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Sauti Sol in this photo shot a few days before flying to the US for the BET Awards Photo:IG;sautisol
1. They are an Afro-pop band that started out as an acapella group dubbed Voices in Light. Bien-Aimé Baraza, Willis Chimano and Delvin Mudigi went to Upper Hill High School together. They are close friends with mellow-voiced singer and radio presenter Antoneosol who was also Bien-Aimé’s desk mate.
2. They met Polycarp Otieno during their frequent visits to Alliance Française; where they would gather to showcase and practice their talent. Polycarp joined the group as a guitarist. They named themselves Sauti and later on incorporated ‘Sol’, the Spanish word for ‘sun’ to mean ‘Voices of the Sun’.
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