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    Kakai Kilonzo Mama Sofi Pt.1 & 2

    No Wahala Sounds
    • Kakai Kilonzo – Mama Sofi Pt.1
    • Kakai Kilonzo – Mama Sofi Pt.2
    • 1. Mama Sofi Pt.1
    • 2. Mama Sofi Pt.2

    ** Limited to 300 copies only **

    First 7“ release on new label, No Wahala Sounds, who specialise in releasing lost African “classics” from the 1960s to the 1980s. 
    Kakai Kilonzo (1954-1987) was one of the leading exponents of benga, Kenya’s guitar-driven uptempo party music. 'Mama Sofi Pts 1 & 2'  is one of his most melodic and danceble tunes.

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