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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 to a ...
"Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"'s lyrics were originally written in Kiswahili, the national language of Kenya. The commission responsible for its creation included five members and was headed by the Kenya Music Adviser. The anthem was based on a traditional tune sung by Pokomo mothers to their children. [1]
"Jambo Bwana" by Them Mushrooms was a huge commercial success, selling over 200,000 copies between 1982 and 1987 and getting platinum certification in Kenya. As a consequence of this popularity, many other bands covered the songs, in some cases with a similar success; the version by Safari Sound Band, in particular, is one of the most played songs in tourist venues in East Africa. [4]
"Strangers" is a song by British-South African musician Kenya Grace. It was officially released as her major-label debut single on 1 September 2023 through Major Recordings, a dance label owned by Warner Records. [3]
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His first album was co-launched at a sold-out event on 12 October 2014 [3] at the Alliance Franchise, Unchained Voices, [4] with Mufasa, another Kenyan spoken word poet. His second album, Teardrops:Shengspear (Memoirs of a wordsmith), was released on 29 April 2017 at the same venue to also a sold-out event.
The rituals involve rhythmic music and dance, and can result in “stress reduction, social support, support of prosocial behaviors, psychodynamic growth, and placebo effect”. Ngoma often serves as a tool to unify the tribe, and assist in health or life transitions and a way to communicate to the spirits.
In November 2012, he released a music video for his song "Adisia". [ 5 ] Apart from his music career, Kaka is also a businessman and in early September 2015, he launched his purified water company known as Kaka Empire's Majik Water [ 6 ] using his music brand name as the official name of the product.