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No more encore! Empty pockets as mics go silent for entertainers

John Joseph Macharia, aka Mc Coin, 25, in this photo taken last September. He pursued a degree in biological sciences but earns a living emceeing in parties, corporate events, marketing forums and online gigs.

Why do some people revile music by labelling it “barbaric” but are still lured by it? This was one of the musings by Remmy Ongala, the late Tanzanian songwriter, singer, guitarist and bandleader in his song Asili Ya Muziki.

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