The Sony Walkman: Music on the move
It is the 70s and a young country Kenya is still in its formative post-independent weaning stage. Mzee Jomo Kenyatta dies in ’78 and Nyayo assumes presidency as per the constitution. Television was still not a common thing and music lovers in Kenya had taken a liking for Benga and Rhumba. Daudi Kabaka (1939-2001) “The […]
Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu: The Making of the Kenya National Anthem
The Kenyan National Anthem, as any national anthem should, stands as a symbol of unity, patriotism, and the pressing urgency denoting the time of its composition that needed to gather the people of Kenya into a sort of decorum that was vital for this young nation straight out of a long and ardous road to […]