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Along with his avuncular appearance and rich baritone, African-born British pop singer Roger Whittaker appeared like a past due successor to Bing Crosby when he surfaced into worldwide popularity in the ’70s. Although his preliminary hits had been self-written, he quickly switched mainly to interpretive performing as he documented prolifically. …

Celebrated worldwide because the father of Kenyan benga, D.O. Misiani continues to be a seminal shape in the annals and advancement of East African music. Delivered Daniel Owino Misiani in Nyamagongo, Tanzania, on Feb 22, 1940, he grew up in a lifestyle dominated with the Kenyan Luo tribe. A experienced …