TBT: Your favourite Kenyan hit songs

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Let’s just all admit it, music in Kenya is not what it used to be a few years back. If you’re an old soul then you agree that back in the day, local music was all we ever wanted to listen to. Who remembers the days of Chaguo La Teeniz?

While there some of great Kenyan musicians like Sauti Sol, Blinky Bill, Fena Gitu, Nyashinski, Noel Nderitu and others who are putting in work in their craft, there is another bunch of artists whose music is intolerable. Do you ever imagine what the Kenyan music industry would be like had people like K-rupt and E-Sir still been alive?

 

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Oh the good old days! Let’s take a walk down memory lane with some timeless Kenyan hits that will forever be club-bangers. Grab your headphones because your Thursday is about to get better.

Here’s the list, in no particular order:

1. Boomba Train – Nameless & E-Sir

 

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Aaah Uuuwiii Boom boom bah!

Boomba Train was the Kenyan anthem for the longest time…

 

 

2. Kenyan Girl, Kenyan Boy – Necessary Noiz

 

For the youngins, before the Michuki rules introduced SACCOs for PSVs, numbers were used describe routes for matatus. Kenyan Girl, Kenyan Boy was the song that educated us on these routes when Nazizi gives a shout out to all mathrees at the end.

 

3. Dondosa – Longombas

Whatever happened to the two brothers Christian and Lovy?

 

4. Morale – Pilipili feat. Ratatat

 

 

5. Under 18 – Jimwat

 

Jimwat was one of the greatest Kenyan song writers. In fact, the song Under 18 is an accurate depiction of the ‘sponsor’ life that has taken prevalence in Kenya.

 

6. Haree – Kleptomaniax

 

 

While one of the Klepto’s Nyashinski came back to the music recently, the dynamic trio is surely missed in Kenya. If you were at the last of edition of Blankets & Wine then you know how the crowd went wild when Nyashinski did the song Haree and a few other Kleptomanix hits.

 

7.  Leta Wimbo – Sema

 

 

The Kenya Coco-Cola Popstars winners, Sema made up of Sanaipei, Pam and Kevin are another group of Kenyan musicians that ought to have stayed together. The trio had mastered the acoustic music vibe long before the live music scene in Kenya was anything. Sadly, they broke up in 2o05.

 

8. Tukawake – K-Rupt 

 

 

Long live the King of Kenyan rap, K-Rupt! Even in death, we still enjoy the music he left us and appreciate that he paved the way for so many Kenyan rappers. K-Rupt was killed by a single gunshot wound in a matatu headed to a concert in Nakuru from Nanyuki in 2003.

 

9. Deadly – Nameless

 

 

Deadly by Nameless is also another timeless Kenyan hit that has seen artistes like Amos & Josh do renditions of the song almost ten years down the line.

 

10. Ngeli ya Genge – Juacali

 

 

You simply cannot listen to a Juacali song without bursting out in laughter. The Calif Records founder is known for his style of rapping called ‘Genge’, his humorous song writing and impeccable word play.

 

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Well, there you have it! Do we all agree that Kenyan music was once everything we would love to blast on the radio? What other song(s) would you add to this list?

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