Yunasi

about

Yunasi is a Kenyan group that has developed a unique East African music style called SESUBE which is a combination of sega, isukuti and benga. It takes sounds and inspirations from local Kenyan communities, cultural styles and languages and fuses those sounds with a European component. The sound is achieved by playing a variety of instruments, both traditional and modern. Their line-up is as follows: Benson Mutua - lead vox, Davis Ngalah - Nyatiti & vox, Estelle Lannoy - accordion & vox, Erick Odhiambo - Calabash & vox, Dominic Odhiambo - percussion & vox, Symon Maranga - percussion & vox, Thobias Imani - lead guitar, Charles Owino - bass guitar, Matthew Rabala - drums In December 2007 Yunasi were voted 'overwhelming' winners of the BBC 'Next Big Thing' competition, From over 2000 acts from 88 countries Yunasi were voted outright winners by a panel of top music industry judges including Talvin Singh, William Orbit, Nile Rodgers and Tahita Bulman. In March 2006, YUNASI were announced the prize-winners at the prestigious US International Songwriting Contest for the song JI OPOGORE (The Difference of People) obtaining third-place in the World Music category out of 16,000 entries from all over the world. They also won the 2004 Kisima Award for best afro-fusion band in Kenya and were nominated for an all-African Kora award in South Africa in 2003. The band comprises 8 men from East Africa and a French woman and they sing in several languages including Swahili, English, French,

top songs

albums

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The Rough Guide to the Music of Kenya

Nairobi: The Sound of Sesube

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Nang'i Amana

Nairobi

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2004 - The Rough Guide to The Music of Kenya

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Rough Guide to the Music of Kenya

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Nangi Amana (My Land, My Life)

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Nairobi The Sound of Sesube

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The Rough Guide To The Music O

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Rough Guide - Kenya

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Kenya Beat - The Ultimate Collection Vol 1

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The Rough Guide to Kenya

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