Kenya special, volume 2
Subtitle: selected East African recordings from the 1970s & '80s
By: compiled by Miles Cleret, Johan Fredrik Lavik, Rickard Masip and Thomas Gesthizen
Contributors: Gesthuizen, Thomas, compiler
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Format: [sound recording] :
Subjects: Popular music; World music
Description: Kenya Special was one of Soundway Records' most popular releases and is considered a milestone in East African compilations. Soundway is now proud to present 'Kenya Special : Volume Two'. This time the team of compilers have gone to even greater lengths to share a small part of what is slowly being accepted as an essential element of East Africa's cultural heritage: the history of recorded popular music. The featured songs on Kenya Special : Volume Two bend the rules, break away from existing genres and sometimes experiment with foreign music trends. The approach to musical rediscovery behind Kenya Special : Volume Two has its origins in a youthful movement of vinyl collecting as well as, to some extent, club culture.
Notes: Research, introduction & liner notes by Thomas Gesthuizen.

SNDWCD 084.
Table of contents: title: The Lulus Band: I Can Feel It(4:58 min); title: Bahari Boys: Simba Yuna Nguruma(4:11 min); title: Celina, Kamaru: Mukurara Nake / Kamaru Celina Band(3:29 min); title: Orchestre Conga Internationale: Nakupenda Sana(4:43 min); title: The Rift Valley Brothers: Mucang'ang'o Ugiraga Mukindirio(4:52 min); title: L'Orchestre Central International: Jane Jaber(4:37 min); title: The Lulus Band: Daina(4:36 min); title: Les Mangelepa: Nseya / Orchestre Les Mangelepa(8:42 min); title: The Eagles Lupopo: Mrembo Pesa / The Eagles Lupopo 77(4:06 min); title: Tsotsi, Peter J.: Misumba / Peter J. Tsotsi & T.A. Lupopo(4:51 min); title: Orchestre Simba Wanyika: Fanya Imani(4:38 min); title: Katana, Sammy: Nakupenda(9:06 min); title: African Vibration: Vilole : Maisha Ya Mjini(5:58 min); title: Afro 70 (Kenya): Hinde(4:07 min); title: Mac & Party: Libondela(2:29 min); title: Kilwa Jazz: Harambe(2:43 min); title: Awengele: Shirikisho(2:56 min); title: Awengele(3:48 min).