In my quest to demystify uniquely
Kenyan rock genres I stumbled across Bengarock. You probably have never heard
of it but it mixes the distinct sound of Benga and metallic sounds of rock.
Benga is a musical genre that came in to being between the 40s and 60s. It
originally combined modern rhumba and Luo( a Kenyan tribe) music. Some of
pioneers include old school music giants like Daniel Owino Misiani and his band
Shirati Jazz. It has however moved from its ethnic origins making it into songs
from other Kenyan cultures such as music by Jane Nyambura (Queen Jane) and John
Kamaru. Basically it is Kind of music your embarrassingly lifist dad listens
to.
Extra Golden performing at Rosklide in 2008 |
The Band |
pictures courtesy of last.fm
Interesting! You really dug deep to find this one :)
ReplyDeleteKenyan Rock Band knew about them from way back but yes a little digging was needed
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