Their most memorable meeting up was in May 28, 2008. Gospel vocalist Roseline Mwihaki had recently won a neighborhood ability show, Talentmania, established by Charles Mburugu, to advance greatness in Christian performing expressions.

Energized as she was, she welcomed David Ogara, Robert Njuguna, Anthony Akivembe and others, and together they shaped the once-renowned gospel band, Adawnage.

For quite some time the band performed together all around the nation, won awards and visited the world with Mwihaki as its lead singer and pioneer.Adawnage produced uber hits, for example, Uwezo, Naomba, I Live for You among others, solidifying its situation in the embarrassment ridden Kenyan gospel industry.

Notwithstanding, the previously well-known gospel band has now been hit by an outrage.

Last week, Mwihaki, who right now lives and pastors in Arizona, USA, won a copyright suit against Adawnage where she is trying to be paid her sovereignties dating over a time of more than six years. She blames the band for gathering eminence monies and not transmitting her piece.

As per her legal advisor David Katee, Mwihaki, who currently goes by the name Kaki Mwihaki, will presently look for court requests to propel the band to remunerate her.

A large number of shillings
"We can't measure the sum presently on the grounds that the orders have been given by the court and Adwanage needs to consent to those orders before we can decide the amount they ought to pay. In any case, we are taking a gander at a great many shillings in light of the fact that the eminences have collected throughout the long term, and there's no need to focus on one melody however more than 10," Katee says.

Mwihaki's issues with her own band started in 2015 when her marriage started disintegrating.

Kaki met her ex through the musicians who are his cherished companions. She and her accomplice became hopelessly enamored, got hitched yet separated in under five years over what she named as hostile contrasts.

"In 2015, my marriage was hopelessly broken and I went through a troublesome period of despondency, endured disgrace and it impacted my general wellbeing as well as my accessibility for some band exercises. I kept a position of safety from the media during the whole (separate) court procedures and did not very many exhibitions with the band as I was in no state sincerely or intellectually to partake," Mwihaki said in court reports seen by Sunday Country.

At that point, Adawnage had enrolled to exchange as a LLP (Restricted Obligation Organization) in 2013, with 13 individuals marking an association deed.

The 13 included Leah Midamba, Elijah Wambua, Njuguna, Elvis Muema, Lorna Olwanda, Elegance Nduku, Ogara, Straight to the point Muriuki, Pauline Mirithu, Akivembe, Michael Wanyama, Julius Nyawara and Mwihaki.

As Adawnage LLP, the band likewise enrolled with Kenya Copyright Board, Music Culture of Kenya and other Aggregate Administration Associations, in this manner benefiting its music to the general population. This empowered the band to produce pay and gather eminences while likewise creating different incomes from brand stock.

In the court reports, Mwihaki said she is among the financial balance signatories with the books kept by Ogara, whose job in the band was that of a lyricist, keyboardist, logistician and bookkeeper responsible for all matters concerning the band's funds.

Nonetheless, as she moved away from her job as lead vocalist because of the separation case, the remainder of the band started to reduce most, if not all, connection with Mwihaki.

"I filled in as an entertainer and lyricist, and along with Robert Njuguna, I was responsible for PR and media appearances so the general population knew me more as the substance of Adwanage band. I was additionally seen as the lead artist since my tunes were out at the center of attention and carried the notoriety and acknowledgment to the band,"

It wasn't well before she was removed from her own band and denied admittance to Adawnage music list. Mwihaki later migrated to the US. While in the US, Mwihaki contacted the band mentioning to be paid her sovereignties of the 12 melodies out of 20 contained in the underlying two collections - Safari and Maisha - which she made and wrote.

Kaki additionally mentioned the band to change the creation of the 12 tunes to Roseline Mwihaki rather than Adawnage yet the band denied, demanding that the melodies were the band's Protected innovation and will stay accordingly.

"I'm not credited as musician of any of my unique pieces on any of the stages (on the web and on YouTube) and endeavors to have the band credit my work have been vain," Mwihaki says.

Adawnage's presentation collection, Safari, was delivered in December 2010. It contained 10 tunes, of which Kaki had formed five - Usisahau, Uwezo, Naomba, Nitumie and Let Me Live.

The notoriety of Uwezo and Naomba saw the band secure Gathering of the Year in the 2012 at the Notch grants. The gathering additionally won a similar class in 2017 as well as 2018 Best Gathering in the Maranatha Grants.

"The band has not acknowledged me as the musician on both of these tunes in spite of the way that I am the sole essayist and they have kept on gathering eminences for the two melodies, and making no installment to me for my portion," Mwihaki's plaint read.

In January 2016, the band delivered its sophomore collection, Maisha, conveying 13 melodies. Of the 13, Mwihaki created seven - Awful Detestable, Do you Love Jesus, Prepared to Adore, Maisha 123, I cry to you, Jina lake ni Yesu and the hit banger, I Live for You.