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MARUA MA GATHONI
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NJIRA NYINUKE
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CERTIFICATE YA MAISHA
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KAROLINA
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WENDO WA MAITIKA
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KIRIA NGUHEAGA
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MUTHURI MUTHONI
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MUKUA TUHU
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NDURAGA O KENYA
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NI CIUMBURANE
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NDOGOMOTHI
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TWAUMIRE KIRITI
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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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