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    Nairobi Calling: Selected Recordings 1976-1996Various Artists

    No Wahala Sounds
    • Baba Ilunga Wa Ilunga – Nakuomba
    • Victoria Chomeka – Ochieng DJ Komoro
    • 1. Baba Ilunga Wa Ilunga – Nakuomba
    • 2. Victoria Chomeka – Ochieng DJ Komoro
    • 3. Orchestra Bana Ekanga – Amemiki
    • 4. International De Nelly – Gilbert Wambida
    • 5. Biashara Jazz Band – Remmy Belesa
    • 6. Orchestra Moja One Band – Maria

    No Wahala Sounds specialises in reissuing obscure and out of print recordings from Africa and Asia. Nairobi Calling features tracks by artists from Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo and western Kenya that were recorded in Nairobi between 1976 and 1996.  

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