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NEWS

Kenya Stories - business resume documentary - to use Songs From Above's music - Feb 2008

African Vision Award director/producer, Carol Pineau will use music Nkeng composed, in the promo for Kenya Stories, a film following business prefessionals and youth in Kenya.

Groundbreaking work to use Songs From Above's music - June 2007

African Vision Award director/producer, Carol Pineau will use music Nkeng composed, when she demos her new film at TED. TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is the annual conference which "brings together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers."

Top Documentary/Film Producer picks Nkeng to compose music for her documentaries (International) - May 22nd 2007
A film producer of ground-breaking work on Africa will be adding that certain "je ne sais quoi" to her eye-opening work with original compositions from Cameroonina-born songwriter/producer/engineer, Nkeng Alemanji (Songs From Above [ASCAP]).

Music on TV (TLC) - August 19, 2006
Brainbox Entertainment, requested my music for a new show for TLC - The Real Deal (with Richard Davis) - a fast-paced home remodeling show. UPDATE: my music wasn't used after all --- you win some, you lose some...

A "simple" song beats out thousands of others - January 6, 2006

“Simple As I Am” advances from among over 15,000+ songs in International Songwriting Competition

Nkeng Alemanji's "Simple As I Am" is top 5 Finalist in international Song Of The Year contest - June 4, 2004

"Simple As I Am" is honored as Finalist in Song Of The Year Contest - (VH-1's Save The Music foundation) The Song of the Year judges are some of the biggest names in music including many Grammy Award winners. "Song of the Year is excited to recognize Nkeng for his exceptional songwriting ability for the song Simple As I Am. Nkeng competed against songwriters from all over the world for this honor."
Ann-Marie Daleo
Song of the Year

Nkeng Alemanji to appear on America's Hot Musician - May 24th 2007

The first season of the show will air sometime in July 2007 (return to this site for updates). Nkeng will be featured as the music engineer/producer, working with 12 contestants, and the 3 judges. Filming began in the Washington DC, Northern VA area this week. Some of Nkeng's original compositions may also be used as background music.

WGMU (G. Mason U. radio) - September 30, 2006

WGMU to begin playing Simple As I Am next Tues.
[Available on the web at
http://www.WGMUradio.com, and on-campus cable television channel 22. Listen for it soon on AM radio on campus].

Song Honored in International (VH-1)contest - May 15, 2006 “Superman Superman” earns Recommended honor in VH-1’s Song Of The Year Contest – ( VH-1’s Save The Music foundation)

MTV2, BET, Yahoo Launch, MTV UK, MHz TV... appearances - Feb 4, 2005  Nkeng appears in videos with Mello-D & The Rados. The videos have aired all over the world - the song is “Cool Witchu

Nkeng Alemanji co-write lands release on International indie Label - January 4, 2005

"Find A Way” (co-written with Darnley “Mello-D Hodge”) is released on D.C.’s top Hip Hop band Mello-D & The Rados’ 2004 Antitainment album (Thermite Records)