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How can we go global if all we sing about is sex, love?

Charles Njagua Kanyi (Jaguar) for Kioo, a song with a philosophical touch. (Photo:Courtesy)

By Abenea Ndago

An embarrassing fact about African music is that nations that are more successful than the others are typically found in regions known for a culture of philosophical thought.

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