Murfy's fLaw | |
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 Murfy's fLaw Rocktoberfest October 2008: Reema, Jozie, No.9 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Genres | Rock, Alternative Rock |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Murfy's fLaw |
| Members | Reema (Vocals) No 9 (Lead Guitar/ Vocals) Mukasa (Rhythm Guitar) Jojo (Keyboards/ Vocals) Jozie (Bass) Vicky (Drums/ Vocals) |
| Past members | Punky Monkey |
| Website | murfysflaw |
Murfy's fLaw is a Kenyan alternative rock band formed in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2007.
It is a 6-piece band that is unique in Kenya in its chosen genre of performed music. [1]
Murfy's fLaw is also unique in its Multi-cultural mix of peoples from different tribes and countries. [2] The band's musical style is experimental alternative rock which fuses alt-rock sounds with elements from Kiswahili folk and Hindi music.
On November 21, 2008, Murfy's fLaW released their début album "Makosa". [3] [4] [5] The album has an underlying feminist context with the band made up predominantly of female musicians performing in a genre typically dominated by men. The word ‘Makosa’ is Kiswahili for “the evil that men do”. [6]
On November 11, 2011, they released their second album, "Hello Light". [7]
On September 19,2019, Murfy's fLaW released their third album, "̶N̶a̶t̶a̶k̶a̶ Sitaki". [8]
The band frequently performs every first Friday at an Ethiopian restaurant called Dass. [9] They also have been known to have various random shows in Nairobi city. [10] [11] [12]
Murfy's fLaw released their album, Makosa on 21 October 2008. The band explored various media to produce their music videos such as 2D animation for "Your Friend". [13]
Murfy’s fLaW received three nominations for the inaugural Heavy and the Beast Awards [15] in 2019, and won one. Singer, Reema Doshi, was nominated for Best Female Artist, and their song, “Abso-bloomin-lutely” was nominated for Best Music Video. The band won an award in the Best Live Performance category.