Heavy Combination 1966 - 2007
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A crucial introduction to the ‘King of Kikuyu Benga’! 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. Compiled by his grandson, the sound artist KMRU, in partnership with Disciples, the tracks have been carefully remastered from original tape transfers by Dubplates & Mastering in Berlin.
Tracks
1~1~Kenya Kurungara (Remastered)1~2~Ke Wapendane (Remastered)
1~3~Kwandikwo Ti Guciarwo (Remastered)
1~4~Gari La Trela (Remastered)
1~5~Wa Mwene Ni Umwe (Remastered)
1~6~Njohi Ndiri Mwarimu (Remastered)
1~7~Karolina (Remastered)
1~8~Ngunia Nguru (Remastered)
1~9~Kimiiri (Remastered)
1~10~Ikihanda Munyugi (Remastered)
1~11~Chunga Rurimi (Remastered)
1~12~Riria Mugutwenja (Remastered)
1~13~J.M. Kariuki (Remastered)
1~14~Ndari Ya Mwarimu Pt. 2 (Remastered)
1~15~Muhiki Wa Mikosi (Remastered)
1~16~Andu A Madaraka (Remastered)
1~17~Ni Kirume (Remastered)
Details
Catalogue Number: DISC32CDFormat: CD
Artist: Joseph Kamaru
Release Date: 31 October 2025
Genre: World Music
Label: Warp
Distributor: Inertia Music
