TNL@C Liron

Thursday Nite Live feat Liron, Jan. 9 2014 @ Choices – Baricho Road

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TNL@C Liron
Date: January 9, 2014
Venue: Choices, Baricho Road
Time: 8-11 pm
Entry: Free

About
Liron is a soul and jazz singer/songwriter. An artist, by birth and choice, who thrives on her ability to create. She brings out her love for colours, words and sound in all her work. Painter, poet and interior designer, she finds inspiration in life…the things she sees, hears and feels.

She began writing songs when she was 8 years old and like most singers she too performed at her local church. She names Aretha Franklin, Joss stone and Sam Cooke as singers who have influenced her style of music.

For her debut album, Liron teamed up with Michel Ongaro, a multi-instrumentalist and well renowned musician to be the executive music producer for the album, titled,’ Prodigal’s Diary’. He brought his vast musical experience to the project and
was able to capture the vision that Liron had for the 12 track project. With his vast skills in music and Liron’s adventurous spirit, the result is an album that has dared to experiment with fusions of different styles while maintaining a mature appeal and soul in the music.

The already released singles from this album have received positive feedback from music makers and lovers with her 2nd single “Lets Play Pretend” going further and being used as a soundtrack for a short film and inspiring the title of the film.

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Thursday Nite Live feat Mr. Bado, Nov. 14 2013 @ Choices

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This Thursday TNL features Mr. Bado playing a mixture of Mwanzele, Taarab and Chakacha all music styles and rhythms from Kenya’s Coast. He replaces the previously scheduled artist Ms. Nina Ogot who cancelled her appearance.

Mr. Bado’s profile
Hailing from the coastal town of Watamu in Malindi, Mr Bado was born Mohamed Said. Although he started singing in 1994 while studying in Mombasa, he had been exposed to music his whole life. Mr Bado comes from a musical family that has been singing and performing Mijikenda dance and music for generations. He is the son of the legendary mwanzele singer and composer, Mzee Nyere wa Konde.
Listening to Mr Bado, one can’t help but notice the unique coastal harmonies and melodies that have clearly influenced his voice and style of singing. Growing up, he was inspired by his father’s Mwanzele style as well as by Mzee Maulid Juma’s Taarab, and Mzee Bhalo’s Chakacha.

Mr Bado is also an accomplished music producer in his own right, and he runs his own studio in Watamu called Bado Records, where he records his own music as well as support and help aspiring artists from Watamu. His songs, ‘Shemeji’ and ‘Susumila’ were mega hits in the coast region, earning him a performance slot at Safaricom Live in 2010. He is currently working closely with Ketebul Music. Mr Bado also finds time to perform at cultural events with his father and brothers. They were featured extensively in Ketebul Music’s Singing Wells project, where Mr Bado and Mzee Nyerere wa Konde were also featured in a collaboration with Benga fusion artist Winyo.

Catch a glimpse and listen of Mr. Bado