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  • 01. George Mukabi - Sengula Nakupenda
    02. George Mukabi - Festo Amahaya
    03. George Mukabi - Daudi Nyanza
    04. George Mukabi - Bibi Mzuri Nyumbani
    05. George Mukabi - Bibi Mama Ganzi Mzuri?
    06. George Mukabi - Kuoa Utaoa
    07. George Mukabi - Furaha Wenye Gita
    08. George Mukabi - Raha Inopoteza
    09. George Mukabi - Jared Onyango
    10. George Mukabi - Tom Itabale
    11. Peter Akwabi - Kifo Cha Mukabi
    12. Johnstone Ouko - Mtoto Si Nguo
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    GEORGE MUKABI

    Furaha Wenya Gita

    [engl] An almost mythical figure of African acoustic guitar, George Mukabi's reinvention of fingerstyle quickly spread from western Kenya throughout East Africa before his tragic death in 1963. Hailing from the Luhya speaking Kisa Region, George Mukabi combined local elements of the nyatiti lyre and sukuti drum into the bouncing "omutibo" guitar style, in which melody, rhythm and bass lines all merged in two hands on one instrument. An imposing man that was both respected and feared, he sang of the tumults of marriage, morality and Kenyan life, selling hundreds of thousands of records in East and Central Africa, though only dimly recognized overseas. 54 years after his passing, we are proud to help preserve the legacy and legend of George Mukabi with the first comprehensive album of his music released outside of East Africa. LP includes a 12 page booklet featuring an oral history by George's son, Johnstone Ouko Mukabi, along with several other peers and family members, as well as full lyrics in Swahili and English.
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    17.02.1991
     

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