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Joseph Kamaru. Joseph Kamaru (1939 – 3 October 2018) was a Kenyan Benga and gospel musician and political activist. He was an icon, a hero, and a leading Kikuyu musician, [2] who has sold about half a million records. [3] He was notable for his politically motivated songs either praising or criticising the government.
Kweli is one of her most popular hits and was dedicated to her father who survived the 1998 bomb blast at the American Embassy in Nairobi. [6] Omondi is a co-host of the Rauka Gospel Music show on Citizen TV in Kenya. She quit the show in 2013 to pursue a master's degree in International Development at the Georgetown University in Washington.
Mutuku was born in Nairobi in 1978, the firstborn with three brothers to Mr. and Mrs. Mutuku. She grew up in the Eastlands, a densely populated area in Nairobi inhabited by generally low income residents, and from a very young age was exposed to a diverse range of music styles including R&B, Reggae, Rap, Benga, Lingala and other African blends of music.
Owen Mwatia popularly known as Daddy Owen was born on Friday 1, 1982, [1] is a Kenyan contemporary Christian music (CCM) artist and songwriter from Kakamega, Kenya. Owen is the brother to Kenyan Award-winning gospel musician Rufftone. He is a member of the Kenya Assemblies of God Church, Buru Buru, Nairobi and is signed to Beats & Blessings family.
Bahati (singer) Kevin Mbuvi Kioko, popularly known by the stage name Bahati, is a Kenyan singer and songwriter and former parliamentary candidate. His latest album, Love Like This, was released in 2021. He is also known by his nickname, 'Mtoto wa Mama'. .
The song "Mazingira" was also selected as the theme song of the Kenyan government's campaign to reclaim Mau Forest in 2010. During the launch of this reforestation project in eastern Mau, the incumbent Prime Minister of Kenya was notably impressed by the song, appointing Wanjiru as the official music ambassador for Mau Forest.
v. t. e. The music of Kenya is very diverse, with multiple types of folk music based on the variety over 50 regional languages. [1] Zanzibaran taarab music has also become popular, as has hip hop, reggae music, soul, soukous, zouk, rock and roll, funk and Europop. Additionally, there is a growing western classical music scene and Kenya is home ...
2005–present. Labels. Pine Creek Records. Amani Gracious (born May 8, 2005), Known popularly as Amani G is a gospel singer from Kenya who went viral on social media and got many people's attention including the American singer Alicia Keys by singing the cover of her song "Girl on fire" [1] at age of 13. [2]