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That the music industry, even with the advent of streaming, is mostly male dominated is a not a secret. The rough-edged Gengetone more so because of its raunchy- some recently called it ‘rapey’- lyrics and female stars have notably given the genre a wide berth.
An exception to this truth is Sylvia Saru aka Ssaru. Ssaru has been cutting a niche for herself since her raw freestyles went viral. Her first music video Nyama was released in November last year.
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