27 October 2013

Nairobi’s top (5) fast rising and favorite entertainers of 2013

Lupita Nyong’o
In the 17th annual Hollywood Film Awards, Lupita bagged an award for exemplary performance in the movie ‘12 Years a Slave’. We all know she’s been away but she is still Kenyan and thumbs up for our very own. Her future looks bright and we wish her all the best. If you think I am wrong, you got to check her hanging out with Kanye west; I mean, only Kim Kardashian gets close to Kanye but Lupita broke the rules.

Teacher Wanjiku
The vocal teacher is turning out to be the fastest growing and a force to reckon with in stand-up comedy where fewer women have ventured. She features in Churchill Show and in the current Airtel promo that ends with one of the most visible quotes on social media nowadays, “Alama ya dukuduku”

Ole Lenku
Talk about funny people, Teacher Wanjiku, King’ang’i in Nairobi and crossing to the US, Kevin Hart, Chris Rock, Steve Harvey, Cedric the entertainer, but the list is not complete without our very own Ole Lenku. When he goes like “We have the situation under control as our forces have taken control of all the floors at Westgate except 2nd, 3rd and the roof top and not forgetting that there were 10-15 terrorists, we captured both of them.” His was however short-lived.

P-Unit
Arguably one of the hottest and coolest groups in the continent, the P-Unit trio group made up of Frasha, Gabu and Bon-Eye has moved scenes in the last few years. With their hit song ‘Si Lazima’ featuring Nonini catapulting them to fame, several others followed and include 'Juu tu sana', 'Hapa Kule', ‘Kare’, ‘Gentleman’ featuring Sauti Soul and of course ‘You Guy’ that had the bootylicious girl VS Baibe making heads turn. The group’s achievements include being ‘Niko na Safaricom’ brand ambassadors besides doing several gigs in the country and just recently, completed their tour of the US. Bon-Eye, a member of the group tied the Knot earlier this year.

Wakoli Bifwoli
This is the man you see and before he starts talking, you are already laughing. My old pal Tom has always insisted that American actor Chris Rock has got roots in Kenya. Well, if Chris was to come here in search for his long lost family, just like Obama did, he wouldn’t have to look further. Bifwoli has also featured in KTN news channel as a guest anchor.

The list goes on and on;
We shall be listing the top 20 entertainers of the year 2013
To vote, Comment with the name of your favourite entertainer

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