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Why legendary benga musician Odhiambo Tusker has quit secular music

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Benga star Benard Odhiambo Okome alias Odhiambo Tusker. [Isaiah Gwengi, Standard]

When he strikes the first note on his guitar, the atmosphere turns electric. It doesn't take long before he drops a line of his bewitching song "Jathum chamo suya" (a musician feasts on aroma).

For two decades, Benard Odhiambo Okome, fondly referred to as Odhiambo Tusker by his fans, has proved to be one of the exceptional Benga artistes in Nyanza, with energetic stage performances.

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