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From Kenya to the world: Roger Whittaker's music journey

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Roger Whittaker

My land is Kenya, right from your highlands to the sea/You'll always stay with me here in my heart, here in my heart/You only got one childhood/And the memories that spring/When you see your house, the tree you climbed..."

Roger Whittaker's 1982 folk song fittingly goes, for the world-renowned singer was born and raised in Kenya.

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