Blog January 11, 2008
Discography: The Rise of the Religious Music Industry in Kenya: Gospel From Roots to Rap
Much of the music featured within this program was from archival recordings generously provided by Jean Kidula. The non-archival material featured in this program is hard to come by in the US Market. Point your browsers to www.KenyaGospel.com to download tracks straight from the source! Here are a list of albums heard on Afropop Worldwide's The Rise of the Religious Music Industry in Kenya: Gospel From Roots to Rap: Esther Wahome "Yahweh" (SoundAfrica 2007) Kenyan Girls Choir "Unreleased" (Archival Recording Courtesy of Ethnomusicologist ) AIC Makongoro Choir "Unreleased" (Archival Recording Courtesy of Ethnomusicologist ) Butere Girls Choir "Unreleased" (Archival Recording Courtesy of Ethnomusicologist ) St. Stephen's Church Choir "Unreleased" (Archival Recording Courtesy of Ethnomusicologist ) AIC Mwanza choir "Unreleased" (Archival Recording Courtesy of Ethnomusicologist ) Vijana wa Nairobi "Unreleased" (Archival Recording Courtesy of Ethnomusicologist ) Kenneth Owuor and the Beloved Moving Brethren "Unreleased" (Archival Recording Courtesy of Ethnomusicologist ) Norman Njenga "Unreleased" (Archival Recording Courtesy of Ethnomusicologist ) Machakos Girls High School Choir "Unreleased" (Archival Recording Courtesy of Ethnomusicologist ) IFC Choir "Unreleased" (Archival Recording Courtesy of Ethnomusicologist ) Mary Atieno "Unreleased" (INDEPENDENT RELEASE) Kassangas "Unreleased" (INDEPENDENT RELEASE) Faustin Munishi "Unreleased" (INDEPENDENT RELEASE) The Mwauras "Unreleased" (INDEPENDENT RELEASE) Gospel Fathers "Unreleased" (INDEPENDENT RELEASE) "Unreleased" (INDEPENDENT RELEASE) Reuben Kigame & Jiveti "Unreleased" (INDEPENDENT RELEASE) Esther Wahome "Unreleased" (INDEPENDENT RELEASE) Wakenya Pamoja "Unreleased" (INDEPENDENT RELEASE)

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