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Jamnazi legend Awillo Mike: I will sing until I die

Awillo Mike and Orchestre Ja'mnazi Afrika Band [Courtesy]

Long before he and his band, Jamnazi, were known for hits such as I’m Not Sober, Awillo Mike says he was a Fanta Orange guy, and you would have found him leading the faithful as a tenor at the St Charles Lwanga Catholic Church choir in Njoro.

He joined a secular band after auditions in 1999.

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