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Amolo Kongo - Amolo Kongo - Jakim Omondi

from Nyatiti Singles Volume 1 by Dagoretti Records

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"Jakim Omondi" by Amolo Kongo, singing and playing nyatiti with unknown vocal accompaniment.

Nyasa Luo records NAL 005. No year is noted. Possibly late 1970s.

Amolo Kongo was not only one of the greatest nyatiti performers who ever lived, he also studied under the same teacher I do, Oduor Nyagweno. If you listen closely to his playing, you can hear a number of standard Nyagweno riffs hidden in there.

Kongo died young, likely during the bad old days of HIV. When I asked about it, Nywageno mentioned that Kongo liked sex a great deal. More important, however, was how complimentary Nyagweno was toward Kongo. In Kenya, it is somewhat rare for one musicians to compliment another so enthusiastically. While horribly sad to die so young, Kongo’s music lives on.

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from Nyatiti Singles Volume 1, released January 28, 2018
Amolo Kongo - Nyatiti, Vocals

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