Kayamba Africa Album 1 – Sample Audio
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Synopsis
- Mang’ondo: A Luhya folk song sang during wedding activities to encourage people to shower the wedded couple with gifts.
- Wakairu: A Kikuyu traditional song on the coming of rain. It told of its advent so the village should prepare by keeping await the crops and livestock because the rain will drop with a sound like tu, tu, tu!
- Nkere: “It is so”, a Kisii fold song describing the events of a prolonged drought that devoured the land. “Ekebwe” its coming.
- Miri: A Pokomo lullaby cum initiation song that is used during such ceremonies in the Tana River based community. It describes how they find little fish in the river when they go fishing.
- Sweet Elizabeth: A wacky arrangement of the song by “Roger” from Sierra Leon done in 4 Kenyan languages on a lovelorn man whose love has left for a friend.
- Mulunya: A Kiswahili song by the late George Mukabi on their disadvantages of owning a “scooter”.
- Auma: A Luo love song composed by T Juma on the virtues of a beautiful girl. Sang in traditional Ohangla style.
- Kiti kiti: A Maasai praise song performed to show off how beautiful their livestock is compared to a rival community. Performed in accapella style.
- Omuntun: A Kalenjin praise song for leaders and gives thanks to God for keeping them well!!. “Kongoi”
- Ngulo: A Kamba song that castigates the village villain for damaging pumpkins. He is asked to pay for the damage.
- Amalwa: A Luhya folk song that advised on the danger of bottled alcohol. It’s as bitter as “pilipili” pepper, done in a modern fusion style.
- Nalale Mghanghe: A Taita song describing the adventures of a young man as he transverse the town of Mghanghe in Taita.
