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D.K. NJOHERA
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WANDURE KARIMU
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MICHACHU NJOHERA
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NDUNYU YA WANGIGI
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TUGATIGITHANIO NI GIKUU
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THUU CIA MUMBI
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MURAIKIO RIIKO NI D.K
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NJANGIRI CIA KWANYU
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MAPENZI YA PESA NANE
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KUNGU MAITU
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CATHERINE
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UTHAKA NI MWITHUA
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JOSEPH KAMARU Kenya
Joseph Kamaru (1939 – 2018)
Little known outside of Africa, Joseph Kamaru has been influencing the music
scene in his homeland of Kenya since 1967. While his earliest hits, " Celina", "Thina wa Kamaru" were rhythmic dance tunes, recorded with his sister.
Kamaru was a Kenyan Benga and gospel musician and political activist, an an icon, a hero, and a leading Kikuyu musician.
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