decimal media by "Erik Musyoka" having 17 tracks most notably "Kare" , "Hapa Kule", "Una" with DNA, "Juu Tu Sana, "Kushoto Kulia" and "Si lazima"...
(pro-habo unit) that consists of rappers Bonnie, Frasha, Gabu and himself. The crew has released some songs most notably "Si lazima" which in swahili means it's not a must. "Si lazima" is a song that talks of times in a relationship where a couple does not need to have sex they can just go home and chill.People have found the song quite ironic to the messages he portrayed in his previous songs. At the 2007 Kisima Music Awards
2007 Kisima Music Awards
The 2007 Kisima Music Awards took place at Marula Manor, Nairobi, Kenya on 8 September 2007.-Winners:-References:**The Standard, September 14, 2007:...
P-Unit
P-Unit
P-Unit is a Kenyan hip hop group consisting of rappers Frasha, Gabu and Bon-Eye.- Biography :The crew has released an album "Wagenge Hao" recorded at Decimal media by "Erik Musyoka" having 17 tracks most notably "Kare" , "Hapa Kule", "Una" with DNA, "Juu Tu Sana, "Kushoto Kulia" and "Si lazima"...
won the Boomba Group category. For Nonini, it was the first time he won a Kisima Award
Kisima Music Awards
The Kisima Music Awards is an annual awards program that recognises musical talent in East Africa. Despite being Kenyan-based the scheme awards artists from a variety of countries, predominately Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, and incorporates a range of music genres.-History:Named after the Swahili...
, despite being on the limelight for years. Their second single is known as Kushoto-Kulia; meaning left-right. Both songs are on Nonini's Mwisho ya Mawazo album. He runs a video production company by the name "pro habo
Awards
Won:- 2004 Chaguo La Teeniez AwardsChaguo La Teeniez AwardsThe Insyder Magazine' Chaguo La Teeniez Awards is a project that seeks to recognise and award Kenyans youth who have made meaningful contribution to our society by excelling in the disciplines of academics, arts and sports...
- Best Male Artist - 2007 Chaguo La Teeniez AwardsChaguo La Teeniez AwardsThe Insyder Magazine' Chaguo La Teeniez Awards is a project that seeks to recognise and award Kenyans youth who have made meaningful contribution to our society by excelling in the disciplines of academics, arts and sports...
- Best Song ("Si Lazima") & Best Collaboration ("Si Lazima") & Best Group (P-Unit) - 2007 Kisima Music Awards2007 Kisima Music AwardsThe 2007 Kisima Music Awards took place at Marula Manor, Nairobi, Kenya on 8 September 2007.-Winners:-References:**The Standard, September 14, 2007:...
Boomba Group (P-Unit). - 2008 Chaguo La Teeniez AwardsChaguo La Teeniez AwardsThe Insyder Magazine' Chaguo La Teeniez Awards is a project that seeks to recognise and award Kenyans youth who have made meaningful contribution to our society by excelling in the disciplines of academics, arts and sports...
- Best Music Video ("Mtoto Mzuri") & Best Group (P-Unit) - 2008 Kisima Music AwardsKisima Music AwardsThe Kisima Music Awards is an annual awards program that recognises musical talent in East Africa. Despite being Kenyan-based the scheme awards artists from a variety of countries, predominately Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, and incorporates a range of music genres.-History:Named after the Swahili...
Boomba Group (P-Unit), Best Collaboration (P-Unit & DNADNADeoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
- "Una").
Nominated:
- 2008 MTV Africa Music AwardsMTV Africa Music Awards 2008The first annual MTV Africa Music Awards took place on November 22, 2008 in Abuja, Nigeria at The Velodrome. The show was hosted by Trevor Nelson. The nominees were announced on October 7, 2008.-Artist of the Year:* Aṣa* D’Banj* P-Square* HHP* Seether...
- Listener's Choice (P-Unit & DNADNADeoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
- "Una"). - 2008 Pearl of Africa Music AwardsPearl of Africa Music AwardsPearl of Africa Music Awards are annual national music awards in Uganda. The awards were first held in 2003. Since 2006 there has also been categories for musicians from other East African countries ....
- Best Male (Kenya)