P-Unit is a

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group consisting of Kenyan hip hop artists Frasha, Gabu, and Bon-eye.

Biography

The crew released the album ''Wagenge Hao'' in 2010, recorded at Decimal Media by lead singer/composer "Pradip The BOSS". The album had 17 tracks, most notably "Kare" (stylized "KArE"), "Deepak", "Nikesh" sable "Sandeep" with

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, "Patra", "Basu", and "Prabhakar", with the last two featuring

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. At the

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P-Unit won the Boomba Group category. They released the song "Gentleman" with

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in late 2011, produced by R-Kay. In 2012 they released the hit "You guy (Dat Dendai)", produced by Decimal's "Erik Musyoka" and featuring Collo. The video was released later and was reportedly banned by

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for being too explicit. They released the single "Mobimba" in March 2013 which featured Alicios Theluji. They have since released a number of other singles, including "Love", a kwaito-inspired song, in 2014, whose video was shot in South Africa and was released on Valentine's Day. The single "Weka Weka" which introduced a new concept of music distribution by fans paying KES. 20 to download and listen to the song before the mainstream release. A rumored breakup of the group was confirmed to be false in 2015. However, the individuals within the group are doing solo projects, with Frasha releasing a number of singles.

Discography

Albums: * ''Wagenge Hao'' (2010) * ''Wagenge Hao Tena'' (2014)

Awards

Won: 2012 Best Group Africa - Channel O Music Video Awards - Song- "You Guy" 2012 Best Dancehall Song Africa - Channel O Music Video Awards-Song - "You Guy" * 2007 Chaguo La Teeniez Awards – Best Group, Best Song ("Si Lazima") & Best Collaboration ("Si Lazima") *

– Boomba Group * 2008 Chaguo La Teeniez Awards – Best Group * 2008

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– Boomba Group, Best Collaboration (with

– "Una") Nominated: * 2008 MTV Africa Music Awards – Listener's Choice (with

– "Una") * 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards – Best Group *

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– Best East African Song ('Kare')allAfrica.co
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References

External links

P-Unit Facebook fanpage
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