All These Kenyan Celebrities Were Caught Out Hanging Out at This Bar in Westlands and Nobody Knew What They Were Doing. Even Keri Hilson Joined Them #20BobNiMob
The day was 7th April, the time was 7 PM and the place was Budhaa Bar and Lounge in Westlands where the biggest event went down; too bad you missed it though I will tell you all about it.
It was the unveiling of season two of thebiggest music competition to ever take place in Kenya,“Airtel Trace Music Star” (ATMS) which turned out to be a star studded event with some cool peeps, good music and great vibe. Some of the artists in attendance included: ATMS season 1 winner Benjamin Webi, Phillis (Phy), Atemi Diva, Wyre, Chris Adwar- the three who are part of the judging panel for season 2.
Now in its second season, this year’s Airtel TRACE Music Star competition will see Niger join Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zambia as the newest African territories to enter this year’s competition. The best singing talent in each territory will be identified, rewarded and put in competition to run for the title of best African music talent.
Speaking at the event, Airtel Kenya CEO Adil El Youssefi said,“We arepleased to partner with TRACE to bring to youseason two of the Airtel TRACE Music Star where we are once againproviding an exciting platform for Kenyan youth to showcase their talent in Africa’s “coolest” music competition.This underscores our commitment to creating platforms that celebrate and reward young, talented people.”
On his part, TRACE TV’s Senior Vice President for Eastern Africa Steve Agutu said, “Last year the competition received 2.3 million calls into the dedicated telephone line. We are indeed delighted to partner with Airtel and leverage our knowledge of the music industry for the launch of Season 2 which will be bigger and even better.”
The partnership kicked off on 6th April with the launch of the Airtel Trace Music Star competition which will run until 11h June 2016. The competition is only open to Airtel subscribers. Numbers ported to Airtel will also be eligible for entry.
The Kenyan winner stands a chance to win Ksh 1.5Mat the Kenya finale and thereafter, qualifies to compete in the grand finale where the ultimate prize comprises a mentorship program with multi-award winning American singer-songwriter Keri Hilson in Atlanta. The winner will not only star in their own music video alongside Keri Hilson; he/she will get an opportunity to record a duet with the “Knock You Down” songstress, as well as receive a signed contract with a major music label and worldwide media exposure through various TRACE’s platforms.
And participants don’t have to engage in the usually long queues, all they have to do is Call, SingandWina chance to become the next big music star in Kenya and possibly across Africa and the world. To participate, one will need to call in the number-0900 733 733 with their mobile phones, record their songs to stand a chance to become the next big music star in Africa.The grand finale will be held in Lagos in June this year.
