Muziki Ni

3 Seasons • 40 Episodes

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12 Episodes

Season 1 • Episode 1 • 45m • TV-PG

Our first episode looks at Ugandan artist Vampino who takes us on a journey through his music videos.

Season 1 • Episode 2 • 43m • TV-PG

A look at Jamaican artist Ce'Cile through her music videos.

Season 1 • Episode 3 • 43m • TV-PG

Profile of Namibian artist Gazza through his music videos.

Season 1 • Episode 4 • 46m • TV-PG

Get to know Ghanaian artist Rocky Dawuni through his music videos.

Season 1 • Episode 5 • 45m • TV-PG

Check out Ugandan singer Cinderella (Cindy) Sanyu through her music videos.

Season 1 • Episode 7 • 25m • TV-PG

Meet Jamaican artist Freddie McGregor through his videos.

Season 1 • Episode 8 • 45m • TV-PG

Profiles Ugandan artist Navio through his music and music videos.

Season 1 • Episode 9 • 37m • TV-PG

On this episode meet Kenyan artist Kanja Muchoki through his music videos.

Season 1 • Episode 10 • 45m • TV-PG

We profile Ghanaian artist Jay Ghartey through his music videos.

Season 1 • Episode 11 • 45m • TV-PG

Keko, one of Uganda's hottest female rappers, talks about her success, her music videos and why she loves Africa.

Season 1 • Episode 13 • 22m • TV-PG

From the banks of Lake Victoria, the self styled King of Ugandan dancehall opens up about the highlife in Africa and introduces his masterfully shot music videos.

Season 1 • Episode 14 • 23m • TV-PG

South African soul vocalist Lira talks about her award-winning music and how her sound is now capturing American audiences.

13 Episodes

Season 2 • Episode 1 • 22m • TV-PG

Ghanaian urban hip-hop artist EL is an award-winning record producer, rapper and sound engineer. He won the African Movie Academy Awards for Best Soundtrack for A Sting in a Tale.

Season 2 • Episode 2 • 22m • TV-PG

A graduate of Accra's prestigious Achimota School. Ghanaian singer-songwriter Kae Sun talks about his videos and his unique style of music known as "urban folk."

Season 2 • Episode 3 • 22m • TV-PG

Never afraid to strut their stuff, Ghanaian hip-life trio" 4X4" show off their most elaborate music videos to date blending hip-hop and dancehall for a sound and look all their own.

Season 2 • Episode 4 • 24m • TV-PG

"Queen of SOCA" singer Alison Hinds, talks about her passion for music, her videos and visiting L.A. And, her collaboration (and friendship) with Jamaican musician Shaggy results in a surprise appearance!

Rafiya (DRC)

Season 2 • Episode 5 • 22m • TV-PG

Her Congolese parents and diplomat father traveled throughout Africa raising Rafiya in countries where she would soak up the variety of music each had to offer.

DBlack (Ghana)

Season 2 • Episode 6 • 22m • TV-PG

Hip-Hop artist DBLACK talks about growing up in Ghana in difficult circumstances and motivating himself to make great music. Introducing his edgy videos, the African talent's goal is to put Ghanaian hip-hop music on the international platform

Manifest (Ghana)

Season 2 • Episode 7 • 22m • TV-PG

Ghanaian indie rapper M.anifest calls his music fierce and unapologetic hip-hop rooted in Afrobeat and Highlife music. M.anifest shares intimate moments of his life and new album, Immigrant Chronicles.

Reggie Rockstone (Uganda)

Season 2 • Episode 8 • 22m • TV-PG

Award-winning Ghanaian rapper Reggie Rockstone gives us a glimpse into his life, music and the art form he helped to pioneer known as Hiplife.

Radio & Weasel (Uganda)

Season 2 • Episode 9 • 22m • TV-PG

Moses Nakintije & Douglas Mayanja ushered in a music revolution in 2008 that has taken Uganda by storm. The three-time 'Pearl of Africa Music Award' winners are a force in the Ugandan music industry.

Rumor (Ghana)

Season 2 • Episode 10 • 22m • TV-PG

A devout Christian, Ghanaian rapper Rumor avoids obscenities and uses his lyrics to shed light to help change hip-hop and the world at large.

Toniks (Uganda)

Season 2 • Episode 11 • 22m • TV-PG

Ugandan Afro Pop/R&B performer Toniks has won many of east Africa music's biggest honors and received the "Listeners Choice Award" at the First MTV Africa Music Awards in 2008.

Cherine (Jamaica)

Season 2 • Episode 12 • 22m • TV-PG

Cherine Anderson is a singer and songwriter from Kingston, Jamaica who has opened for John Mayer and Wyclef Jean, and collaborated with Madonna, Britney Spears and Sir Paul McCartney.

I-Octane (Jamaica)

Season 2 • Episode 13 • 22m • TV-PG

Before he became known to the world as I-Octane, young Byiome Muir was just another youth growing up in Jamaica with big dreams. Today, I-Octane is known for his dance hall reggae style music and has a devoted fan base from around the world

15 Episodes

Slakah The Beat Child

Season 3 • Episode 1 • 21m • TV-PG

Urban singer/producer Slakah The Beatchild shares his passion for record-digging, thrift-shopping and melodic songwriting inspired by the percussive rhythm of the Caribbean.

Tanika Charles

Season 3 • Episode 2 • 21m • TV-PG

Singer/songwriter Tanika Charles takes viewers to a few of her favorite Toronto haunts and shares four tunes from her debut EP "Silly Happy Wild." We get a look at kind of city-living that inspires the singer's unique brand of soul music.

Shi Wisdom

Season 3 • Episode 3 • 21m • TV-PG

Singer/songwriter Shi Wisdom shares songs from her album "Stranger Things Have Happened." She takes viewers shopping for art supplies and visits Toronto's Eglington West neighborhood where she drops in at her grandpa?s iconic Jamaican barbershop.

Zaki Ibrahim

Season 3 • Episode 4 • 3s • TV-PG

Cape Town?s Zaki Ibrahim explains what being a nomadic musician living in Canada is all about.

Rocky Dawuni

Season 3 • Episode 5 • 21m • TV-PG

Ghanaian-born, Los Angeles-based musician and humanitarian Rocky Dawuni talks about inspiration, favorite good causes and his love for cooking. The episode culminates with his crowd-thumping reggae performance at California Plaza in downtown L.A.

Wiyaala

Season 3 • Episode 6 • 21m • TV-PG

Singer Wiyaala gives us a front seat view of her life in Accra, Ghana -- both on and off-stage. She talks about her unique fashion sense inspired by her rich cultural heritage and her entry into the music scene after a failed attempt at a soccer career.

Dark Suburb

Season 3 • Episode 7 • 21m • TV-PG

In this episode of Muziki Ni, we watch the stage rituals, freakish costumes and cryptic messages of the masked musicians known as Dark Suburb.

MzVee

Season 3 • Episode 8 • 21m • TV-PG

In this episode of Muziki Ni, we journey with MzVee, a Ghanaian Dancehall artiste, as she shares her world, her inspiration and see what excites her musically about Accra.

Atongo Zimba

Season 3 • Episode 9 • 21m • TV-PG

We follow Ghana's Atongo Zimba and his two-stringed calabash lute. Atonga demonstrates how praising, cajoling, poking fun and social critique function as tools in his unique blend of traditional and "Highlife" music.

Okyeame Kwame

Season 3 • Episode 10 • 21m • TV-PG

"Hip life" singer Okyeame Kwame displays his gifts in music, poetry and business savvy. A master lyricist and universal linguist, he communicates visually as well with his fashion style and charm.

Wunmi

Season 3 • Episode 11 • 21m • TV-PG

In this episode of Muziki Ni, Nigerian-born musician, dancer, designer and Fela Kuti enthusiast Wunmi, takes viewers on a New York City adventure, sharing the "Big Apple" aesthetics that continually feed her Afrobeat style.

Wangechi

Season 3 • Episode 12 • 21m • TV-PG

Nairobi-based alternative rapper and songwriter Wangechi reveals poignant life events that affected the trajectory of her music career.

Sidney Salmon

Season 3 • Episode 13 • 21m • TV-PG

Acclaimed roots reggae musician Sidney Salmon introduces viewers to the Rastafarian haven that is Shashemene, Ethiopia. He shares the sights and sounds of a unique city that continually fuels his blend of Ethiopian and Jamaican music.

Obi Soulstar

Season 3 • Episode 14 • 21m • TV-PG

Melding the sounds of Afrobeat, Soul, Reggae & Rock, Obi Soulstar takes us on a journey that gives us insight into his influences and life as a music artist.