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K-NEL

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Location: AFRICA: Kenya
Signed up: 14 Feb 2007 04:15 PM
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African Genre: Hip-Hop
Website: http://www.mtaafm.com/K-NEL

Biography

K- Nel was born in Nairobi, Kenya under the name ‚Nelson Mike Mithamo Muriuki’ His musical experience starts at the age of 4 singing in a gospel choir. He wrote small plays and poems for the local juvenile theatres in his growing up years.

As a high school teenager and living with the trend, he found inspiration in the R&B and Rap music from the then tops like ‘Boyz II Men’, ‘Tupac Shakur’, ‘Notorious B.I.G’ and ’Jay Z’. This inspiration brings K-Nel to a level enriched with influences from the music of other great Kenyan artists.

Moved to Germany and went into higher education doing economics at the University of Cologne. Performed every friday at club ‘X-Cape’ and pumped the party up.His gig attracted him to top Hip Hop DJs like, ‘DJ 360’(Brooklyn NY.) and ‘DJ Mad’whom he worked with.

2001 Met ‘DJ Physique’, head of ‘X men squad’ a quite established band in Germany.

Within the same year, K-Nel recorded his first songs with ‘Hydro’ and ‘fresh Brain’

2002 Started working independently and did further recording projects with ‘Hydro’.

Released several mixtapes ( The Streets Mixtape Vol. 1, We ain’t playing) Lots of

Performances both at Home and abroad.

K-Nel’s first album “ The Middle Finger “ was produced by ‘D Buzz of ‘Freemindz Records in which top artists like, Hydro, A.L. Metaphysics and Laygwansharkie were featured. Promo clubtour in Ibiza. Projects with many other DJs, some to name, ‘DJ Killa Kutz’, ‘DJ Asha’(Choice FM), DJ AZ’(Garage Music), DJ Shortee Blitz’(Kiss FM)and ‘DJ Tony der ‘G-Unit.

Recorded with the R&B legend ‘Horace Brown’ ( One For The Money, Things we do for love ft Jay Z ) the title ‘Static Soldiers’. Performed at Kenyan Independence day Grand celebrations in Cologne and later toured in Minsk and Alicante.

Hosted the aftershow party for G-Unit in Cologne. Radio Interviews with Dj Joey from YFM Nairobi/Kenya. With a great feedback from the title ‘Mi Negro Lindo’, a pretty heavy rotation within the FM stations in Kenya and abroad, today it’s one of the most requested on air.

Voice Of Kenya, a masterpiece album produced by Enno Kremser and Nadim Tabicca for Fern Records is slated for an early 2007 release by Nuromusic and parallel to that the video clip to the hit single ‘Mi Negro Lindo’