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  2. Music of Kenya - Wikipedia

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    Kenya portal. 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 ...

  3. Sauti Sol - Wikipedia

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    Sauti Sol is a Kenyan Afropop band formed in Nairobi in 2005 by vocalists Bien-Aimé Baraza, Willis Chimano and Savara Mudigi. Initially an a cappella group, guitarist Polycarp Otieno joined before they named themselves Sauti Sol.

  4. Kenyan hip hop - Wikipedia

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    Kenyan hip hop [1] is a genre of music and a culture that covers various forms and subgenres of hip hop and rap originating from Kenya. It is most commonly a combination of Swahili and English (Kenya's official languages) as well as Sheng and a variety of tribal languages.

  5. Benga music - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Benga is a genre of Kenyan popular music. It evolved between the late 1940s and late 1960s, in Kenya's capital city of Nairobi. In the 1940s, the African Broadcasting Service in Nairobi aired a steady stream of soukous, South African kwela, Congolese finger-style guitar and various kinds of Cuban dance music that heavily influenced ...

  6. Just a Band - Wikipedia

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    Their music has explored various musical directions such as jazz, hip-hop, disco, and electronica. The band are credited with creating Kenya's first viral music video after their 2010 music video for "Ha-He!"—featuring fictional Kenyan superhero-inspired protagonist Makmende —sparked countrywide interest.

  7. J Blessing - Wikipedia

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    Churchill Show director, Link Video Global, Keep Pace Africa, Digitone Agency. Website. www .jblessing .com. Jibril Blessing (born 15 April 1988), [1] professionally known as J Blessing or jblessing, is a Kenyan cinematographer and music video and television producer and director. He is the cinematographer and director of the TV comedy series ...

  8. Genge - Wikipedia

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    Culture of Kenya. Genge music is a genre of hip-hop music with influences from dancehall, originating from Nairobi, Kenya in the 1990s. [1] The name was coined by the producer Clemo and popularized by Kenyan rappers Jua Cali and Nonini at Calif Records. It is commonly sung in Sheng, which is a mixture of words or phrases in Swahili, English and ...

  9. Avril (singer) - Wikipedia

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    Avril (singer) Judith Nyambura Mwangi (born 30 April 1986), [1] [2] who is better known as Avril ( / ˌævrɪl / ), is a Kenyan singer, songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. She was formerly signed to Ogopa Deejays, one of the leading music production and record labels in Kenya. [3] As a singer, she is known for the singles "Mama", "Kitu Kimoja ...