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The sons of Mumbi, yours truly included, are known for their enviable fashion sense. We know how to rock the weekends in trademark-checked shirts and khakis. Accessorize that with a toothpick dangling stylishly from one corner of the mouth and you have the image of an elegant city dandy out to conquer hearts and the world.
Our mugithi musicians, on the other hand, melt hearts with jet-black Stetsons that would make Wild West proud. The cowboy hat is an essential fashion item to Kikuyu musicians as the guitar and a soulful voice. It's their crown, their unmistakable badge of honour. But why? How did the cowboy hat, an icon of the American West, ride its way into the hearts (and onto the heads) of Kikuyu artistes? Let's tip our hats and take a closer look.
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