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‘Return’ of Okatch Biggy as son takes up revered mic

Benga musician Ken Okatch. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

For the two years his music career peaked, Benga maestro Okatch Biggy bestrode the entertainment industry like a colossus.

Between 1995 and 1997, the artiste gave benga music a new meaning, and went ahead to snatch its control from legend Owino Misiani whose fame spanned Kenya and Tanzania.

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