Benga is a genre of Kenyan popular music. It evolved between the late 1940s and late 1960s, in Kenya's capital city of Nairobi. In the 1940s, the African Broadcasting Service in Nairobi aired a steady stream of soukous, South African kwela, Congolese finger-style guitar and various kinds of Cuban dance music that heavily influenced emergence of benga. There were also popular folk songs of Tanzania and Kenya's Luo peoples that formed the base on benga creation.
Benga is a genre of Kenyan popular music. It evolved between the late 1940s and late 1960s, in Kenya's capital city of Nairobi. In the 1940s, the African...
Ota Benga (c. 1883 – March 20, 1916) was a Mbuti (Congo pygmy) man, known for being featured in an exhibit at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in...
not play music in one of the ethnic languages. Bengamusic has been popular since the late 1960s, especially around Lake Victoria. The word benga is occasionally...
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the dubstep genre. Skream and longtime collaborators Artwork and Benga co-founded a music group called Magnetic Man. Their debut album, Magnetic Man was...
has a growing Christian gospel music scene. Prominent local gospel musicians include the Kenyan Boys Choir. Bengamusic has been popular since the late...
of present-day performances. Some maintain that music from the nyatiti inspired what became bengamusic. Ayub Ogada Eriko "Anyango" Mukoyama Charlotte_Hill_O'Neal...
Kenya is home to a diverse range of music styles, ranging from imported popular music, afro-fusion and bengamusic to traditional folk songs. The guitar...
and Swahili languages. He is known as a pioneering contributor to the Bengamusic genre. During his long career he released numerous recordings, with some...
like Mike Rua are big Kenyan benga artists. The mugithi artists have in recent times redone and recorded old kikuyu bengamusic to accommodate newer audiences...
styles of contemporary African popular music, including bengamusic, muziki wa dansi, highlife, palm-wine music, taarab, and inspiring the establishment...
Kenyan benga developed by Patrick Victor. Jean Marc Volcy is another famous Seychellois musician who has brought a modern touch to traditional music. He...
Them Mushrooms is a musical band from Kenya, playing mostly Chakacha, some Benga and also some reggae. They are most famous for the Swahili 1982 song Jambo...
founder of the Sikh faith. Chandarana Records a pioneer of Bengamusic and the Kenyan music recording industry is based in Kericho town. Kericho is home...
border consequently led to the divergence of Kenyan popular music towards the emerging bengamusic. Simba Wanyika continued playing rumba, and was still quite...
known as a hotbed of bengamusic. Several luo benga musicians like Ouma Omore and Prince Jully recorded and performed bengamusic in the town. There is...
Magnetic Man is an English electronic music project from London, consisting of dubstep producers and DJs Benga, Skream and Artwork (previously known as...
first lady Daniel Owino Misiani- Tanzanian musician (the founder of Bengamusic) Joseph Marwa, actor Academics: Ibrahim Juma- Tanzanian High Court judge...
community". hivisasa.com. Retrieved 7 May 2023. "The History Of BengaMusic: A Report by Ketebul Music". singingwells.org. Singing Wells. 10 March 2014. Retrieved...
Plastician, with Crazy D as MC/host. Producers including D1, Skream and Benga make regular appearances. Another crucial element in the early development...
is a musician from Kenya. He is of Kikuyu ethnic group and performs Bengamusic. Kamau comes from the village of Mabanda in Gatanga. Failing to pay the...
local ethnic singing styles that incorporate Lingala, benga and Kenyan hip hop. In Kenya, reggae music is accessed through radio stations, night clubs, privately...
was the center for this music. The band's popularity later spread across Kenya. For the two years his music career peaked, Benga maestro Okatch Biggy bestrode...
Many contemporary genres of music, such as Kenyan Benga and Colombian Champeta, have been heavily influenced by Congolese music. In 2021, Congolese rumba...
founded by two Americans and one Kenyan. Bandmember Ian Eagleson studied Bengamusic from Nairobi for his Ph.D. thesis, and received assistance from Otieno...
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