Audio- Les Wanyika - Tamaa Mbaya -shauri Kwa Vi...

To understand the music, you must understand the band. Les Wanyika formed in the late 1970s in Nairobi, but their spiritual home is the Kenyan coast. The name "Wanyika" translates to "the Bush" or "the Wilderness" in Kiswahili, but their sound was anything but raw.

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If you are analyzing or listening to the audio recording: To understand the music, you must understand the band

The classic track by Les Wanyika