Viral Wednesday: Alaine searches for her Wafula and Chris Rock(s) the Oscars

 

Alaine- Wafula Feat Churchill

 

Jamaican songstress Alaine Laughton absolutely loves Kenya. She came back to the country for the fifth time not only to launch her new album titled “Ten of Hearts”, but also to release a video for her latest song: “Wafula”. Watch Churchill make his music debut while Alaine sings melodiously searching for her “Wafula” in the video below.

 

Harmonize Feat Diamond Platnumz

 

Diamond has been on a roll this year. The Tanzanian musician collaborated with fellow countryman AY on the remix of “Zigo” which was a huge success. Following up on that success, Diamond then partnered with renowned South African rapper AKA for “Make Me Sing” which has achieved massive success too. And he is back with another collabo. This time with Harmonize. Will the mellow song be a hit like his previous collaborations? You be the judge- check out the video below.

 

 

 

Chris Rock at the Oscars

 

This year’s Oscars were rocked with controversy due to the lack of diversity in the various nominee categories. This sparked a furore on social media and the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite was created. Also, several high profile Hollywood personalities like Will Smith, Jada Pinkett and Spike Lee boycotted the event. However, with popular African American comedian Chris Rock hosting the event, everyone wondered what his take on the #OscarsSoWhite issue would be. Watch him make light of the issue and tear up the stage in the hilarious video below.

 

 

Leonardo DiCaprio’s acceptance speech

 

After being nominated for the Oscars four times without a win, Leonardo DiCaprio finally scooped the award for best lead actor for his role in “The Revenant”. Watch DiCaprio receive a standing ovation from the attendants of the ceremony and speak about the pertinent issue of climate change in his moving acceptance speech below.