Lokassa Ya M’bongo, A Tribute
Stanley Gazemba
My generation came of age with ace Congolese rhythm guitarist Lokassa ya M’bongo, the man who taught us how to
My generation came of age with ace Congolese rhythm guitarist Lokassa ya M’bongo, the man who taught us how to
He is widely known for his chart-busting album Calypso, the first album in the world to sell over 1 million copies in a year, which included the smash hit “Banana Boat Song”; but he wore the title ‘King of Calypso’ with reservations because he was no Calypso Monarch but a New Yorker of mixed Jamaican and European/Jewish parentage.
I don’t remember how it all started, but all I know is that by the second term in Form One,
The old GoDown Arts Centre on Dunga Road was a den. A lair. You walked in and were hit smack
So, you have inherited a collection of old records as part of your inheritance from your parents or you want to buy some for your private collection, how do you know what those old records are worth on the market? There’s a place on the internet where collectors, ethnomusicologists, and crate diggers can calculate the accurate worth of their old vinyls and correctly price them, in case they are planning to put them up for sale on ebay or any other record-vending site – or to avoid being overcharged when buying. Reason being some rare vinyl discs fetch as much as $200, while others sell for as little as $0.9. The place this collector will want to go to is the Discogs website, where, among other things, the following is what they will need to know about their rare record:
Them Mushrooms band are arguably Kenya’s most iconic band who have placed the country on the global scene thanks to
One problem with adulting, is that we forget what Christmas really meant to our younger selves. I remember Christmas as that time of the year when the sun
One of the holidays I will never forget is Christmas of 2015. It left me in a muddle and practically imprisoned in the city. I usually book a ticket around December 15, right after confirming with my employer when we would be breaking for the holidays. But in this particular year, I was convinced by a friend that I need not book those expensive buses. One of those fellows you bump into at the pub who seem to know everything told me that one of the buses on the Kakamega route, Crown Bus, had introduced extra coaches and that they would be opening bookings for the Christmas season on the 20th. And that their fares were friendlier on the pocket, added this fellow, his bloodshot eyes blinking convincingly.
Many rituals are performed around the game of football, and especially so around a major contest like the World Cup
For a man who brought colour and pomp to matches featuring the national team Harambee Stars and his favourite club
