Tuesday 19 October 2010

Album: Do Misiani and Shirati Jazz


Daniel Owino Misiani, more than any other Kenyan musician, has helped to develop and advance the modern guitar dance music of the Luo people known as "Benga."The King of History" is an intoxicating amalgam of sounds and songs of the 1970s.

The lyrics apparently warn of imminent social upheaval and political change delivered by means of a sweet vocal harmonies, jangling electric guitars and pounding bass beat that characterize "Benga"

Not to be missed.

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