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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.
Born. c. 1990. Nairobi, Kenya. George Barasa is a Kenyan artist, musician, singer, and LGBTQ+ and human rights activist in exile in Canada. [1] Barasa worked as an intern at Centre for Human Rights and as a social media manager at AMSHeR in South Africa. He is currently an undergraduate student at York University for Human Rights and Equity ...
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 ...
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 ...
Gloria Owendi, commonly referred to as Gloria Muliro (born 1 April 1980), is a Kenyan Gospel musician [2] and songwriter. In 2005, she released her first studio album, titled Omwami Aletsa (The Lord is Coming). As of 2013, Muliro had four albums to her name, the most successful being Kibali (Mandate), which has the popular song "Sitolia" (I Won ...
On 6 May, he launched his album at Watoto Central in Kampala, thrilling the audience with live performances, including 'Sidda Mukyalo'. In 2012, he embarked on a tour of Europe, performing in schools, churches, and public shows throughout Germany and The Netherlands. Following his tour, Coopy Bly received multiple nominations in the Olive ...
Ezekiel Odero. Ezekiel Odero, popularly known as Pastor Ezekiel, is a Kenyan televangelist [1] and the head of the New Life Prayer Centre and Church based in Kilifi County. [2] He was born in 1972 on Ngodhe Island 10 km off west of Rusinga Island in the Lake Victoria of Homa Bay County Kenya. He is known for attracting larger crowds than usual ...