Month: December 2025
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From the Kikuyu Hymnbook
A Gikuyu nationalist song from Kenya, from the days of the Independence struggle. Karari Njama describes how these songs were…
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The Day Kenyatta Was Arrested
A Kikuyu song from Kenya referring to the arrest of Jomo Kenyatta in October 1952. Jomo Kenyatta was the leader…
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Which is the Better for Me?
A Somali song from the days of Turkish rule. The singer’s ironically compares his troubles — the Mahdi making war,…
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Leaving Town
A Dinka song from South Sudan. The singer can’t wait for morning so he can leave the town he abominates…
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