Kenny Ogungbe

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Kenny Ogungbe
Birth nameKehinde Ogungbe
Also known asKenny, Keke Ogungbe, Kekeke, Baba Keke
Born10 September 1960 [1]
Genres Hip hop, RnB
Occupation(s)Producer, radio presenter, CEO of the Kennis Music
Years active1994–present
Labels Kennis Music
Websiteng.linked.com

Kehinde "Kenny" Ogungbe, is a Nigerian DJ, music producer, television presenter and music executive. He is the founder and eponym of the label Kennis Music, [2] and is the CEO alongside Dayo "D1" Adeneye. They own Kennis 104.1 F.M, Lagos.

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Career

Together with Dayo Adeneye also known as D1, he hosted the music programme AIT Jamz, which aired on AIT in the late nineties (later becoming PrimeTime Jamz on NTA). [3] [4] [5] [6]

He has worked with, shaped the careers of, or discovered The Remedies (launching the solo careers of both Eedris Abdulkareem and Tony Tetuila), Sound Sultan, 2face Idibia (producing his first two solo albums) and Oritse Femi, among others. [7]

In 2012, he was appointed Managing Director of Raypower FM. [8] [9] He is also Non Executive Director, DAAR Communications Plc. [10] [11] He was a coach at Naija Star Search show. [12]

Controversy

When he served as the general manager of Raypower and African Independent Television, he faced accusations of promoting tribalism within the Nigerian music industry during the 90s. This same accusation was recently reiterated to the news media by the renowned Nigerian-American musician, Aguike.

Selected discography

(As producer)

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References

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  2. Kenny Ogungbe: Guru behind Nigeria music industry. [ permanent dead link ] OKEY OBIOZO August 12, 2014.
  3. SPECIAL FEATURE: Meet Nigeria’s richest entertainers. [ permanent dead link ] The NetNG, April 23, 2013.
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  6. List of all the influencers in the award’s Hall of Fame Archived 2016-04-14 at the Wayback Machine , PulseNG. Published: 05.01.2016, Princess Irede Abumere.
  7. The Beatz Awards is set to honour entertainment moguls Keke and D1.
  8. Kenny Ogungbe Appointed MD RayPower FM, Naij.com.
  9. Keke Ogungbe appointed as Raypower’s new MD. By DailyPost Nigeria on December 13, 2012.
  10. Kenny Ogungbe Explains Reason For Missing Dayo Adeneye Inauguration, by AYOBAMI BANKOLE, Expressng on November 5, 2015.
  11. Kenny 'Keke' Ogungbe is a year older. Published: 09.09.2015, by Ayomide O. Tayo, PulseNG.
  12. "Keke Ogungbe, ID Cabasa, Asha unveil game flow for Naija Star Search". Nigerian Tribune . 13 September 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2024.