It’s about time Le Band reunited!

If there’s a Kenyan band that has really been missed on the local entertainment scene, it’s Le Band – the group that was made up of Fidel Shammah, Ken Mwendwa, Joel Maina and Abe Kiptanui.

Also read: Why Kenyan music groups don’t last

Most people first came to know Le Band when they released a song titled Number One with Suzziah. Actually they were even touted as the next Sauti Sol.

Le Band

They went on to release other jams such as For You, Nakupenda, Leo, Move, Sweet Lady and before we knew it, the group members parted ways.

Many people who were huge fans of Le Band, like myself, were really taken aback with the news of their separation because their music careers had not even taken off.

These guys made good music. The kind that you can listen to even when an older person is around. Some people call it clean music.

Le Band

One of the things that I loved about Le Band is that it had a good mix of talents. Fidel was a good vocalist. His voice drove many ladies wild.

Ken had a deep bass that many of us loved listening to, Joel also had a good voice and a wide vocal range. Abe was so good with the guitar. This nice blend is what made them to stand out.

While the former members of the the group have tried to pursue careers as solo artists, it is not the same. Many of us really miss the group and feel it’s about time they re-united.

Understandably, being in a group is difficult because you have to factor in the different personalities and people may be engaged in different activities when it’s time to rehearse but if Sauti Sol has done it, why can’t they also do it?

Le Band’s Charisma has teamed up with Njerae on this beautiful tune dubbed ‘Tuthi Nawe’ (Video)

Captain Charisma, formerly of Le Band, has dropped a new song with mellow-voiced singer Njerae dubbed Tuthi Nawe and we are really feeling it.

Tuthi Nawe
Tuthi Nawe

Tuthi Nawe is a Kikuyu word which means ‘let’s go with you’. As you can already tell, this is feel good song. However, it’s also a love ballad at the same time. I don’t know how they pulled it off.

Both Charisma and Njerae came through with well-thought out lyrics on this song but perhaps the highlight of it is listening to the former rap like he’s ready to give Khaligraph ones a run for his money.

He also threw in words like nipeleke na rieng which I must admit that I was not really expecting but it came out well though and didn’t seem misplaced. Props to Charisma.

Njerae
Njerae

The other thing that struck me about Tuthi Nawe is the lovely voices of both Charisma and Njerae. You will hit the replay button a couple of times and no one will even blame you.

The song was produced by Lolly P and as expected he too did a good job by providing the singers with a funky and uptown yet mellow beat.

The video for Tuthi Nawe was directed by the one and only Mike Lolly P. The thing that I loved most about it was the use of colour and how it was well co-ordinated i.e. through their outfits and the car that was used as a prop.

Interestingly, they didn’t really plan for the video shoot. They had gone for a road trip and decided to invite the videographer on the second day of their get away and voila Tuthi Nawe was born.

Watch Tuthi Nawe below and tell us what you think.

Fast rising songbird Pryshon features Kenya’s hottest pop group Le-Band in new single 

Pryshon has dropped a new jam following the success of her first single ‘Usiku na Mchana’. The fast rising singer has featured Kenya’s hottest pop group Le-Band in new single ‘Rebel’.

‘Rebel’ was composed by SoFresh, mixed and mastered by SoFresh, written by Josh of Amos & Josh duo, Pryshon and Le-Band.

The new song is the third Pryshon has dropped since the beginning of her promising music career. She however has other projects in the pipeline.

Rebellious love story

‘Rebel’ is a bumpy pop track that is themed around a rebellious love story between real life pastor’s kids. The music video was shot in Juja, Kenya and directed by Jijo Drumbeats.

“It’s been such an honor to work with Pryshon because she’s too damn pretty and talented and we’ve been her fan since her first release ‘Thinking’ ft Nem. We can’t wait to hit the stage together to perform ‘Rebel’ to our fans, it’s a monster hit,” said Le-Band while speaking of the new collabo.

Pryshon echoed Le-Band’s sentiments;

“I love this jam so much! my team and I have been eyeing Le-Band for a long time and we’ve always wanted to work with them. The collabo was seamless and everything we anticipated it would be.”

Watch the song in the video below: