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Baba Otonglo singer opens up on arrest after ‘Budget’ song fame

A Kenyan classic, Baba Otonglo, sang by Osumba Rateng [Courtesy]

A Kenyan classic, Baba Otonglois one of the most popular hits of the 1980s, a well-crafted Benga song that has become a mainstay in the local social and entertainment scene for decades.

Osumba Rateng’, the doyen crooner, composer and instrumentalist, now aged 75, was still youthful when he composed the masterpiece in 1983 before its debut the following year.

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