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ADIA LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
THE INDISPENDABLE VOICE
A PIONEER KENYAN MUSICIAN
RECORD COMPANIES PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE EVOLUTION OF RUMBA
A NIGHT WITH JAMNAZI IN SOY
TSHALA MUANA DEZO DEZO LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
SHOW ME THE WAY BY PAPA WEMBA LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
THE TOWERING FIGURE OF KENYAN MUSIC
BIOGRAPHY OF THE "FATHER OF CONGOLESE MUSIC"
A MELODIOUS VOICE THAT TALKS TO THE HEART
THE GUITAR AND THE VOICE: REVISITING THE LEGACIES OF TABU LEY & FRANCO LUAMBO MAKIADI and Franco
KWAMY MUNSI: THE UNTOLD STORY
JIMMY CLIFF: REGGAE ICON & GLOBAL CITIZEN PASSES AWAY
KIMPA KISANGAMENI LYRICS TRANSLATION BY FRANCO ET TPOK JAZZ
GUNS AND GUITARS: THE STORY OF MAROON COMMANDOS
MYTH, MUSIC & MIGHTY FRAME
VETERAN MAROON COMMANDOS MUSICIAN DIES
KENYAN COAST: WHERE THE COUNTRY’S MUSIC ROOSTS
JOE MOPERO DIES
FROM STUDIO TO PARLIAMENT
ADIA LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
THE INDISPENDABLE VOICE
A PIONEER KENYAN MUSICIAN
RECORD COMPANIES PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE EVOLUTION OF RUMBA
A NIGHT WITH JAMNAZI IN SOY
TSHALA MUANA DEZO DEZO LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
SHOW ME THE WAY BY PAPA WEMBA LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
THE TOWERING FIGURE OF KENYAN MUSIC
BIOGRAPHY OF THE "FATHER OF CONGOLESE MUSIC"
A MELODIOUS VOICE THAT TALKS TO THE HEART
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THE CONGOLESE MUSICIAN TURNED SUPERSTAR
June 13, 2025 - 03:43 PM
When Ugandan billionaire Christopher Atama journeyed to the Democratic Republic of Congo, then known as Zaire, in the mid-1970s, his sole mission was to scout for musical talent to entertain patrons at his club, Economy, in Kampala. At the time, Economy was one of the busiest joints in town. Little did he know that he was also unknowingly scouting for talent for Gor Mahia, one of East Africa's leading football clubs. At the time, Kampala's thirst for Congolese rumba was growing daily, especially after a series of shows in the city by Orchestra Veve, led by saxophonist Verckys Kiamuangana. Orchestra Veve was then one of the biggest bands in Congo and the region. Some members of the Veve......
SIMARO LUTUMBA'S ONE ON ONE INTERVIEW WITH BANNING EYRE
June 09, 2025 - 06:46 PM
Interview Between Simaro Lutumba and Banning Eyre Venue: Simaro's House INTRODUCTION Simaro Lutumba was perhaps the greatest poet among the composers of Franco's great TPOK Jazz. He joined the band in 1961 and later became the band's long-term vice president. His melancholy 1974 hit "Mabele," sung by Sam Mangwana, was a landmark in OK Jazz's "authenticité" era releases and cemented Simaro's reputation as "Poet." In the late '70s, he was one of the musicians jailed at Makala prison during Franco's most serious run-in with the authorities, a clash over two songs deemed obscene. Simaro operated the band during Franco's long absences in Europe in the 1980s. This interview took place......
THE REIGNING BENGA KING
June 05, 2025 - 07:06 PM
The song "Asembo Piny Maber" is a figurative narration that extols the greatness of a locality as a way of expressing the beauty of a woman."Asembo piny maber wachame mawembe""Kalando piny maber wachame nyamami gi mbuta"(Asembo, the great land that serves juicy mangoes and delicious Nile perch) The song, undoubtedly the biggest hit by benga sensation Osito Kalle, is a musical narration of the history of his Kakia sub-clan of the Asembo clan. He compares this history to the beauty of Jane Akelo Nyaimbo, a woman the musician was in love with. The clan traces its origin to a legend of a hunter from Kano who was killed by a fellow hunter from Asembo during an expedition. A court session......
LES WANYIKA - AMIGO LYRICS
June 03, 2025 - 07:13 PM
Chunga watoto wakoTabia zako zimeshakuponzaMke na watoto wamekimbiaTulikukanya chunga heshima yakoMke na watoto wako nyumbaniNdio hazina ya maisha yako... Amigo, Amigo Wakati tunakupa ushauri weehUliona sisi watu fitinaTwaingilia mambo yako ya ndaniNa kwamba tukuache kama ulivyoSababu wewe bingwa wa maisha... Amigo, Amigo Thamani ya mke ni mavaziKula vizuri kulala vizuriNdio siri ya kudumisha ndoaMtaishi kwa raha amigo Watoto wako wapeleke shuleKwa manufaa yao ya baadayeElimu ndio zawadi muhimuKwa watoto wako, Amigo Badala yake mambo yote hayoKwa mkeo imekuwa ni ndotoMaisha yake ya kubahatishaNa kazi unfanya, Amigo Mke amechoka mwisho kakimbiaUmebaki kulaumu wenzioLawama zako hazina......
Prof. NGUGI WA THIONG'O, KENYA'S LITERARY SUPREMO HAS RESTED
May 29, 2025 - 12:30 PM
Prof. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s pen has dried up and will write no more. The literary icon died on Wednesday in the USA, where he lived and worked for five decades. His death was announced by his daughter, Wanjiku wa Ngũgĩ, in a Facebook post. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our father Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o,” the post read in part. According to the post, the renowned author, described by others as the Chinua Achebe of East Africa, died on the morning of Wednesday, the 28th. Immediately, social media platforms were awash with messages of condolence pouring in from every corner of the country, in a pattern that left no doubt Ngũgĩ was revered in......
NDOMBE OPETUM: AN INCREDIBLE MUSICIAN
May 28, 2025 - 08:34 PM
"Mokolo nakokufa, nayebi ndenge bakolela ngai" When Madilu System died, Ndombe Opetum gathered a few musicians present at the funeral to sing this line over his coffin moments before it was lowered into the grave. The line, which translates to "when I die, I know how they will mourn me," originates from a song titled "Nayebi Ndenge Bakolela" by Opetum himself and OKJ of Franco. That was in August 2007, and five years later, it was time to experience how the world would mourn Ndombe Opetum himself. He died on May 24, 2012. It has been 12 years since this star musician from the DRC, the country of musical gods, died in a Kinshasa hospital. Opetum, also called Pepe Ndombe, is easily one of......
AN OASIS IN A MUSICAL DESERT (THE MUSICAL JOURNEY OF FREDDY)
May 20, 2025 - 04:19 PM
While shading the map of Kenya for musical talent, this writer was surprised to learn that despite the Luhya tribe of Western Kenya having dominated the country's music in the first two decades after independence, the Maragoli sub-tribe hardly contributed any bigwigs of the era. All the big names from the era of "twist," a very popular genre in the 1960s and 1970s originating from what is today Vihiga County, either came from the Banyore sub-tribe in Emuhaya Constituency or from Hamisi Constituency, home to the Tiriki sub-tribe. Others came from neighboring Kakamega County. Daudi Kabaka, Shem Tube, Isaya Mwinamo, Ruben Shimbiro, John Amutabi, George Mukabi, Fànuel Amimo, and others......
STELLA WANGU BY FRESHLY MWAMBURI LYRICS
May 17, 2025 - 04:16 PM
Nilikua na mchumba wanguTulipendana kama nyama chomaAlibahatika kwenda ngamboChuo kikuu kwenda kusomaMiaka mitatu kule JapaniKusomea udakitari, Stella wangu eeehNilikua na mchumba wanguTulipendana kama chama chomaAlibahatika kwenda ngamboChuo kikuu kwenda kusomaMiaka mitatu kule JapaniKusomea udakitari, Stella wangu eeehNilivyo mpenda Stella jamaniKajitolea kwa roho mojaNikauza shamba languSababu yake yeyeNikauza gari langu, sababu yake yeyeNikauza Ng'ombe na mbuzi sababu yake yeyeIli apate nauli yakeNa pesa nyngine za matumizi kule JapaniIlikua tarehe kumi na saba mwezi wa tanoIlikua tarehe kumi na saba mwezi wa tanoNdiyo ilokua tarehe kamili ya Stella kurudi KenyaNilikwenda uwanja wa......
HADITHI YA NYOTA WA MUZIKI WA MALI, SALIF KEITA.
May 15, 2025 - 01:53 AM
Katika mahojiano ya hivi majuzi na Redio ya Jabulani, mwanamuziki mmoja mwenye ulemavu wa kimwili alisimulia kila undani wa safari yake ya muziki, akielezea jinsi alivyokuwa na maisha magumu ya utotoni. Hata hivyo, baadaye aliomba kwamba hakuna chochote kuhusu ulemavu wake kiingizwe kwenye hadithi yake.Hii ni ushahidi wa wazi kwamba, licha ya kuishi katika jamii iliyo na mwanga zaidi, ulemavu bado unatazamwa kupitia lenzi sawa na ilivyokuwa zamani, wakati jamii ziliwaficha watoto kama hao kwa dhana kwamba walikuwa ishara mbaya au walileta aibu kwa familia. Hizi ndizo changamoto ambazo Salif Keita alikabiliana nazo. Ubaguzi wa kijamii, matatizo ya afya kutokana na ualbino, na kuzaliwa katika......
ELVIS LOLA BROUGHT A FAMILY TRADITION TO NAIROBI
May 13, 2025 - 04:56 PM
A dozen men and women on a raised podium, all clothed in dazzling white suits, with the stage lights complementing the spectacle by giving it a charming finish, create an immediate impression of what to expect from the band. If elegance were the sole parameter to gauge a band's greatness, no band in Nairobi would match Afro Sounds Band, headed by Elvis Lola. On a typical Saturday evening at Club Paradiso, along Jogoo Road, Elvis and his team converge to give their fans a taste of Congolese rumba. It is only when the solo guitarist strums the first chord that one's attention shifts from the sapeur-like elegance to their core business, music. Just like many typical Congolese bands, among the......
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