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    TAY GRIN

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    MUSIC

    Tay Grins music targets the youth urging them to take pride in theirnation and culture. To take responsibility, utilize their God giventalents and find value in contributing to a positive and brighterfuture. Whilst emphasizing the need to eradicate negativity and lowself-esteem.

    Each step, each decision, each enterprise must be a positive oneand one that will enable and empower at least one other person. Inthe words of legendary “edutainment ” guru KRS-One “each onemust teach one”. Entertainment merged with education is amedium for speaking to the youth in a language they are mostcomfortable with, without feeling preached to or lectured at.

    Honing his rap skills since his teens, Tay has been influenced bylegendary rappers like Jay-z, KRS 1, B.I.G and Tupac. To find hisindividual and distinctive rap voice however, Tay looked inwards athis African soul and found that the roots of his African heritage andMalawian culture gave him his true and unique style thatcomplemented the original American hip-hop template.

    A chance meeting with Onree Gill, Al icia Keys manager, in 2005 on aChicago-Atlanta flight confirmed that he had a hip-hop destiny. Thiswas further emphasized in a brief meet with Craig a multi- platinum

    producer for the likes of Kanye West in Chicago at the HingeStudios. On return to Malawi, Tay poured his energy into his firstever track and scored a number-one hit with ‘Break-Out’. The trackwas an underground and club hit, gearing the public up inexpectation of an album. But not one to take things lightly, Tayspent the next 18 months in the lab creating a unique sound; afusion of cultural music and hip hop. The highly anticipated debutalbum ‘Proudly African’ was launched on May 3, 2008 at the EthelMutharika Memorial Music Festival.

    YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHUjW4Wb8At8RD3jaGX3unA/videos

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHUjW4Wb8At8RD3jaGX3unA/videoshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHUjW4Wb8At8RD3jaGX3unA/videoshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHUjW4Wb8At8RD3jaGX3unA/videos

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    ‘Proudly African’ Album

    ‘Proudly African’ features 12 tracks (incl.

    the hit singles Nyau music Featuring

    MTV AWARD winning artist Nameless

    from Kenya, 2 by 2, Kaliche featuring

    Kmillian of Zambia and Stand Up.

    The album was engineered mastered

    by internationally recognized premier

    producer Tapuwa Bandawe.

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    CAREER

    Tay has performed at several high profile events including the New Statehouse (2007) and twice on the hit show Big Brother Africa (2007/2008).

    Tay became the first and only Malawian to perform live for over a millionviewers across Africa on this show. Due to his outstanding work over the pastfew years Tay was selected to represent the SADC Region on a live Channel Oshow for Africa Day on May 23, 2008. Furthermore, Tay Grin was chosen asthe Coca-cola brand ambassador for a promotion campaign in Malawi in2008.

    Still in the year 2008, Tay Grin was selected as one of the few Africanmusicians to re- record a song titled ‘young gifted and black’ originally

    composed by Nina Simone, which is currently used as Channel O theme song.The song included legendary musicians such as Hugh Masekela and YvonneChaka Chaka.

    Tay Grin was chosen by UNICEF to be the face of their malaria campaign inMalawi.

    At the end of 2009 the British Council asked Tay Grin, as one of Malawi’s well-known public figure, to speak on climate change to the youth of Malawi.

     

    Tay’s first single ‘Stand Up’ a wholly Malawian produced song and video, firstaired on Channel O in March 2007 and has not stopped playing since. Tay’s

    conscious and positive music is popular both in Malawi and abroad. He hasalready gained respect and recognition as clearly evidenced by his Channel OSpirit of Africa nominations for ‘Stand Up’.

    In 2012 Young People In International Affairs (YPIA) selected Limbani “TayGrin” Kalilani as one of Africans top 35 under the age of 35 making an impact“in their respective countries, on the continent and in the wider world.”

    Tay was named among the top 100 Most Influential Personalities in the World,positioned on number 88 by UK’s C.Hub Magazine in January 2015.

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    Awards & Nominations

    Tay Grin’s Channel O music award nominations make him the first MalawianMusician to ever receive nominations for the Channel O Spirit of Africa Music

    awards.

    The music video for “stand up” received the following nominations: 

    • Best Male (Channel O Awards: 2007)

    • Best Southern African Video (Channel O Awards: 2007)

    • Best Hip-Hop Video (Channel O Awards: 2007)

    The music video for “2by2” received the following nominations:

    • Best Southern African Video (Channel O Awards: 2008)

    The music video for “Moto” received the following nominations: 

    • Best Southern African Video (Channel O Awards: 2009)

    • Best Male (Channel O Awards: 2009)

    The music video for “My Type of Guy” featuring Gal level (Namibia) and Buffalo  

    Souljah (Zimbabwe) received the following nominations”

    • Best Duo or Group (Winners Channel O Awards: 2009)

    This award make s Tay Grin the first and only Malawian artist to win an

    international music award.

    The music video for “The Beach” received the fol lowing nominations and awards: 

    • Best Video BEFFTA 2014, UK)

    • Best International African ACT Winner of BEFFTA 2014, UK)

    •Best Hip Hop Artist Malawi 2014 Winner of the Best Hip Hop award)

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    International Collaborations

    Sway (UK)

    Brick & Lace (Jamaica)

    Naeto C (Nigeria)

    Ice Prince (Nigeria)

    2face (Nigeria)

    Wahu (Kenya)

    Nameless (Kenya)

    Double HP (South Africa)Lira (South Africa)

    Buffalo Souljah (Zimbabwe)

    Gal Level (Namibia)

    Scar (Botswana)

    Petersen (Zambia)

    Kmillian (Zambia)

    Vee (Botswana)

    Stagga (Botswana)

    Hamoba (Zambia)

    Slap Dee (Zambia)

    DA Les and Ishmael (south africa)

    Orezi (Nigeria

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    SOCIAL

    @taygrin

    8189 Followers

    @Tay_Grin

    10.4k Followers

    SOCIAL MEDIA STATS

    TayGrin

    196 subscribers

    Tay Grin Official

    19,983 Followers

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    MANAGEMENT CONTACT

    Black Rhyno Entertainment

    Contact: Email [email protected]

    Tel: +265 (0) 999952882

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