ABOUT THE EVENT
Who: Drench Entertainment, maumau dj Jefferies, dj andz, and dj bakumba.
What: East Africa “pamoja “summer jam, featuring most awarded E . Africa hip-hop/reggae artist “Nazizi”
When: 17th July 2009
Where: The Standard 140 6 Th st New Westminster
Why: Showcase E. Africa In the Diaspora through authentic culture as reflected in their music, fashion, and dance. And also support the south Sudan homework Bc youth project and the kings and queens hearing impaired basketball teams in Kenya.
About Nazizi:

Nazizi is a hip hop/ reggae artist and is currently the most awarded Kenyan artist.
She released her first single “Ni sawa tu” when she was 16 years old making her the FIRST SUCCESSFUL FEMALE ARTIST IN EAST AFRICA. The song was an instant hit and soon enough Nazizi became a household name.
It’s been ten years since and Nazizi still remains one of the most popular and influential artists in the East African region.

Nazizi has won 17 AWARDS WINNIG FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 7 TIMES IN A ROW and the most recent awards being best directed video and video of the year at the CHANNEL O VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS in South Africa in 2007 for the song “kube”.

She is also part of the award winning groups NECESSARY NOIZE and EAST AFRICAN BASHMENT CREW.
Nazizi has curtain raised for international artists SEAN PAUL and WAYNE WONDER in Kenya, AKON in Tanzania AND Uganda, MARLON ASHER in Uganda and most recently JULIAN MARLEY and ANDREW TOSH in Ethiopia.