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SIMARO LUTUMBA'S ONE ON ONE INTERVIEW WITH BANNING EYRE
THE REIGNING BENGA KING
LES WANYIKA - AMIGO LYRICS
Prof. NGUGI WA THIONG'O, KENYA'S LITERARY SUPREMO HAS RESTED
NDOMBE OPETUM: AN INCREDIBLE MUSICIAN
AN OASIS IN A MUSICAL DESERT (THE MUSICAL JOURNEY OF FREDDY)
STELLA WANGU BY FRESHLY MWAMBURI LYRICS
HADITHI YA NYOTA WA MUZIKI WA MALI, SALIF KEITA.
ELVIS LOLA BROUGHT A FAMILY TRADITION TO NAIROBI
A RISE TO THE TOP AGAINST ALL ODDS
FROM LUBUMBASHI TO NAIROBI WITH MUSIC
MWAMBA WA MUZIKI NA MITINDO YA KONGO
CARRYING A TOT & TAGGING A JAPANESE HUSBAND
SAMMY KASULE : ONE OF THE FEW RUMBA STARS FROM KAMPALA
SAAK SAKOUL OF THE MERCURIAL TRIO MADJESI
ACE SOLO GUITARIST LAMBERT BERESI DIES IN PARIS
BOYA YE LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS
KADORI QUINTET YET ANOTHER DYNASTY OF KENYAN MUSIC
EBALE YA ZAIRE LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
ISAAC MUSEKIWA: THE SAX LEGEND OF CONGOLESE RUMBA
SIMARO LUTUMBA'S ONE ON ONE INTERVIEW WITH BANNING EYRE
THE REIGNING BENGA KING
LES WANYIKA - AMIGO LYRICS
Prof. NGUGI WA THIONG'O, KENYA'S LITERARY SUPREMO HAS RESTED
NDOMBE OPETUM: AN INCREDIBLE MUSICIAN
AN OASIS IN A MUSICAL DESERT (THE MUSICAL JOURNEY OF FREDDY)
STELLA WANGU BY FRESHLY MWAMBURI LYRICS
HADITHI YA NYOTA WA MUZIKI WA MALI, SALIF KEITA.
ELVIS LOLA BROUGHT A FAMILY TRADITION TO NAIROBI
A RISE TO THE TOP AGAINST ALL ODDS
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SIMARO LUTUMBA'S ONE ON ONE INTERVIEW WITH BANNING EYRE
June 09, 2025 - 08:46 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 operat...
THE REIGNING BENGA KING
June 05, 2025 - 09:06 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 - 09:13 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 - 02:30 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 - 10:34 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 - 06:19 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 - 06:16 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 - 03:53 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 - 06:56 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......
A RISE TO THE TOP AGAINST ALL ODDS
May 12, 2025 - 04:49 PM
The Story of Malian music star, Salif Keita In a recent interview with Jabulani Radio, one physically disabled musician recounted every detail of his musical journey, explaining how he had a difficult childhood. However, he later requested that nothing about his disability be included in his story. This is clear evidence that, despite living in a more enlightened society, disability is still viewed through the same lens as it was in the past, when communities hid such children under the assumption that they were bad omens or brought shame to the family. These are the kinds of challenges that Salif Keita faced. Social ostracism, health complications due to albinism, and being born into a......
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