The Newz Podcast is a Kenyan podcast focusing on Kenyan music. Hosted by Tela Wangeci and Fadhili Odewo, dive into unlimited discussions on the Kenyan music and vibe with our monthly playlist.
I promise the playlist is dope give it a chance, we had a few ups and downs this year, but here's an episode to appease you my lovelies, Say hello to Bryan as well!!!
ps. Minor hiccups on the sound pls bear with us.
28 May 2022
Xans na Music
Wassup gang, take a trip down some Nu Nairobi music with us as we break down the hottest projects. We shine a light on Njeri's blues, the drill bosses Buruklyn boys and trapper Korbs amongst other singles.
What's the new hype with our society apart from music at the moment and alladat, a good listen, hope y'all enjoy :)
13 May 2022
Boiler Room in Nairobi, Residual effects of April :)
Happy new month friends. April was a trip and we get down with it and its shenanigans how we feel about May. Who's excited for Multiverse of madness?!!!
As usual playlist down below in the linkkk. thanks for listening <3
DISCLAIMER **apologies for the sound at the beginning, it gets better promise**
13 May 2022
12 is a lucky number!
Catch up with your fav hosts, this is a late upload but we've been hoarding content and we're sorry please forgive us. Haha hope you enjoy this one :))))
30 Jan 2022
Nft's not Nice Fat Tanyes
Hey gang! A bit of a Different tone this week on the show...we're talking Nfts- what it means for digital creators in this day and age of technology? Some biased advice from two struggling podcasters, learn with us <3
Our lovely playlist brought to you by Tela Wangeci, check out the link below.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Po7ccTgN0EXPXqPtua4Qz?si=c1f79c35d0644f66
11 Jan 2022
New Year, New us? Whole lotta Resolutions
Hey gang!! Hope everyone's doing great and settling into the year well, here's a new one for y'all. We're talking resolutions, whole lotta mucene ehrm and obviously music yktv!! As usual Link to the Spotify playlist down below ;) #PLAYKE🇰🇪 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4PkMEL74KeAcxJ5OADJJCM?si=y-g9QAnhRNaj36pHEDz5aA&utm_source=copy-link
26 Nov 2021
Sherehe Sheria & whole lotta music sauce with DTD
Wassup gang🍾 y'all ready to catch a vibe? We're back and talking about events and all the sherehe that cant wait?? Are event planners being conscious or just greedy, also who's new projects are popping...tune in with Fadhili peddling all the good vibes and music greatness. Find all the music played on the spotify link below;). https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1FOxIrNKCl4I8K61Y24o05?si=tniluqKmQ7G2cN9hT0V6QA&utm_source=copy-link
29 Mar 2021
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S MONTH
In this special episode Tela celebrates her favourite Underground Female artists. Offering a wide scope she touches from Alt RnB with artists such as Maeve and Darya Kish to Rap/HipHop! Newz Podcast can smell a drill beef cooking so tap in to listen to the shenanigans our artists are up to!We hope you enjoy this hour long episode in celebration of women all around the world.
16 Mar 2021
AREA CODE ESSENTIALS BURUBURU#58 UMOJA#3560
This week we take it down East to buruburu and umoja, which are hoods prominent in drill which is just beginning to pop in the scene. Featuring long time artists like Sewer syda to new artists in the scene like Bulovard, this was definitely a head turner episode in this area code series. Dhillie comes through with her playlist and scoup of whats been happening in the entertainment industry as a whole.
10 Mar 2021
AREA CODE ESSENTIALS DANDORA #32/42
Tela drops her essential songs from a couple of artists who reside in Dandora. Supported by Dandora Hip Hop City artists such as Elisha Elai cannot miss from the list as he has been representing Dandora to the world and recently winning UnKut Hennessy HipHop Awards n- Breakthrough Artist of the Year. Drop more artists from Dandora who you would want the mass to hear!
28 Feb 2021
AREA CODE ESSENTIALS DAGORETTI #2
A lil bit of a different feel and vibe to the podcast as Fadhili breaks down her essentials playlist from artists straight outta dagoretti featuring a couple of big names like zzero sufuri & Maandy, this hood is definitely one to watch out for. Where should we feature next, hit us up with your fav artists poppin and doing their ting from ur hood
11 Dec 2020
VICTIMS OF MADNESS AND THE SHOWMAN
Wassup geng! Another Friday means a ticket to have a listen to our thoughts. This week Tela Wangeci and Fadhili jumped on an album review on Victims of Madness by Wakadinali and The Showman by Asum Garvey. A controversial topic we ain't gonna lie but what's a good album without a couple of criticism and accolades? Hits of the week takes a jab at Grammy's for ignoring major RnB stars despite 2020 being a huge year for the genre and Mejja's underperformance is brought to the table! Enjoy !!!
29 Nov 2020
Record Labels in KE
Wassup GANG! First thing first, can Africans call each other nigger? Join Tela Wangeci and Fadhili Odewo as they discuss whether Record Labels in KE are active. While at it they discuss primary roles of a record label and necessity of musicians learning the music business. HITS OF THE WEEK is the new segment where we discuss on Mejja, his new song and working with Wasafi and while at it Honorary mentions to Dj Aslan as he drops his Bad Bitches Anthem " Baddies 'N' Sunnies" https://www.mixcloud.com/aslan-kange/ . Enjoy this episode and you can always drop a comment while at it!
6 Nov 2020
Is There A Kenyan Sound
In this episode we dive in to whether Kenya has its own music sound. The history of Kenyan music is explained right from the 1960s with the emergence of Benga from artists such as Daudi Kabaka and John Nzenze. The emergence of drill sound i and of course Jovie Jovv's new album Don Wa Madon is definetly mentioned with hits such as "Turudi Streets" a collabo between Jovie Jovv and Wakadinali (Scar Mkadinali and Domani Munga)
Tracks in this episode
1.Kasyoki Wa Mitumba - Serro
2.Msichana Wa Elimu - Daudi Kabaka
3. Peptang - Natty
4. Turudi Streets - Jovie Jovv ft Wakadinali
5. Diego - Jovie Jovv ft Baraka & Silverstone
20 Oct 2020
Are Music Videos Necessary
On the pilot episode Tela Wangeci and Fadhili Odewo discuss on the necessity of music videos and while at it we mention a couple of video directors that have superb work. We shift the convo to UnKut HipHop Awards 2020 and have a lil convo on shrap and drill as genres
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