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The concept behind Just A Band ‘s new video came about from a challenge — two Norwegian filmmakers in Kenya dared the band to shoot a video “with a bunch of constraints, such as having to include a movie reference… starting with A Clockwork Orange.” In response, the boys suited up in an array of improvised costumes and filmed this minstrel-like, ’20s feel clip for “Huff + Puff” in the outskirts of Nairobi. Watch Elsaphan Njora, Kevin (K2) Maina and all of JAB duke it out and throw down some serious moves in A Tale of Graceless Shuffling above. The video-challenge is a part of the upcoming documentary The Big C. Find “Huff + Puff” on Just A Band’s excellent 82 LP.  via okayafrica

Here's another video from their debut album Scratch to Reveal Just A Band "82" Album launch. Click here for more details

Just A Band's latest single from their upcoming album 82 . I don't listen to much radio, but I'm curious as to how well this will do(is doing?) on the charts, I think it deserves to do well. Nice simple & uplifting lyrics, non-vulgar, creative, excellent production. We need more of this kind of stuff Kenyan artists, keep it up JAB! Just A Band - "Usinibore" "Just because I'm an African with black skin, it doesn't mean that I won't win if I try..." Previously: JAB "Usinibore" video

Here is a new video from Just A Band for their first single off their upcoming second album 82 . It is directed by Jim Chuchu Nice video. Creative use of props,movement,make-up and nice directing. The song is good too! Previously: JAB "Usinibore" video shoot pics

Here are some video shoot pics from Just a Band' s upcoming video "Usinibore" shot at the Godown arts centre. This is the first single off of their second album 82 . Previously: Just A Band working on their sophomore album 82

Here's another video from Just A Band . It is from their debut EP "The Light Fantastic" and was also featured in the TRNSMSSN exhibition. Previously: Just A Band "If I Could" video

Here is Just A Band's video for their song" If I Could" off their debut album Scratch To Reveal . The album is available at NuMetro stores and online. Keep it here for more JAB videos! Previously: Just A Band at Goethe video

Just A Band's TRNSMSSN exhibition ends on 16th May 2009 and is now showing at the Goethe Institut.

Here's a clip of Just A Band in concert at the Goethe Institut

Date: (START) Tuesday May 5th @11:00pm (END) Saturday May 16th 2009 @6:00pm Location: Goethe Institut, Monrovia St. Nairobi Price: Free Entry Description: Broken synthesizers and fragmented satellite broadcastsfrom the future provide a fictionalized Kenyan future;panicked astronauts, lovelorn puppets, a flying tortoise,the meaning of life, an experimental boy band and asprinkling of sparkly stuff...The Goethe-Institut Nairobi has commissioned Just A Band with works of video art for our first art show. The show will feature premieres of newmusic videos from Scratch To Reveal and oursoon-to-be-released second album - 82. Just A Band will mark the finissage with END_TRNSMSSN,a DJ set of our favorite house, electro,pop and funktunes!

Out of the left-field in 2008 emerged an electronic, slash funk, slash “local” group on the Kenyan music scene. If you have not heard of them by now they are just a band. No really, their name is Just A Band . But a typical Kenyan music group they are not! At a time when kapuka is almost becoming a dirty word (to me at least) Just-A-Band come as a welcome relief to the same old drab commercial urban songs and lyrics that have hyper-saturated Kenyan radio. With song after song saying virtually the same things ( parteh, katika, wika, ruka ) one is really left wondering, are there any Kenyans who think outside the box and try to be daring? It is quite sad when one sees young musicians with so much talent and freedom; all copying each other just to have their song get spins on the radio. I first saw Just-A-Band’s music early last year as I was checking out another website. When I first saw the video for “ Maisha “ I wasn’t sure whether it was a Kenyan band. But when I checked out their o...

Check out some pictures from Just-A-Bands February 7th event at Goethe (click the pic to view)

Here is an article Sunday Nation's Lifestyle did on Just A Band . click the pic

Here is Just A Band peforming "Hey" at their debut concert. Just-A-Band - "Hey" (live)