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With 12 linked instruments, he is truly a one-man band

Joshua Kamau, the one-man band, during the interview in his house in Kibera. [Jennifer Wachie, Standard]

With a guitar in his hand and other musical instruments on his back, Joshua Kamau is a walking one-man band. In total, he has 12 music instruments connected together weighing a total of 10kg. Kamau, 31, is a common sight in the streets of Nairobi.

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