Meru People can also sing; These are the Stars Representing Meru Music to the World
I remember while in High school I always had problems convincing my friends that Meru had some recording artists.
Jehushaphat Kimaita is arguably the best reggae artist in Meru today. Photo/Getty Images |
That time, Jehushaphat Kimaita, the undisputed king of Meru's reggae genre of music had just released his first album titled 'Seek Ye First', being a friend of mine, He gave me a copy which i took with me to school, i gave it to doubting Thomas' and truly they believed and instantly loved what they heard.
Well, a few years later,came Ameru Crew, they were energetic and the Meru people Loved them, they dominated local vernacular airwaves with their hit single 'Twendaneni Ameru'. The crew even got nominated for the prestigious Groove awards and got calls to perform in a number of high-end events among them, Safaricom live and Groove Meru tour edition.
Whatever happened to the crew is still a mystery, but some of the group members, the likes of Kimaita, are still in the game and doing quite well in the industry.
Fast forward to present day, and the scene has really changed.
Nassizu Murume is amongst a new crop of artists from Meru taking Kenyan music industry by storm. Photo/Facebook. |
New kids on the block have emerged, and these new crop of musicians are taking Meru music to all new level, completely going against the old myth that Ameru people can not sing.
Notably among these artists is Nassizu Murume and Brendan Koffi, the two have steadily rose to fame with their smooth vocals and strong rap music, as of now Koffi's new hit 'Moto' is riding high on Kenyan music charts
Koffi Brendan's new song 'Moto' is among the top ten best Kenyan Music on the charts . Photo/Getty Images. |
Although musically speaking we are not where we would love to be; Meru artists are slowly taking up the pace in both secular and gospel stages and causing quite a stir on their way up,if the current media interviews and the coming up of our own Meru events is anything to write home about, we are yet to see.
Other artists repping Meru include; single L, Natty Mwalimu,Young Livingston amongst others proving what others can do they can do even better.
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