Mountain Star Awards 2026

Celebrate. Discover. Honour

Mountain Star Award is a cultural movement and professional TV-grade reality and awards platform that honours Kikuyu music legends (those with 40+ years in music), celebrates today's stars, and discovers new talent through a transparent,professionally run competition and annual honours. This booklet contains the concept, pilot results (Guitar ya Karish), operational model, revenue streams, sponsorship packages, and a 5-year financial projection to guide fundraising and partnerships.

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Mountain Star Awards aims to be the biggest Kikuyu music show — a televised, social-media-trending movement that restores dignity to legends, elevates current stars, and creates a structured pipeline for new talent.

Our Model: Honour • Celebrate • Discover

Honour the Legends (40+years in music)

A Golden Star Trophy with intrinsic value, and monetization of catalogs. Televised tribute shows and media packages that route revenue to the legend's estate.

Music Legend Tribute Golden Star Trophy Televised Tribute Show
Celebrate Today's Stars

Awards categories, mentor/judge roles on the TV show, and official reeditions that monetize for legends.

Music Legend Tribute Golden Star Trophy Televised Tribute Show
Discover the Undiscovered

A full-season reality TV competition with county auditions, mentorship, transparent public + expert voting, and performance/recording deals for winners.

Music Legend Tribute Golden Star Trophy Televised Tribute Show

Vision & Projections

2026: National TV season, honour a major Kikuyu legend, national auditions, stadium grand finale,quarterly honours, secure corporate sponsors. 2028: Full national coverage across Kenya, mentorship & archive program. 2030: East Africa expansion (Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda) and regional versions of the awards

Mountain Star Awards Gallery

Mountain Star Gallery
Music Legend Tribute
Golden Star Trophy
Televised Tribute Show

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