KENNIS Music , one of the country’s biggest record label company, has rolled out plans for the new year even as its helmsman, Kenny Ogungbe recently got appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the DAAR Communications Plc, owners of AIT and RayPower FM.
His appointment was endorsed at the multinational’s AGM held on Friday, December 30, 2011.
With his new position, Ogungbe, a prolific music presenter and entrepreneur, is now part of policy making of the media conglomerate which includes Africa Independent Television, AIT, AIT National, AIT International, Ray Power FM, Ray Power FM network and DAARSat.
“I and other board of Directors are saddled with the responsibility of ensuring the company brings dividend to its shareholders and a major task before us is to launch Ray Power in 22 cities before the end of June, this year to bring to 29, the cities where signals could be received,” Ogungbe said in a statement made available to Weekend Groove.
The record label company on its part according to Ogungbe, has concluded plans to release the works of four of its artistes in the early part of the year. Valentine’s Day date has been set aside for capital F.E.M.I. Joe EL, Minjin and Nigeria Jagajaga exponent, Eedris Abdukarim will all follow suit.
“F.E.M.I has done three singles before now but he has recorded 25 songs from which we will pick 15 for the new album. I just returned from Los Angeles where I went to do the mastering. Joe EL has recorded 10 songs already and they are all free style love songs, really a crazy innovation if you listened to them.
Minjin’s album project has reached advanced stage so with Eedris Abdukarim who has a new album coming titled Nigeria My Country. His song dedicated to Boko Haram also titled Boko Haram is a sure hit.
Misunderstood social crusader
Eedris has always been a misunderstood social crusader, many people especially politicians misinterpreted his monster hit, Nigeria Jagajaga, but ask yourself, all what Eadris said in the song, has anything changed? Rather, things are getting worse. But with Nigeria My Country and Boko Haram song, Eadris has towed a new line of musical agitation,” Ogungbe said.
It has been quite a busy 2011 for artistes on the Kennis Music label as revealed by Ogungbe. “Eedris was touring with Glo, Kenny St Brown, KSB, aside the numerous shows she played also took time out to test her skills on the acting turf and she just returned from location in the UK.
Essence and Jaywon are on tour of the UK and F.E.M.I and Goldie also have had a terrific year 2011. This year I believe would be busier for everyone as we have started early even when some of them have spilt over on their schedule from last year.”
