Eight DJs, One stage: All set for Pinye’s 51st birthday party
Legendary
Kenyan DJ Pinye, real name Peter Chuani, recently turned 51 and he is going all
out.
Pinye,
who is credited with being among one of the pioneer DJs who pushed Kenyan music
to TV, has laid out an all-inclusive line-up of 8 DJs, including himself, to
headline his much-anticipated party.
The
party goes down at the Carnivore on Saturday, with Pinye incorporating both new
school and old school DJs.
Among
them include DJ Bab's, DJ D-Lite, DJ
Gichboy, DJ Fully Focus, DJ K1, CNG the DJ, and DJ Dream.
DJ Pinye recently sparked conversation online when he said a lack of structure in the music scene is to
blame for Kenyan musicians' lack of progress.
He alleged that there are no music labels where upcoming musicians can get signed and receive full support from a company, thereby allowing them to help with huge responsibilities like production and marketing.
“Something
serious needs to happen, these young guys do not want to work…it’s shortcuts
all the way, someone like a Diamond needs to come locally and then people
realize the work ethic…there is no artist in Kenya who has work ethic like
Diamond, then why are we complaining? It means you don’t want to work,” he said
“People do
music for Kenya only yet there’s the internet, the world is so small, you can’t
play gengetone outside Kenya , I want you to do a song that will play even in
South Africa.”
The remarks sparked mixed reactions from Kenyan music lovers as well as artistes themselves.
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