RAY C: "THE PROMOTER WANTED TO SLEEP WITH ME."

Ray C has now revealed that the promoter of her Kenyan tour, Sadat, wanted to sleep with her. Apparently, before she came to Kenya, Sadat flew to Dar on a 'business trip'. "Sadat told me that he was on a business trip but kept on sending me sex-related messages, which I still have on my phone. I was shocked because I didn't expect that from him," she said. Apparently, drama started when Ray C went to meet Sadat accompanied by her boyfriend Lord Eye, something that didn't go down well with the promoter, an aspiring politician from Kitale.
"It became worse when I showed up at the airport with Lord Eye, and Sadat became completely pissed off. Because I refused to sleep with him in Dar, then I come to Kenya with my boyfriend, he started creating excuses to cancel my show," she said. Ray C is yet to be paid $9,000, even after her shows were canceled.

DRAMA AS RAY C'S KENYAN TOUR CANCELLED

Bongo's female star Rehema Chalamila, popularly known as Ray C, is back in Nairobi, as drama ensued between her and her promoters in Nakuru last weekend. Ray C, was meant to do a series of shows in Kenya this month and finally wind up the tour in Southern Sudan's capital, Juba. According to close sources, the Kenyan tour alone was supposed to earn the musician $10,000 (about KSh800,000), and the agreement was that she gets her downpayment upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta international airport. She was to get the rest before she goes on stage in her first show, which was in Nakuru last Saturday. The promoters, with musician Refigah as their spokesman, did not honor the agreement at the airport but still proceeded for the Nakuru show. Ray C did not complain as she went on stage and wowed the crowd. Real trouble started when fans asked for more songs and Refigah had to snatch the microphone from Ray C and cut the show. The promoters started accusing her of going against the agreement, and she was forced to take a cab to her hotel. On Sunday morning, the promoters phones were all off and when Ray C managed to raise one of them, she was threatened and told to go back to Dar es Salaam. Ray C's country manager, Maleek Buddy, was away on a business trip and was forced to fly back to Nairobi to meet Ray C and solve the issue. By Sunday evening, Buddy had arrived and was handling the matter withe the police.

TOXIC TURNS TO MUSIC

She has made a career in dance, through her group Toxic Dancers. Now the founder, Toxic, real names Juliet Machabo, has gone to the recording studios and will be releasing songs soon. "I want to try music, not that I'm leaving dance, but I wanna see where it can take me," she said. Toxic rose to fame while still in high school, at State House Girls, and she has never looked back. Toxic dancers were in Wyclef Jean's performance team at the MAMAs last year. Will she hack it in music?

ARTISTES GOT PAID TO CAMPAIGN FOR REFERENDUM

Wonder why an artiste would wake up and attend a press conference at 10 am? Money! Money must be involved. Slightly over a month ago, a group of artistes, ranging from Nameless to Nonini, Suzana Owiyo, Abura, Wawesh, Amani, Juliani, Avril, Wyre, to mention but a few, had a press conference at Alliance Francaise, backed by Committee of Experts on the proposed constitution. In the conference, Kenyans for Change 2010 (K4C10) told the media that they will be going round the country through concerts, mainly to urge Kenyans to read the draft and make a wise decision. Nonini was quoted saying: "All the artistes are here because they want change. We are not paid, our travel and accommodation are just being facilitated." Yesterday, singer Amani contradicted his sentiments, saying: "Of course we were paid, good money indeed. Do you think I'd go round the country and not make any cash while the budget is there?"
Sources indicate that over Sh20 million was dished out to produce the joint song, 'Amua', by COE. Artistes were paid well, that's why they could afford to travel with dancers all over. So who are we going to believe?

As Madhouse looks for new premises, Choices Club on Baricho Road is up for sale. The owner is looking for a buyer who will pay cash. Choices is famously known for it's rock night on Sundays, among other nights. The management has been changed several times, greatly affecting the clients flow, and that's why the club is currently not doing that good.

RINGTONE AND MAJIMAJI IN A COLLABO?

It's getting stranger as time goes by! Majimaji, now working at Ghetto Radio, has done a collabo with gospel musician Ringtone, famous for his song 'Pamela'. The product? It's either Maji has gone gospel or Ringtone is sliding to the secular world. The song is called 'Talanta' and the video will be shot this week.

OUSMAN SEES THE LIGHT!

Wonder where reggae musician Ousmane is? Wonder no more. He is planning a comeback, on the other side of music. Ousmane has confessed that he saw the light a few months ago and is now working on new gospel music. "I have recorded already, it's just being mixed now. I want to inspire people with my music and also uplift my God through music," he said. He has even cut his dreadlocks.

AMANI DUMPS BAND TWO DAYS TO EVENT!

Musician Amani, real names Cecelia Wairimu, can be really disappointing sometimes. Yesterday, she dumped the band Murfys Flaw, meant to back her up in tomorrows performance at KICC during the Women's Conference, after rehearsing for a full month! The all-women band was more disappointed because she failed to explain why. Reached for comment, she declined to discuss the matter at all, only saying that she will do a playback performance.

MEJJA: I'M KENYAN, NOT BURUNDIAN!

Calif Record's artiste Mejja, is now defending his nationality after media reports earlier indicated that he's Burundian. The reports came late last year when he twice missed shows organised for him in Germany. According to the show promoters, Mejja couldn't get a passport at the Immigration department, due to his nationality issues. Mejja has finally secured a passport and will be performing in Dubai after Ramadhan. "I was born in Bahati maternity, then raised up in Majengo, Nyeri. I have a Kenyan ID and am 100 per cent Kenyan," he finally dismissed the media reports.

LAM IN US AND CANADA TOUR

South Sudanese musician and businessman Lam Tungwar, is in a two-week tour in Canada and USA. The musician, also a former child soldier and the current UN Messenger of Truth representing Southern Sudan, passed by Nairobi last week headed to the US. He is currently in Canada performing in different cities as well as addressing youth conferences. Lam is also set to launch his album in Kenya, 'Call the President', in November. His company, South Sudanese Artistes Association, is also set to launch the Miss Malaika South Sudan beauty pageant, an annual event that started in Nairobi before shifting base to Juba, South Sudan four years ago. The preliminaries will be done in September.