Maulidi & Musical Party

Using its dance-inspiring mixture of Swahili tarabu and chakacha and Indian film pop, Maulidi and Music Party was perhaps one of the most popular bands in Kenya through the 1970s and ’80s. Led by previous Zein Musical Party vocalist Maulidi Juma and bandmaster/keyboardist Mohamed Adio Shigoo, the group was frequently recruited to try out weddings yet others within their homeland. The band’s audio was enhanced with the powerful vocals of Zahura Swalek and the near future singing feeling, Malika.