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Benga music

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Currently, Odhiambo Tusker of Malela Kings Band is considered the superstar of Luo Benga music, with all his music loved by people of all ages.
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Onyor, J.O. (2019). Political imagery and symbolism in Daniel Owino Misiani’s benga songs. Master’s Thesis. Maseno University, Kenya.
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There are also other benga artists based in other countries other than Kenya, such as the American/Kenyan group
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that heavily influenced emergence of benga. There were also popular folk songs of Tanzania and Kenya's
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Miles, M. (1989). The Folk and The New Ganged in Kenya. Boston: Phoenix.
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In 1967, the first major benga band, Shirati Jazz, was formed by
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pushed an onslaught of East African pop. Victoria C Band of
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1997 saw the death of three prominent Luo Benga artists,
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and she has since been a leading female Benga musician.
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which later split to form another popular benga band
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Index

Luo
Kamba
soukous
Kenya
Kenya
Tanzania
Muziki wa dansi
Ngoma music
Singeli
a series
Culture of Kenya

History
Pleistocene
Neolithic
African iron age
Swahili city states
Portuguese and Omani period
British Colonial Period
Early post Independence
Moi Era
Recent history
People
Koobi Fora Hominins
Olorgesailie Aechulean hand axe culture
Savanna Pastoral Neolithic Culture
Eburran industry
Elmenteitan culture
Sirikwa culture
Urewe culture

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