I was really impressed with this music. It shows some serious sophistication that is often absent in African Gospel Music. Mavuno is a church plant from Nairobi Chapel. (At NCF, we sing a Nairobi Chapel song, "Kwake Yesu Nasimama").
This clip shows a serious band that has absorbed the sounds and skill of contemporary American Gospel praise music like Fred Hammond, Kurt Carr, or Israel Houghton and injected their African identity into it. If I ever get to take a trip to Nairobi to experience Kenyan music and interact with Kenyan musicians I would love to visit this church and meet their players.
Cool. And look, no sheet music!
P.S. I found a song that has the word carrot in it: Mashed Potato, carrots, and peas, your momma says you've got to eat a lot of these."
Very fun to listen to - thanks for the link.
Kirk,
Thanks for sharing this great find!
Let me know when you schedule that trip to Nairobi - I would love to join you and experience the worship in person.
God Bless,
Paul
You're making me miss "home"!!!!!
Great band and hot tune!
kanji and 3 other guys started a music group here long before he(kanji) decided to go back home and started the mavuno(harvest in swa) ministries.yes their worship is very western but soooo fun.i think they started after i left or before but i would love to visit next time i,m in kenya.thanks for sharing.i have their first recording fi you would like to listen to their other music.....