The Last Mile "The Last Mile provides a rare insight into challenges faced by African Immigrants in America. It delves into the issue of African and African-American relations in a manner never seen before.
The Last Mile is cleverly structured with intense subtext and demands attention from the intelligent movie enthusiast" The promise of the American dream entices Kevin; a young talented African to stay in America but he soon discovers that life in America is not as easy as it is portrayed to be. He finds himself out on the street and eventually meets the charismatic, smooth talking lawyer, Mr. Moore who takes him in. But Mr. Moore has ulterior motives and Kevin once again finds himself in a tough position where he has to balance love, ambition and survival.
The Last Mile explores the widely unexplored theme of Intra-racial tension between Africans and African-Americans; and is an expose on the struggles that aspiring young Africans in America encounter in search of a better life. The Last Mile features Christian Mungai (of Music group Milele) as Kevin, William Shipman as Mr. Moore (Homicide, HBO's The Corner and The Wire, America's Most Wanted and Comedy Central's Dave Chappelle Show) Courtney Rhodes (Savvy Models, The Fashion Firm) and Adrienne Fairley (Divided City, A Word before Dying, Pelican Brief, Contact).
The Last Mile soundrack features a well blended mixture of todays Hip Hop,R&B,Slow jams,Reggae,Christian,and African music.The artist are upcoming yet very talented with production at the highest level,making the music appropriate for any occasion.
11.Ritwa Riku - Eric Wainana 12.Jahiti Goodbye - Jahiti 13.Chini kwa Chini - Neto Ft. Brownfish & Vicky 14.Way of life - Lay daye ft. T.C 15.Last Mile - Kanji
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Chini Kwa Chini Music Video DVD
This is a well done video from one of the songs in the soundtrack "Chini kwa Chini" which means "Lets get down".The video is very funny and features a Kenyan,Jamaican and African American artists and not forgetting a variety of beautiful women. I promise that you will have your figure on the rewind button 24/7.
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Face of Terror Documentary DVD
This a very moving documentary,done with raw material of footage taken from the 1998 Bomb Blast in Nairobi Kenya at the America Embassy, with very little editing.This documentary will leave you in tears due to the lives lost and people injured,and also show you how Kenyans came together on that dreadful day to help save the lives of the ones who escaped death. This is a must have copy to relive and also remember what we went through on this day.
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Sali Oyugi CD
Listen to the music:- 1. Ngoma 2. Jomba 3. Jahera 4. Vuma 5. Nimechoka 6. Kalila 7. Amani Hakuna 8. Ulongole 9. Mpaka Iweje SALI OYUGI has been actively involved in addressing issues that affect different communities using her amazing talent as a Singer/Songwriter and her captivatingStorytelling & Poetry. Sali is also an amazing dancer. Salis stage presence is almost magical , making her performances Dynamic to say the least. Capable of seeming as vulnerable as a lamb and as fearless as a lioness all I one show, Sali's performances have a high impact on her audiences wherever she makes an appearance. She sings, dances, and plays acoustic guitar & congas in an amazing Fusion of E. African Rhythms with a touch of Funk and Jazz.
Sali has been performing professionally since the year 1993 at which time she was still living in her native country Kenya, East Africa. She mainly worked under the sponsorship of the French Cultural Center, which regularly hosts multi-cultural festivals that bring artists from various parts of the world together. Sali played extensively at the local clubs and art centers which then led to her U.K. tour in 1997. her performance at a Solar Energy Convention received rave reviews and soon after this tour Sali released her first solo project-a three song C.D., which received rave reviews.
-"Sali is all set to be Kenyas musical ambassador"- The Daily Nation another Kenyan daily called her "...Kenyas own Miriam Makeba..."-The Standard.
This C.D. also received a lot of airplay in her hometown, Nairobi. Sali is currently based in Boston where she has been performing with her band KARMA SIMBA. Karma Simba is Wesley Wirth on Bass, (who has performed with the likes of King Sunny Ade )is also teaching at the New England Conservatory of Music and has played with many world music and reggae ensembles, Roderick Camelia on Guitar- he has created his own Teaching Method of Music Theory and has written a book about the same, drawing from his vast experience in working with Latin/African ensembles. Luis Blanco on percussion, formerly of Berklee College of music and has a vast experience with Afro-Cuban ensembles, Andreas Brade on drums, formerly of Berkeley College of Music vastly experienced in working with North African (Morocco), West African (Mali), East African (Kenya & Congo) ensembles. ( Winnie Dahlgren on Vibes, Tim Myers on horns- extended band)
Sali Oyugi has been making her presence felt in the New England area. She has played at the Middle East Café, Ryles Jazz Club, The Western Front ,The Cyclorama- Boston Center for the Arts, the Cambridge Multi-Cultural Arts Center, Mama Gaia's Café, and the local festivals , conventions and schools. She has also played in New York, Vermont, North Carolina and New Hampshire. Sali has also worked with master kora player and griot Balla Tounkara , who features in her newly released debut Solo Album " Vuma!",
World-beat band Wildest Dreams, Poetry/World music ensemble Vox Pop, Afro-Reggae/Hip-Hop-Soul band The III Kings, Internationally acclaimed Kenyan Afro-Beat Band Jabali Africa. Sali had a successful C.D. release party of her album "Vuma!" (July 26, 2002) which got amazing reviews and media coverage. Sali Oyugi and Karma Simba are currenly on their C.D. promotional tour.
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Felix Mwangi CD
Listen to the music:- 1. Intro 2. This Is the Day 3. Give Him Praise 4. You're Watching Over Me 5. My Provider 6. Give You Thanks 7. Halleluyah 8. Through It All 9. Taking Care of Me 10. If My People 11. Lord You Are 12. Outro Felix is primarily a music producer, but God has blessed him with a gift of writing songs, playing different instruments including; Piano, organ, bass guitar, guitar, drums, percussion, different brass instruments like the sax, trumpet ...and singing.
He started writing the songs on this CD while he was on tour with the Youth for Christ team.He produced this CD in his own studio right in Boston, MA. The CD features some musicians from his school (Berklee College of Music)like; Eric Wainaina, Nancy Bilonda, Claude Kelly, Malakhi Eason, Curtis Warren, members of the Youth for Christ (Generation 21-Shuhuda)some friends from his Church, (Twelfth Baptist Church)like; Eric Ajuoga and Wambui Thuku and other friends like Kanji Mbugua (from Milele), Henry Kariuki (Milele's guitarist) Christine Wambui and Carole Mungai.
The CD is pretty much urban/R&B gospel in style. He wrote and arranged almost all the songs. All the songs have vocals. He features as the soloist in some songs and does some background vocals in other songs.
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