List Of Bongo Artist In Kenya
Bongo is among the popular music genre in Kenya. Young and energetic musicians have risen and become vibrant in the music industry. These young bongo artists have drawn attention of all Kenyans by their style of fashion, their voices and way of life not excluding their music.
Who are these top five highest ranked bongo artist in Kenya 2020? Some are the ones who have moved from gospel genre to bongo genre due to fame brought up by bongo music while others are the indignant ones who started music career as bongo artists. Let’s find them.
In this article Keweb.co tries to answer the question by publishing the full list of Bongo Artist in Kenya
Below are the full List of Bongo Artist In Kenya
Otile Brown
He is a Kenyan Bongo superstar whose real name is Jacob Obunga. He is a Mombasa county resident who is very fluent in Swahili Language. He is popular for RnB type of bongo songs. His song “Niseme nawe” which he made a collabo with Baraka The Prince.
Over the recent, he has gained much fame due to his classic hits and the sleek sense of fashion. He gained media attention after releasing his hits song “Imaginary Love” which he featured Kaligraph Jones.
He also released his debut studio album “The Best of Otile Brown” in April 2017 which made him to tread for a long time. This debut studio album gained support from singles like “Basi”, “Alivyonipenda” among others.
His commitment and handwork is remarkable as this is seen in his effort to produce classic songs.
2. Susumila
He is a bongo superstar whose roots can be traced to Mombasa with his good flow in Swahili language becoming one of the factor attracting more fans towards him.
His song “Sonona” which he featured Mboso who is a bongo fleva artist is among the best he has produced and the source of his fame in the music industry.
He is among the best performing musicians and is making more efforts to achieve the dream life he has aspired in music career. He has worked tooth and nail to overcome the challenges he faces in the music industry and to perform better every day. With increased efforts and determination he is likely to outshine others even his predecessors.
3. Willy Paul
He is a Kenyan bongo superstar who initially was a gospel artist. His real name is Wilson Abubakar Radido and he is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Saldido International Entertainment label. He has risen exponentially after collaborating with many popular musician like Rayvanny from Tanzania, Alaine from Jamaica.
He has owned Saldido International Entertainment music label which has made him produce many classic songs as he has a good team to partner with him in this music industry. Over the recent, his song that he produced “Bwana Mkunaji” which he featured Nandy, a bongo fleva female artist from Tanzania his rise of fame in the music industry is not in question.
Despite many critics from his haters, Willy Paul has not given up. He is pressing on towards attaining the mark and achieving his dreams as a music icon in Kenya and Africa at large.
4. Nyashinski
He is a Kenyan bongo icon whose fame has escalated at a high rate. His real name is Nyamari Ongegu. His popularity has made him to win so many awards. One of these awards is MTV Music Award for Best African Act.
He is known for producing his songs with Geta International Limited label with his popular song “Malaika” exposing him to the world of entertainment and contributing so much to his rise.
His “Lucky you” album is among the albums which are preferred by many people to others. Also it is not easy to forget his collabo song “Tujiangalie” which he featured the most famous band Sauti Sol. With this song Nyashinski was able to gain more subscribers to his YouTube channel and there was increased views thus increasing his fame.
5. Masauti
He is bongo star whose fame has raisen tremendously over the time. He maybe ranked among the best performing bongo artist in Kenya and East Africa at large. His hit song “Ipepete” is among the songs that introduced him to the entertainment industry and raised his popularity.
He has his recording company as Dreamnation Ink with 001 EP. His songs are among these: “Hao” which he featured Kaligraph Jones, “Umenishika” which he featured Wini.
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