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ANDU A MADARAKA PT 2
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CHUPA NA DEBE
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IRI KURURA
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MWANA ARI FATA
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MWARI WA KAGOIYA PT.2
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MWENDWA WAKWA WARINGA
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NDARI IRUO NI CIAU
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NJARIRIA TIGITI
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NJOKI ARI KAMITI
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THAFURIA NGURU
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TURITU TWA MIHUNI
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WANJIKU
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WERU URI NJOGU KAMANDE
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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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