Bill Selanga, popularly known by his stage name Blinky Bill, is a Kenyan musician, producer and DJ from Nairobi in Kenya, also the founder of the Kenyan band, Just A Band, a Kenyan art and music collective.

Early Life and Musical Beginning

His stage name was derived from an Australian cartoon of the same name, after regarding his name as too boring in magazines and newspapers. Blinky Bill attended Kenyattta University.

Musical Career

While in the university, Blinky Bill met Daniel Muli and Jim Chuchu and formed the alternative arts and music collective, Just A Band. The band released their debut album “Scratch To Reveal” in 2008. In 2010 the music video for their hit single Ha-He, which was described as Kenya’s viral video.

Discography

Studio albums

Solo

• Everyone’s Just Winging It And Other Fly Tales in 2018

Just A Band

• Scratch To Reveal in 2008
• 82 in 2009
• Sorry For Delay in 2012

EP’s

Solo

• We Cut Keys While You Wait in 2016

Just A Band

• The Light Fantastic EP in 2006
• BLNRB in 2010

Awards and Achievements

Like most musical artists Blinky Bill has showed his versatility and ingenuity by participating with his musical counterparts thereby earning himself more proponents in the African music scene.

written by Ruth Ama Onumah