Jaguar (Kenyan musician)

Jaguar (Real name: Charles Njagua Kanyi) is a Kenyan musician well known for his philanthropic[1][2] character and his most viewed Kenyan clip Kigeugeu. He has performed in Nairobi and Minnesota[3] and won several music awards. The songs by Jaguar include: Fanya Mambo, Furaha, Jina Langu, Kigeugeu, Nikuskize, Nimetoka Mbali, Nimevuma, Tayari, Unaniwasha, Kioo, Kipepeo. Some of them are inclined towards the reggae genre.[4] Kigeugeu has won the most awards.[5] Recently he has been appointed as board member of a parastatal of NACADA, kenya government corporation.

Awards

1. 2011 Pearl of Africa Music Awards: Best Male Artist (Kenya)[6]

2. 9th Kisima Music Awards (2011): the Hit song Kigeugeu won Jaguar the Best Boomba Artiste award[7]

3. 2011 (EAMAS) Jaguar (Kenya) and Dr Claude (Rwanda) shared the best male artist accolades [8] in East African music awards- Urban contemporary category.[9]

References

  1. ↑ http://eaagm.wordpress.com/2010/11/26/kenyan-musician-positioning-himself-as-a-philanthropist/
  2. ↑ http://www.standardmedia.co.ke 24 February 2011
  3. ↑ http://kilimanjaroentertainment.com/2008/?p=1392
  4. ↑ http://www.standardmedia.co.ke 24 February 2011
  5. ↑ http://lyrics.ghafla.co.ke/component/tag/jaguarlyrics
  6. ↑ http://www.egoimagekenya.com/irene-namubiru-2011-pam-artiste-of-the-year/
  7. ↑ http://www.vibeweekly.com/home/entertainment/1531-kisima-9th-annual-awards.html
  8. ↑ http://eastafricaradiousa.com/blog/?p=8308
  9. ↑ http://www.goldendreams.co.ke/emas/