In May 2009, Navio launched “Half the Legend” at a star studded concert in Kampala supported by local stars like Bobi Wine and Julianna. It’s the latest chapter of a successful career that now sits at a crossroads. Having successfully conquered the East African market, Navio is now taking the next step and looking to make his name internationally.

AFRICAN HUSTLER MUSIC
This fall, Navio headlined his first American tour where he performed at the Uganda North American Association (UNAA) event in Washington as well as large crowds in Boston. On November 5th, Navio will launch his second studio album, “African Hustler Music” at a star studded Uganda launch. It’s the next step in the evolution of an African star.

After several years of studying, Navio officially returned to the music scene in 2008, with a degree in communications from Monash University in South Africa and a new company, Navcorp, an entertainment company set up to manage his affairs.
Now a fully fledged solo artist, he got to work on his debut album, “Half the Legend”.  Throughout 2008, he released several songs that would form the basis of the album: “Bugumu, “Salooni” featuring GNL, “Ngalo”, “Badman from Kamwokya” featuring Bobi Wine and “Respect” featuring Jua Kali. These hits brought him numerous accolades including: winning Best Hip Hop Artist at the PAM awards and nominations at Kenya’s Kisima Awards for Best Male Artist, Best Music Video and Best Hip Hop Artist.
In between working on his debut album, Navio also found time to work on a unique concept album: traditional African music fused with a hip hop sensibility. It was an idea he had been considering for years and in 2006, he had found the perfect partners in the group, Percussion Discussion.
One of the finest folk music groups to ever come out of the African continent, Percussion Discussion, have performed across the globe bringing their blend of socially conscious African rhythms to an international audience. With three members of the original Klear Kut crew: Navio, Tha Mith and Papito, the two groups came together on a two year journey to form a once in a lifetime concept album: Klear Discussion. Fusing the lyrical hip hop flow of Klear Kut with the soulful African instrumentation of Percussion Discussion, the unique album received rave reviews from both hip hop fans and traditional music purists.
While preparing for “Half the Legend” Navio also received the rare honour of becoming the first artist to ever be nominated twice in the same category at the Kora Awards. Both Klear Discussion’s “Klear Discussion” and Blu 3’s “Burn” featuring Navio were nominated for best song at the Kora Awards in 2008.