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September, 2006 My Music Career History... My Music career is as old as my age and dates back to my school days.
As early as 1972, I found myself being able to compose and even write songs. I also noted I had some good voice.
I participated in interclass music activities and even became a member of our local church choir.
My home village happens to be not far from Nairobi, the Capital City of my country, Kenya. As such,I was able to visit the town freely and meet new and great people. This way I got to meet several already established and popular local musicians and artistes. Some of these include Mr.C D M Kiratu, Mr.Daniel Kamau "DK", Mr. Joseph Kamaru Macharia (now turned gospel singer), Mr.Wahome Maingi, Mwalimu James Mbugua (also turned gospel singer), and the late Joseph Gicheha and Lawrence Nduru - All by then very popular Kikuyu musicians. I also got a chance to meet some members of some popular foreign bands that were performing in Kenya. These include Samba Mapangala of "Virunga", Jimmy Moni Mambo of "Shika Shika", The Kinyonga brothers of "The Wanyika Groups", and many others. I even got chances to attend to their live shows and recording sessions.This way I gained alot of experience in Music even before I could record and produce my own music.It was Mr.Kiratu who greatly helped me polish and persue my music talents. I was later to meet and work with Mr. Kiratu in Customs Department, Kenya Revenue Authority.
The years 1975 to 1985 saw a great change in Kenyan music scene with entry of a new breed of very promising and energetic young musicians. These include the Late John Ndichu (Wagakunga) and his brother Joseph Wamuumbe, Mr.Simon Kihara (Musaimo), Kimani Thomas (now turned gospel singer), Peter Kigia (Wa Esther), Timona Mburu (Wi Sumu), Albert Gacheru (Wamaitu), John De'mathew, etc. This was the time I also came to the commercial music world.
My First recording was a simple Kikuyu language song named "Kairitu Roiko". It was in form of a vinyl (disc) record. The flip side was titled "Muka wa Mikora". I released it under my own label, "Kuhurika Brothers Sounds". The song did not receive prominent airplay over the only existing State-owned broadcasting radio station and so it was known by just a few fans. All the same,it opened my music world interests and introduced me to commercial music scene. From there, there was no turning back....
So far I have released six (6) albums each with over ten (10) tracks. All these albums are available in Cassette and audio CD forms. Volume 6 was recorded and released in August/September,2006.
Please visit "My Music Cassette/CD Covers" Photos Album site for more information.
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