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16 June 2012

Dawit Getachew - greatest gospel singers in Ethiopia (Dawit Getachew - Mwimbaji maarufu wa Nyimbo za Injili huko Ethiopia)

 Huyu ndiye Dawit Getachew mwimbaji wa Injili kutoka Ethiopia anayetikisa Dunia


Dawit Getachew  (born September 25, 1986) is one of the greatest gospel singers in Ethiopia, and east African music award winning Ethiopian singer, song writer , arranger and producer. He is one of the best-and most influential artists in Jazz Christian music. Dawit not only sings but also teaches music at “Mekane Yesus Seminary” school of JAZZ music. This young and intelligent artiest is one among the group of Zema for Christ choir.  His first CD “ ethibekehalehu” has been a blessing since it was released.  Dawit is a great growing artiest and is an expectation of everybody.  

Early life

Dawit Getachew  was born to Mintayesh Cherinet and Getachew Abraham in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at a place known as “Shiromeda”.and grow up in “Debrezeit” with his 3 sisters and 4 brothers.  He grew up in a Christian family, with the word of God and having devotional times with his parents, as a kid Dawit knew that he could sing in those devotional times. Having this talent as a kid Dawit joined his Sunday school choir. The love of music grew in his heart. And he knew that there was nothing on earth that would make him feel good than music. So having this passion Dawit graduated high school from Bishoftu’s preparatory school.
After graduating high school, he moved back to “Addis Ababa” and joined Mekane Yesus Seminary” Jazz Music school, majoring piano. As a student Dawit was one of the best students. His interest and passion for music made him to give all his time and heart, by doing that he was one of the top students found in the school. After spending 3 years at the music school, he completed his studies with a heart to serve God and his people.then he start to lecture in the same school.
In 2007 a choir known as Zema for Christ released their first album known as  “bemamene bicha”. Dawit was one of the founder members of the group. The album was amazing in all its musical arrangement and song contents. He arranged most of the songs and produced along Mihret Tegafaw( a member of Zema for Christ). Starting from then Dawit getachew along with Zema for Christ performed their songs in most churches found in Addis and other parts of the country. 
Then Dawit started arranging and producing songs to different gospel artists, including Bethelhem Tezera, Pastor Mesfin Mamo, Samuel T/Michael, Endalkachew Hawaz, Endrias Hawaz and others. Along this journey the biggest encouragement in his life came from his mother and his older sister Addis Kidan , supporting everything he does and helping him by their prayers. so, their prayer played the biggest role in his life.
The first challenge in Dawit's life came from his father. as any Ethiopian , christian parent his father wanted him to continue with his acadamic studies because he believed that the music life of most christians was believed to be difficult for both economical and spiritual life. Deep in side Dawit new that his father purpose is LOVE. Therefore, listening to his father's advice,he was convinced that he should also do more to his life by studying another field of study. He joined the management and leadership college at Mekane Yesus Seminary . Studying for 3 years he got his first Bachelors Degree (B.A) in leadership and development in in June 25,2011.
In 2010 Dawit released his first album known as “ Tebekehalehu”. He amazed his audiences in this album. It was beyond anybody’s expectation. Dawit played the major role in his first album joined by Zema for Christ as his back up singers. He wrote all the songs and produced it on his own by bringing a new and spectacular flavor to the existing music industry.

15 June 2012

STARA THOMAS BAADA YA KULALAMIKA KWENYE VYOMBO VYA HABARI JOHN SHABANI AMJIBU



Utakumbuka kuwa wiki iliyopita mwanamziki wa Injili Stara Thomas ambaye ameokoka na kuacha kuimba mziki wa kidunia alilalamika kuwa wanamziki wa gospel hawampi support ya kutosha. akimujibu Stara,  John Shabani ambaye pia ni kiongozi wa chama cha muziki wa injili Tanzania  alisema atapata support ya kutosha wala asihofu, maana wao ndiyo kazi yao aliongeza kusema kuwa wao wanafurahi wanapoona wanamziki wanaokoka na kuamua kumwimbia Mungu, na kazi yao kama chama kuwa kila mwimbaji amutukuze Mungu kwa njia ya nyimbo. akizungumza mbele ya waziri wa Habari, vijana utamaduni na michezo Dr Fenella Mkangara alisema wamesha fanya hivyo kwa wanamziki wengi kama akina Chidumule, Mzee makasi na wengine wengi.
John Shabani akizungumzia ushirikano wa waimbaji wa injili mbele ya waziri wa habari, vijana , utamaduni na michezo

 hayo yalizungumzwa katika Tamasha lililo andaliwa na John shabani katika kanisa la TAG Magomeni. Stara Thomas nae alipewa nafasi ya kusema machache na aliimba wimbo, waimbaji wengine ambao waliwahi kuimba kwenye bendi za duniani na wakaokoka alikuwepo Chidumule na Mzee makasi ambao kila mtu alimba na Chidumule alitumia ukongwe kwenye fani hivyo kwa nyimbo zake mpya huku akiwa amejifua vyema kwenye upande wa kulitawala jukwaa tofauti na huko nyuma. John shabani aliweza kukusanya waimbaji wengi sana ambao siku hiyo waliimba akiwepo Upendo Kirailo ambae alitumia kipaji chake na sauti yake kwa kuimba live wimbo wa zindonga ambao ulisababisha ukumbi wote kuchangamka. wengine alikuwepo Faraja Ntaboba, Victor Haron, Stella Joeli, Kwaya ya Joybrigers mikocheni B, kwaya ya Revival Magomeni. NK.




 Mchungaji Danstan Kanemba wa T.A.G magomeni sambamba na Mheshimiwa Dr. Fenella Mukangara - waziri wa habari, Vijana, Utamaduni na Michezo, wakisikiliza kwa makini Risala ya John Shabani

Stara akifurahia jambo na mkongwe wa Muziki, Mzee CosmaChidumule

Mwana muziki maarufu barani Afrika, mzee Makasy akiimba kwa hisia katika tamasha hilo

Oswald Basoka wa Sowers Group aoa huko Marekani. (Tazama video ya Sherehe ya harusi hapo juu

 Huyu ndiye Oswald Basoka wa Sowers Group


14 June 2012

MASANJA MKANDAMIZAJI AACHIA DVD YAKE YA GOSPEL MTAANI HII LEO



Hatimaye yule mchekeshaji maarufu nchini bwana Emanuel Mgaya ama mwite Masanja Mkandamizaji wa kundi la vichekesho la Original Comedy hii leo ameachia mtaani DVD yake ya kwanza ya gospel iitwayo ''Hakuna jipya'' ambayo ilikuwa ikisubiriwa kwa hamu kubwa na mashabiki wake pamoja na wapenzi wa muziki wa injili nchini, kutokana na ujumbe uliomo kwenye nyimbo zake.

Album hiyo yenye nyimbo tisa, imerekodiwa maeneo tofauti nchini na nje ya nchi ambapo kazi ya kurekodi ilichukua muda mrefu na sasa imekamilika, ambapo audio yake kwa walioisikia wameikubali hasa uimbaji wa wawaitikiaji ambao wana sauti zilizojaa na mvuto huku Masanja mwenyewe a.k.a mchungaji mtarajiwa akijazia kwa mashairi mbalimbali ambayo licha ya mafunzo mazito pia inakuachia vicheko na tabasamu ikiwemo wimbo uliobeba album wenye maneno aliyochombeza kama Mungu akang'oa koki ya bomba mvua ikanyesha .... na maelezo mengine mbalimbali

Mwimbaji na mchekeshaji huyu pia anaimba kwaya ya New Jerusalem Choir (Watoto wa mito ya baraka) ya kanisa la E.A.GT Mito ya baraka lililochini ya askofu Bruno Mwakiborwa likiwa maeneo ya Kariakoo jijini Dar es salaam karibu na jengo la klabu ya soka ya Yanga.Baadhi ya nyimbo zilizomo kwenye album hiyo ni pamoja na Hakuna jipya, Nimemchagua, Maisha yangu, Chapa mwendo, Hili nalo litapita, Amini,Zaburi ya 150, Busy pamoja na Wadogo zangu(maalumu kwa watoto).

Kitu ambacho amewahi kuwachekesha watu kuhusiana na album yake hiyo, Masanja alisema anaruhusu wezi wa kazi za waimbaji kuiba watakavyo kwani wanamsaidia kutangaza injili na kumtangaza zaidi kwahiyo ikawa kama ametoa ruksa kwa wale wezi, jambo ambalo ni tofauti kwa waimbaji wengine ambao wamekuwa wakilalamika kuibiwa kazi zao kila leo.

13 June 2012

AFRICA GOSPEL MUSIC AWARD


Baadhi ya waimbaji waliongizwa katika kuwania tuzo tuzo malimbali  za Africa gospel music awards zinazotarajiwa kutolewa tarehe 7 mwezi july mwaka huu huko jijini London nchini Uingereza.

Christina Shusho - Tanzania


Diana Hamilton - uk

Dena mwana DRC Kongo

 Kefee - Nigeria

Gifty-Osei - Ghana

 Lam Lungwar - South Sudan

 lara george - Nigeria
 Ntokozo Mbambo South

 Onos Ariyo - Nigeria

 rebeccaArthur - Uk

 Dawit Getachew - Ethiopia

2012 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards



After the list of nominations for the 2012 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards were announced, the VGMA Board and Academy, which were collectively responsible for the final list, came under criticism for what was perceived largely as nominating artists and songs that did not deserve to be nominated; or not nominating deserving ones. But the issue of who deserves a nomination could be debated forever; however my contention going into the main awards tonight is choosing logical winners.
Perhaps overly simplistic but after the industry awards on Monday night, I have cause to point out what I consider illogical. Gifty Osei won the Gospel Album of the Year at the industry awards, which was voted by the VGMA Board and Academy. She beat 5 other gospel artists including Philipa Baafi, Selina Boateng, Bernice Ansah, Lady Prempeh and Diana Antwi Hamilton to the honours. However when you look at the Album of the Year category, which would be handed out tonight, Selina Boateng is the only gospel artist in there. So the question is how come the biggest gospel album of the year isn’t in that category?
From Ameyaw Debrah - Ghana

Emmy Kosgei and Daddy Owen Kenyan Nominated for 2012 Africa Gospel Music Awards


Well Kenyan artists haven’t failed us yet since we have been well represented in The 2012 Africa Gospel Music Awards that is scheduled to take place today in the UK.

Among the nominees are Daddy Owen for his video ‘Dakika Tatu’, VKP as the Greatest Gospel Discovery of the year and Emmy Kosgei for her album ‘Ololo’. Well i wonder whether both Daddy Owen and Emmy Kosgei win this year, considering the fact that last year they won the Best Artiste (East Africa) and Best Female Artiste of The Year Awards at the AGMA.

2012 Groove Award winners Adawnage also got nominated this year for an AGMA in the category of Best Group/Choir of the Year with NTV’s Crossover 101 also in the running for Gospel TV Show of the Year. The Groove Awards event will battle it out with South Africa’s Crown Awards and the USA’s Talanta Awards for the event of the year.

From our Kenya reporter

MPIGIE KURA CHRISTINA SHUSHO, IPIGIE KURA TANZANIA, IINUE AFRICA
VIVA SHUSHO....VIVA TANZANIA
Christina Shusho,akihojiana na mablogaz wa Kitanzania katika hotel ya The Atriums iliyoko Sinza Africa sana
Siku ya jana jioni mablogaz wanaomiliki blogu za Kikristo Tanzania, Rulea Sanga, Uncle Jimmy, Sam Sasali, K-Junior, Martin Macele walikuwa na mahojiano na Christina Shusho katika hotel ya The Atriums Sinza Africasana kuhusiana na shindano kubwa lililoko machochoni pa mtumishi wa Mungu Christina Shusho.

Christina Shusho alimshukuru Mungu kwa kuweza kumtumia kama chombo kufikisha ujumbe kwa jamii kwa njia ya uimbaji na pia kuweza kushiriki katika Gospel Music Awards Africa. Pia aliwashukuru mablogaz kwa kazi yao nzito wanayofanya kumtangaza katika blogs zao na kupoteza muda wao kwaajili ya kumuinua Kristo.
Aliwaomba Watanzania na Africa nzima kumchangua Christina Shusho ili kuliwakilisha Bara la Africa,Tanzania na kumuweka Kristo juu ya vyote.
Christina Shusho ni mwimbaji wa nyimbo za Injili Tanzania na amekuwa chachu kwa waimbaji wenzake na kwa watanzania kwa uimbaji wake na ujumbe naoutoa ambao umekuwa na mguso katika kukarabati imani za watu.
Christina Shusho anategemea ku-perform DAR LIVE siku ya jumapili, kwahiyo amewaomba Watanzania wote kufika mahali pale na kuweza kumpigia kura, kutakuwepo na mablogaz na kompyuta zao ambapo utakutana nao na watakuelekeza jinsi ya kupiga kura....

Tukutane Jumapili Dar Live
1.Emmy Kosgei-Kenya
2.Dena Mwana – Congo
3.Ntokozo Mbambo- South Africa
4.Rebecca- UK
5.Gifty Osei- Ghana
6.Kefee -Nigeria
7.Onos Ariyo- Nigeria
8.Diana Hamilton-UK
9.Christina Shusho -Tanzania
10.Lara George- Nigeria
VIVA SHUSHO, VIVA TANZANIA-MSIKILZE SHUSHO ALIPOKUWA ANAONGEA NA MABLOGAZ JANA THE ATRIUMS HOTEL SINZA AFRIKASANA
USIKOSE MTUMISHI WA MUNGU...NJOO TUFANYE KAZI YA BWANA KWA KUM-SUPPORT MTANZANIA MWENZETU 

KAMA ULIKUWA HUJUI KUHUSIANA NA MASHINDANO HAYA, TAFADHALI SOMA HAPO CHINI



Siku 18 zimebakia kabla ya pazia la upigaji kura kufungwa kwa waimbaji wa gospel barani Afrika, ambao wanawania tuzo mbalimbali kupitia Africa gospel music awards ambazo zinatarajiwa kutolewa siku ya jumamosi ya tarehe 7 mwezi wa 7 mwaka huu huko jijini London nchini Uingereza. Ambapo kama ilivyokuwa kwa mwaka jana mwimbaji wetu mmoja tu, ametutoa kimasomaso kwa kupendekezwa katika kuwania kupata tuzo hizo mwimbaji huyo si mwingine bali ni Christina Shusho, ambaye mwaka jana alitoka mikono mitupu lakini mwaka huu tukiungana kwa pamoja watanzania wote kwa kumpigia kura lazima atarudi na tuzo zote mbili alizopendekezwa kuwania.

Shusho yumo kwenye kuwania mwimbaji bora wa kike wa mwaka pamoja na mwimbaji bora wa mwaka Afrika ya mashariki, tuzo ambazo anawania na waimbaji wengine wanaofanya vyema kwenye gospel barani Afrika wakiwemo wakina Ntokozo Mbambo wa Afrika ya kusini na waimbaji wengine. Kikubwa ninachoweza kukwambia tukifanikiwa kuunganisha nguvu zetu kwa pamoja kwa kumpigia kura atakuwa nanafasi kubwa ya kutwaa tuzo hizo, kwasababu waimbaji wengine wanaowania tuzo hizo wengi wao wanatoka nchi moja hali ambayo itafanya kura zao kugawana kitu ambacho kitatupa nguvu ya kumwezesha Shusho kurudi na tuzo kwani Tanzania nzima kura zetu tunaelekeza kwake.

Mikakati mbalimbali inafanywa ili kuhakikisha kila mtu anashiriki katika upigaji kura kwakuwa hauhitaji kulipa ili kupiga kura, kikubwa unatakiwa ujiandikishe kwenye tovuti ya shindano hilo ambayo maelekezo yake yapo chini ya habari hii, zaidi kama nilivyoandika mikakati inafanywa ili kuhakikisha watanzania wanashiriki kikamilifu katika zoezi hili katika siku 18 zilizobaki. Hapo jana bloggers walikutana na Christina Shusho katika hoteli ya Atriums iliyopo Sinza jijini Dar es salaam ili kupanga mikakati zaidi ya kuweza kupata tuzo hizo ambazo faida yake ni kumwinua Yesu pamoja na kuitangaza nchi yetu ya Tanzania duniani. Natumai umenielewa ili kupiga kura ingia kwenye link hii na kufuata maelekezo chini yake.
http://www.africagospelawards.com/nominate.html


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6. You do not have to vote in every category.


ANGALIA BAADHI YA PICHA ZA BLOGGERS NA CHRISTINA SHUSHO HAPO JANA 
Kikao kikiendelea

Blogger Victor kulia akinukuu jambo kutoka kwa Christina Shusho
Rulea Sanga alipoamua kupiga picha ya pamoja
Shusho akieleza jambo kwa mabloggers
 Victor akizidi kuchangia nawazo yake
K-Junior akiwa busy na kuchukua maphotoz

Watumishi wa Mungu wakihakikisha kila kitu kinaenda sawa


Papaa akimuelezea Shusho mikakati ya mabloggerz kuhusiana na upigaji kura


Kutoka kulia ni Shusho, Martin Malecela pamoja na Victor Mboya wakimsikiliza Rulea Sanga akimpongeza Shusho kwa juhudi zake


Rulea Sanga akisikiliza kwa makini mchakato wa kupata tuzo ulivyo.


Mablogaz  na mchungaji aliyoko upande wa kulia


K-junior wa kwanza upande wa kulia akimsikiliza mchungaji wa Vijana


Hakika kikao kilinoga wajameni.

Unclejimmy


Kikako kikiendelea na mabloggerz Tanzania waliojikita kumtangaza Kristo

''Inuka maana shughuli hii yakuhusu wewe, uwe na moyo mkuu, ukaitende (Ezra 10;4)''.
VIVA SHUSHO, VIVA TANZANIA.

12 June 2012

CHAMA CHA MUZIKI WA INJILI - CHAMUITA CHAINGIA ZANZIBAR


Tumaini Weston  - Mwakilishi wa Chama cha muziki wa Injili Zanzibar

Hatimaye chama cha muziki wa injili chapata wanachama Zanzibar.
Waimbaji wote wanaotaka kujiunga na Chamita wawasiliane na uongozi wa chamuita kwa namba 0719 082000, uliza Dada Tumaini Weston.

Tafadhali wasiliana na uonngozi wa Zanzibar. Jumapili hii waimbaji watakutana pale Darajani. Fomu kutoka makao makuu ya CHAMUITA yalioko Dar es salaam, zitatumwa hivi karibuni. Wanachama wote watatakiwa kujaza fomu wakiambatanisha na picha mbili tayari kwa ajili kutengenezewa kadi ya uanachama.

Kwa mawasiliano zaidi:
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11 June 2012

THANKSGIVING - SHUKRANI


HEART OF WORSHIP

HEART OF WORSHIP