X-mas Songs by Kenyan Musicians
Thursday December 24 2020
Singer Atemi Oyungu (in red) and veteran artist Eric Wainaina (far right) with band members performing the eighth edition of the “Tis the Season” at The Hub Karen, Nairobi. PHOTO | NMG
By BILL ODIDI
Summary
Individuals and families wherever they may be in the world hold on to the best memories of the festivities through the music that they have grown up hearing every Christmas.
There has emerged a deliberate effort by Kenyan musicians to add their interpretations of traditional Christmas songs to the traditional repertoire of popular names like Boney M, Jim Reeves or Kenny Rogers.