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Vendor Biography
Biography
Ricky na Marafiki band is one of Africa’s musical gems that hails from Nairobi
Kenya, the band began their musical journey in the year 2010.It was a four piece
band made up of friends who enjoyed making music together. The band has
grown to a six member band
Nairobi being cosmopolitan city, has played a very big part in their clear cut well
defined Benga (Kenya polyrhythm music ), afro fusion and afro soul music with
smashes of highlife, soukous , makosa and traditional Kenyan sounds makes Ricky
na marafiki band a band to listen to always.
Their arrangements are almost symphonic, hypnotizing with the unexpected
colors of voices and instruments. Music for them is not a casual undertaking and
that they understand that very well by making sure in their show you dance,
laugh, cry, and understand yourselves and each other. Their open ended music is
designed to remind us that we live in enormous universe filled with wonders and
connected with music, they take you to the both the village and urban cities
Musically and They make sure No rhythm or song resounds itself twice and
leaving yearning for more
Band members include :-
Ricky Nanjero band leader and an accomplished bass guitarist and singer. PAPI
ODEQ an experienced percussionist, singer and song writer , John Were an
experienced guitarist and singer, Michael Okinyo, a Piano/Key-board player and
singer, Edward Barasa a drummer and a singer and Daniel mugoci vocals and
saxophone/flute
festivals at which the group has appeared
the band has participated in the Sauti za busara festival in Zanzibar ,DOADOA
music market in Kampala Uganda. They also hold an evening of Afro Jazz bi-
monthly with different themes every month where they have attracted a large
following in Nairobi Their debut album ,Tucheze was released in 2011 and their
second album SO SIMPLE in 2015 and the third one SOUL FOOD featuring the late
Biba Bouch 2016their third album soko huru in 2018
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