Somewhere
between a funny Youtube video and a Mudvayne song Kenyan rock band stumbled on a
great website. Enter mdundo.com a Kenyan mobile music store launched in 2012. It
provides Kenyan rock bands as well as other local artistes with an inexpensive
platform to sell their music. The websites management also give all proceed
from sale of songs to artistes. This is supposed to encourage more musicians to
join the platform. The illegal music download and piracy are endemic to Kenyan music
industry. Mdundo.com provides Kenya rock fans with a legal alternative. And at 25 bob a piece, music is quite
literally going for a song on mdundo.com.
How
does it work you ask? Well for starters you need a scratch card. You can get
one at piedmont plaza (the brew bistro building along Ngong road) fourth floor.
These scratch cards have unique codes linked to particular songs. The cards cost
a hundred bob only. Also, Kenyan rock bands can buy cards themselves and
distribute them at gigs.
When you log on to the website you simply key
in the scratch cards unique code and you get up to 4 songs. There are no limits
however; you could always just log on and buy songs at sh 25. If you just
bought a Samsung galaxy music phone you are in luck. You get five days of free
music downloads from the website. Mdundo.com management has been busy this year
signing several big names on to their platform. ParkingLotGrass was one Kenyan rock
band we encountered on the sight. Other local acts include the Villager’s band
Octopizzo and Nazizi to name but a few.
So
here’s a little piece of friendly “Kenyan Rock Band” advice if you have an
internet connection and five minute to spare, check out this website.
