There are many great
things about this lovely country, the Great Rift Valley, The Great Masai
Culture, The Great Migration in the Mara just to name but a few and not
forgetting the Great Safari album by Adawnage. The album hit stores around two
months ago meaning it’s hot off the oven. You might have had of ‘Uwezo’ their first joint that has really
hit and calling it a ‘nice song’ would be a bit of understatement and believe
me when I tell you there are many other Great tracks in that album.
If the album isn’t in
your possession kindly make your way down to Kasangas Music Store and ask the
smiling gentleman behind the counter to give you a copy of the album ‘Safari’ for a small consideration of
Kshs 500.00 only then run home and enjoy the Great music that is Kenyan gospel.
If you are reading this and you are in the Diaspora (out of Nairobi) you can
visit their website www.adawnage.com and you can get the music online.
Adawnage is a band of 13
born-again guys that derive their name from ’A Dawn Age’. The band came
together in 2008 and began their musical journey to spread the good news. There
are seven guys on vocals and six on instruments. Their music is all about
Christ and His good works and we glorify His name in all this. You can get more
information on the band from their website.
I have said earlier that the strongest point of
any musician is simplicity and substance and that’s why I love the album, ‘Safari’ (Journey) is all about their
journey in this world as they strive to get to heaven to receive their crowns.
The music is easy to grasp and relate with.
When I was getting the
album I thought that they had killed it with ‘Uwezo’ until I got to listen to ‘Naomba’ … man all I can say is Amen. It’s a prayer that the Lord
hides and uses us for His works and purpose. That is my prayer for all of us
that the Lord uses us in whichever sector we are in life for the glory of His
works that His Name may be lifted high in all nations. “Nina omba, Baba mikono nimeinua, nishike Baba unifiche mikononi mwako,
nioneshe Baba wema wako, unifanye chombo chako … nina omba. Baba mimi na omba”
The style of music is
a cross breed of soft rock and Afro fusion making their music just a delight to
listen to. The album has ten tracks and this being their first album I have to
say Adawnage have out done themselves. You can tell from their live
performances that they have worked hard and this is not a case of overnight
success. This would be a great album to listen to if you would want to venture
into the world of music.
The band has also
released two videos to the songs ‘Uwezo’ and ‘Safari’, the ‘Uwezo’ is receiving massive airplay and you can be sure to catch it
when you watch any of the Sunday morning Gospel shows on KTN - Tukuza, Citizen TV - Kubamba and NTV – Crossover or you also can get it on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWod1gJvY0M.
It is our hope and
desire that Adawnage keep producing positive music and we keep them in our
prayers. Keep Adawnage in music by buying original music, don’t pirate music
man not only does it kill the music we have come to love but it’s also a crime
punishable by law. Go down to Kasanga or any other store we have highlighted in
this blog and let’s make Kenya a better country where our musicians can
actually live of their album sales as we continue receiving blessings from our
Lord.
You can always drop me
an email on kenyangospeljunction@gmail.com
and tell me your thoughts and comments and which album you’d want reviewed.
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