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'Angelike' star: Kenyans mourn Twist legend John Amutabi Nzenze

John Amutabi [Photo: Courtesy]

Singer John Amutabi Nzenze, one of Kenya’s last surviving legends of Twist, is dead. He was 80.

The legendary artist who belted out golden tunes and personified the genre in the 60s with hits such as Angelike, Twist ni Nzuri and Kuoa ni Kuzuri died at Mukumu Mission Hospital, Kakamega County on Saturday, May 30 after a month in the facility.

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