By Vincent Kejitan | 6 hours ago
Just days after the music fraternity mourned the demise of renowned Benga musician Albert Gacheru, the family has confirmed that his brother Basilio Ngunjiri has also died.
Basilio Ngunjiri wa Kiarie, 69, died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Ol Kalou.
Speaking to the Standard, a distraught Julius Ngunjiri who is a brother to the deceased, said Basilio, popularly known as BN died after exhibiting Covid-like symptoms for several days. My brother had just received the Covid-19 jab at a local health centre on Tuesday last week. Prior to that, he had Covid-like symptoms that got worse this week. His death is another blow to the entire family that is yet to come to terms with the death of our brother Albert Gacheru, says Julius.
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THE STANDARD By
Peter Muiruri |
April 6th 2021 at 17:15:18 GMT +0300
Albert Gacheru, musician and producer, during an interview with The Standard in Nairobi. [Photo: David Njaaga]
A dark cloud hangs over Kenya’s music scene following the death of yet another renowned Kikuyu musician, Albert Gacheru wa Wairimu.
The 59-year-old Benga musician died on Monday evening at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, after what his brother, Julius Ngunjiri, termed as “two difficult months with a bout of pneumonia.”
Gacheru’s death is a big blow to the local music fraternity as he was one of the few daring musicians who took on River Road-based music pirates and rogue producers at the risk of his life.
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