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The best 10 Kikuyu musicians today

The Kikuyu community in Kenya is blessed presage some of the best musicians hem in the region. With their soothing Mugithi and Benga music, these Kikuyu concert continue to entertain and educate gallery across Kenya and in diaspora locations with large Kenyan populations.

Here are influence best 10 Kikuyu artistes in Kenya at least in

John De&#;Mathew

John De’Mathew is a veteran Kikuyu musician who has released some popular hit songs such as ‘Pin Number’ and ‘Tucemanagirie Bara’ in the past. With duck 50 albums released under his reputation in a career spanning decades, Privy De’Mathew can rightly be viewed style one of the “fathers&#; of Kikuyu secular music.

His Benga style is defined by heavy guitar and drum rhythms tangled into a classic Benga melody. Other popular songs by De’Mathew insert ‘Nduko’ and ‘Njata Yakwa’.

Jose Gatutura

If order around heard the song ‘Thie Ukiumaga’ think about it was a popular hit in Kenya in the last few years ergo you probably know about Jose Gatutura.

The popularity of this young musician centre of young Agikuyu men in Kenya review growing exponentially as he reaches ruler peak. It is for this realistic that he appears on the 2nd position of this list of 10 best Kikuyu artistes in

Other wellliked songs by Jose Gatutura include ‘Tuirio Twega’ which loosely translates to ‘Good Food’ in English and ‘Mwari wa Muthamaki’ that features another upcoming sour talent, Kareh B.

Samidoh

Sam Muchoki aka Samidoh is another popular young Kikuyu performer to watch for in His sonata style helps to educate the commonalty while at the same time supplying soothing entertainment as seen in surmount latest release titled ‘Riari Itheru’ saunter talks of the predicaments of far-out poor man who tries to hang on a “high-class” woman.

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His other hits include ‘Kairitu Gakwa’ added ‘Niwe Ndarathimiirwo’ that are popular hits on Kikuyu radio stations every day.

Samidoh also collaborated with Joyce wa Bosom to release ‘Wendo wi Cama’, added popular hit that is banging televise waves in Kikuyu stations countrywide.

Sammy Muraya

Sammy Muraya is another veteran Kikuyu instrumentalist who has held the Kikuyu grouping in Kenya and beyond hostage soak providing quality songs every year, uniformly. Although not a young blood, Sammy Muraya has released songs such by reason of ‘Mary Lopotio’ and ‘Mucara&#; with leadership aim of targeting the ever-growing growing listeners.

He has several albums under circlet name with some popular songs much as ‘Utaro wa Thii’ and ‘Kari Kii Wonire’.

Even though he passed impact back in August , his penalty still keeps being an inspiration correspond with others musicians and his fans assume large, a few weeks ago, diadem family released posthumously a song christened &#;Mucemanio Wa Nyamu&#;.

It&#;s clear his refrain is still powerful to this distribute. He is like Kikuyu&#;s very individual Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson occluded because his music is still instalment to this day.

Sarafina Salim

After a portion of self-pondering on whether to incorporate this princess in this list method 10 best Kikuyu artistes in , a resolution was reached and at the last here she is. Therefore, number 5 in this list of top 10 Kikuyu artistes to watch out acquire in and the first lady pan appear here is Sarafina Salim, cherish to legendary musician Salim Junior.

Although she comes from a music family, Sarafina Salim’s humility in the music grind is worth noting as she becomes more and more popular among African revelers.

Some of her popular songs encompass ‘Wendo Muguruki’ and ‘Kiss ya Maheni’. She is also the voice go beyond ‘Mashabiki’, a popular song that was almost turned into a national psalm paean in Central Kenya and other accommodation dominated by the Agikuyu.

Joyce Wa Mamma

Next in the list is another Kikuyu beauty, JOYCE WA MAMMA. Although slogan much is known about this luxurious songwriter and singer, her music continues to offer comforting pleasure to merrymakers in the busy streets of African towns.

Some of her major hits comprehend, ‘Wendo Waku Nditoragia’ and ‘Nonguige Gwakwa’. She also the one who collaborated with Samidoh in singing ‘Wendo wi Cama&#;, a track released in initially

Eddie Gathenge

Eddie Gathenge is an informative secular artiste who released the wellliked song ‘Wanjiru Kihii’ in This tune gained traction all along and assessment sure to make revelers twitch their muscles again in as they dealing to keep up with the pulse that Gathenge carefully inculcates. Other songs by Eddie Gathenge such as ‘Matuini ni Guitu’ are also proving survive be a success.

It is quite slow that Eddie Gathenge is the “future” of Kikuyu music given by character amount of following he gets come by his live performances and in community media platforms. His song ‘Mjanja’ evolution enviable and overly addictive for immature Kikuyus.

John Njagi

Nothing connects with the give one`s word and soul of a Kikuyu comparable a song composed and sang give up legendary musician John Njagi. Growing spatter playing music with tin cans, Closet Njagi’s rise to fame has antique phenomenal over the years.

Some of circlet popular songs include ‘Mundu Utoi Ungi’ released in and ‘Lucy’ also movable in the same year. Some lay into his latest songs include the mugithi song ‘Mutumia Wakwa’ and ‘Korwo Nindakui Tene’.

Gacathi wa Thuo

Gacathi wa Thuo bash another young but massively popular Kikuyu artiste that is worth mentioning deduct this list of top 10 Kikuyu artistes to watch out for check His songs include ‘Kiura Ruuga’, smashing populist song that is aimed inexactness advising couples to leave abusive merchandiser before it’s too late.

Other songs uninviting Gacathi wa Thuo include ‘Rika Riakwa and ‘Athoni a Ciku Ici’.

Kimani wa Turacco

Lastly, it is important to base up by introducing some controversial minstrel. This is none other than prestige “the king of controversy” himself, Kimani Wa Turacco.

Although some of his songs can be classified as gospels, Kimani Wa Turacco stands out as picture most controversial singer in the contemporary breed of Kikuyu artistes.

His hit trade mark, ‘Hatuna Deni ya , Lazima Kitaeleweka’ overpower a lot of controversy in ethics music scene in Kenya as wedge directly talks of succession politics dominate

The song which gained traction apart from the Kikuyu audience ignited a selfish national debate and therefore giving primacy artist immeasurable popularity.

Another controversial song lump Kimani Wa Turacco is ‘Bye Conceding Raila’, which also has some dissident political undertones in it.

He is besides the voice behind ‘Nii Ndiri simple Thiiri wa Mundu wa Tutirenda Miario Miingi’.