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      Nigerian artists Banky W and WizKid, South African rapper L-Tido and Bonie from P-Unit (Kenya) have been commissioned to write and perform the title track for Shuga: Love, Sex, Money - the second series of the sex and relationships drama set in Kenya. “Shuga”, a genre-defying Afro-Hip Hop-R&B-Soul-Pop hybrid has been commissioned by MTV Networks Africa in association with The MTV Staying Alive Foundation, PEPFAR (The U.S. President’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief), The Partnership for an HIV-Free Generation (HFG) and the Government of Kenya as part of a ground-breaking multimedia campaign to spread the message about responsible sexual behaviour and tolerance. Star Nigerian music video director Clarence Peters will fly into Kenya in early February with Banky W, WizKid and L Tido t o record the music video for the track.  Banky W and WizKid are also making cameo appearances in the TV drama alongside Nairobi-based Nigerian Ikubese Emmanuel (a.k.a. 9con) and Kenyan singer

......Red Carpet premieres in Nairobi on February 10, 2012 Press release  Rape, transactional sex and male homosexuality are just some of the important topics being laid bare in  Shuga: Love, Sex, Money,  the new seven-part drama series about sex-and-relationships amongst contemporary African youth.  The red carpet premiere of Shuga: Love, Sex & Money  will take place in Nairobi on 10 February 2012. Produced by MTV Networks Africa in association with  The MTV Staying Alive Foundation, PEPFAR  and the  Partnership for an HIV-Free Generation  (HFG),  Shuga: Love, Sex, Money  was conceived in order to spread the message of responsible sexual behaviour and tolerance. The initiative, funded extensively by the U.S. Government through PEPFAR, is working closely with the Government of Kenya to ensure the programme fits within Kenya’s existing HIV prevention strategy. A brutally honest account of emotional relationships among Kenyan youth,  Shuga: Love, Sex, Money  – is set to explode the

         Nigerian musicians  Banky W  and  Wiz Kid  are jetting off to Kenya this week to appear in  Shuga: Love, Sex, Money , the critically acclaimed sex-and- relationships TV series brought to you by MTV Base, The Staying Alive Foundation, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and The Partnership for an HIV-Free Generation.    Banky W  and  Wiz Kid  will both play themselves in the series, performing during emotionally hard-hitting club scenes shot at luxury Nairobi hangout,  Skylux Lounge .   Nigerian viewers will get the chance to see  Wiz Kid  and  Banky W  in action from 14 February 2012 when  Shuga: Love; Sex; Money  premieres on MTV channels around the world.      Joining  Banky W  and  Wiz Kid  in the series will be Kenyan singer  Avril  (Miss B’have) and cast members  Sharon Olago  (Violet),  David Omwange  (Skola),  Nick Mutuma  ( Leo),  Antony Mwangi  (Kennedy) and  Valerie Kimani  (Sindi),  Nick Ndeda  (Angelo),  Nancy Wanjiku  (Baby), Brend