Heavy Combination 1966 - 2007
A crucial introduction to the āKing of Kikuyu Bengaā!
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17 tracks that run the gamut from vibrant dancefloor chants with high life-esque guitars, to afro funk, drum machine and keyboard driven disco grooves, and folk style laments. The music is raw, immediate, danceable, and packed full of memorable hooks. The incisive lyrics range from protest songs to relationship advice. Joseph Kamaru was an incredibly popular figure in his native Kenya, connecting with everyone from high-powered politicians to the rural and urban working class, and his music deserves a much wider international audience.Ā
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Compiled by his grandson, the sound artist KMRU, in partnership with Disciples, the tracks have been carefully remastered from original tape transfers by Dubplates and Mastering in Berlin. Sleeve designed by Karolina KoÅodziej using original archive material from the Kamaru family vaults.Ā
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Extensive liner notes include essays by Kenyan academic Maina wa MÅ©tonya, music journalist Megan Iacobini de Fazio, and KMRU himself.
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Heavy Combination 1966 - 2007
A crucial introduction to the āKing of Kikuyu Bengaā!
Ā
17 tracks that run the gamut from vibrant dancefloor chants with high life-esque guitars, to afro funk, drum machine and keyboard driven disco grooves, and folk style laments. The music is raw, immediate, danceable, and packed full of memorable hooks. The incisive lyrics range from protest songs to relationship advice. Joseph Kamaru was an incredibly popular figure in his native Kenya, connecting with everyone from high-powered politicians to the rural and urban working class, and his music deserves a much wider international audience.Ā
Ā
Compiled by his grandson, the sound artist KMRU, in partnership with Disciples, the tracks have been carefully remastered from original tape transfers by Dubplates and Mastering in Berlin. Sleeve designed by Karolina KoÅodziej using original archive material from the Kamaru family vaults.Ā
Ā
Extensive liner notes include essays by Kenyan academic Maina wa MÅ©tonya, music journalist Megan Iacobini de Fazio, and KMRU himself.
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A crucial introduction to the āKing of Kikuyu Bengaā!
Ā
17 tracks that run the gamut from vibrant dancefloor chants with high life-esque guitars, to afro funk, drum machine and keyboard driven disco grooves, and folk style laments. The music is raw, immediate, danceable, and packed full of memorable hooks. The incisive lyrics range from protest songs to relationship advice. Joseph Kamaru was an incredibly popular figure in his native Kenya, connecting with everyone from high-powered politicians to the rural and urban working class, and his music deserves a much wider international audience.Ā
Ā
Compiled by his grandson, the sound artist KMRU, in partnership with Disciples, the tracks have been carefully remastered from original tape transfers by Dubplates and Mastering in Berlin. Sleeve designed by Karolina KoÅodziej using original archive material from the Kamaru family vaults.Ā
Ā
Extensive liner notes include essays by Kenyan academic Maina wa MÅ©tonya, music journalist Megan Iacobini de Fazio, and KMRU himself.
