G-FLOW

INTRODUCTION TO G-FLOW

Kelvin Isaac Oyoo (born October 11^th 1984) commonly known as G-flow is a Kenyan hiphopCalif records,Southwest records,Osome musik and currently with Underdawg production.His debut album Zishanirarukia is due to be released in August 2009. artist.He has worked with

DISCOGRAPHY

G-flow started in 2006 with a single Wanatamaa featuring Choku whose video got to the charts of east Africa tv and the local stations. In 2007 he recorded a club hit Unavyomove which started getting him shows around the country he has performed in Nairobi, Machakos, Mombasa, Malindi and Kakamega.In 2007 he was part of the Kenyan peace song an initiative of Kenyan artists to sensitize people on the importance of peaceful elections.

He was back to the studio in 2008 to record Zishanirarukia the recording was completed this year in January with the lead single being released .The single Pepeta Iwake is an anthem in the making that comes along with a high quality video and is currently taking the industry by storm.

The album is basically a fresh breath into the industry suffocated by the usual names, its new from the music the sound and the artists featuring on it.

SONGS ON THE ALBUM

1 Chuchuma

2 Pepeta iwake

3 Niko poa

4 Hisia na nafsi feat Gaza

5 Kila saa

6 Mechi kali feat Wenyeji and Kayvoe

7 Mzuka feat Frenchboy

8 Hawaelewi feat Dela and Blakskillz

9 Sikutaki tena

10 Ulivyoniambia

11 Zishanirarukia

12 Wanatamaa feat Choku

13 Lazma feat Gaza Kayvoe and Jimw@

14 Mshaambiwa

15 Rusha Mistari feat Zakah and Czar Genius

16 Stay tru feat chantman

FACTS ON THE KENYAN MUSIC INDUSTRY

The Kenyan music industry is among the fastest growing in the country in recent times with both the delivery Skill and Quality of music growing tremendously.

The music industry has become so competitive with production houses growing from the days of Ogopa deejays only to Calif,Jomino and Underdawgz just to mention but a few. The style has also grown from the traditional Kapuka to Genge and the internationally recognized Crunk .

COLLABORATIONS ON THE ALBUM

Collaborations on the album include Gaza on the song Hisia na Nafsi and Lazma. Also on the album is the group Wenyeji on the song Mechi kali which also features Kayvoe the multi talented upcoming producer. Also on the album on the song Hawaelewi are Dela and Blakskillz both talented new artists.

G-flow is among the fastest rising artists with a full album all ready to be launched, the album is basically a hip hop album with a touch of crunk, reggae and ragga beats in it.

MUSIC AND THE YOUTH

Music has come along way from being associated with the ills of the society to being seen as a major way of empowering the jobless talented youth to also an economy builder of a developing country such as Kenya.

The major investors also gain a lot from this industry with the investments in the entertainment industry paying off handsomely.

Music has been used in advertising, education, campaigns and in movie soundtracks; this is no doubt the global way of communicating.

Music is a form of expression into the social ills and also a praise of the achievements of individual and as a country in general.

VISION STATEMENT

· Seeking to lead the pack in the Kenyan and regional music industry by the end of 2009. Hip hop being an integral section of the music industry using it to better standards of music through production of high quality music.

MISSION STATEMENT

· Improving the general society through educative music and using the gains into nurturing the massive talent among the youth especially from Eastland’s.

· Changing the music industry into a dependable source of income for the artists and to the government through tax.

CHALLENGES

The Major challenges faced Include.

· Piracy-this can be controlled by the use of the law in punishing whoever is caught doing it or entertaining it.

· Favourism- This is seen by the media playing music from only a selected group of artists or artists from a certain production label.

· Management- This is a major challenge to all the artists their are no properly trained managers in the field of artist manage.

‘my business in life is not to get ahead of others but to get ahead of myself, to break my own record and outstrip my yesterdays by today