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Just a Band

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Just a Band is a Kenyan alternative band whose career was launched with their 2008 debut album, Scratch to Reveal. Their music has explored various musical directions such as jazz, hip-hop, disco, and electronica.[1] The band are credited with creating Kenya’s first viral music video after their 2010 music video for “Ha-He!”—featuring fictional Kenyan superhero-inspired protagonist Makmende[2]—sparked countrywide interest. The group was formed when their members were studying at the Kenyatta University. They went on to release the song “Iwinyo Piny” accompanied by a self-made animated music video. Initially the song received little airplay due to its unconventional musical style, but with time they started to gain popularity through underground channels. Their debut album Scratch to reveal was relatively successful.[3] They released their second single ‘Ha-He’ on 17 March 2010, accompanied by a music video featuring a character known as Makmende. The video has subsequently been described as Kenya’s first viral internet meme by the Wall Street Journal, CNN and Fast Company.

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Just a Band released their debut album, Scratch to Reveal, on 17 May 2008 accompanied by self-made music videos for the singles, “Fly”, “Iwinyo Piny” (using 2D animation) and “Hey!” (involving puppetry). The music video for “Iwinyo Piny” was subsequently nominated for the Best African Video Clip at the 2008 Kora Awards. The band also received a nomination for the Best Urban Fusion Group at the 2008 Kisima Awards.

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