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How Kenyan hip hop borrows from the west

Ukoo Flani MauMau during a past event. [David Gichuru, Standard]

As hip hop turns 50 this year, Kenya was not left behind in the celebrations, with a 50-year birthday curated event going down at the Alliance Francaise, Nairobi.

Nazizi, Abass, Sharama, Nafsi Huru, Guru Gang, and a cocktail of Ukoo Flani Mau Mau artistes headlined the show, which would have sat comfortably in Bronx, New York.

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