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Sauti Sol
Sauti Sol on stage at the Nairobian Take over party in Nakuru. Photo: Kipsang Joseph

Last Friday at some function, I met the members of the all-male, all Kenyan, all the time group Sauti Sol.

I like them. I like that they are uber-talented, and that last year (or was it 2013?), they took off their shirts and sent femme pulses racing through the rib-cage and some TV stations banned their song but, thanks to YouTube, their popularity shot through the roof.

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