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Longombas: Death splits siblings who seized airwaves for a decade
Christian Longomba is dead. (Courtesy)
The Kenyan music industry is mourning the demise of Christian Longomba, the one half of the Longombas singing duo - which ruled the Kenyan music scene years gone. Christian, who impacted the Kenyan showbiz scene together with his twin brother Lovi Longomba, died on Saturday after a long struggle with brain tumour.
According to his sister Jessy Jones, Christian, 37, who had been in and out of hospital, died in Los Angeles, US. Lovi also took to social media to mourn his brother, saying: “To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.”
Star shines bright for musician Elvis Nyaruri
Wednesday January 13 2021
By BILL ODIDI
Summary
Elvis Nyaruri signed a recording deal with A.I Records Kenya, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group early in December and by the end of the month released his first single under the label, “I Just Can’t Wait to Go Back Home.”
Earlier in the year, the odds had appeared heavily against the 26-year-old who was born and raised in Mombasa.
The disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic meant that he lost many opportunities just as his talent was getting widely noticed.
2020 could not have ended on a more promising note for a performer who is touted as Kenya s brightest prospect in country music.