Cheplin Kotula & Kawere Jazz - Persila Adhiambo & Rose Atieno 1978

African Music | Kenya Music | Benga Music | 70's Music | World Music | Guitar Music
KAWERE BOYS BIO: The Kawere Boys were formed by Cheplin Ngode Kotula in Kericho, Kenya in 1974, and over the next four years became one of the more popular Benga groups in Luo land.
ter two years, and one too many financial misunderstandings with Misiani, Cheplin decided to start his own group.
Cheplin, along with rhythm guitar player Juma Charlie, and bassist Otieno Ogor-who had both been with Misiani before Cheplin joined the Shirati Jazz- turned to A.P. Chandarana of Kericho for help. According to his younger brother Rasik, A.P. Chandarana started his music business back in 1958, and would eventually release several thousand 45-rpm singles (on at least 15 different labels) featuring a wide range of Kenyan (Luo, Luhya, Kipsigiis, Swahili) and Tanzanian groups. Cheplin Kotula and A.P. Chandarana had met when the Shirati Jazz traveled to Kericho to record for Chandarana (I haven’t yet been able to identify which titles Shirati Jazz recorded for Chandarana between 1972-1974). When Cheplin, Juma Charlie and Otieno Ogor arrived in Kericho they had no musical instruments and no place to stay. Chandarana put them up in an apartment and lent them instruments to rehearse and record.
By the time the singer Herman Dinda joined the group in late 1974, the Kawere Boys had already released several singles, purchased their own instruments, and grown to include singers Juma Silas and Osumba John, Aloo Jossy ‘Jarapethii’, and Juma Charlie playing rhythm guitar, Otieno Ogor on bass, Sadok Otieno and Manase Aroko on drums, and Paul Dinda, Ouko McKenzie, and Cheplin Ngode Katula playing lead guitar. The Kawere Boys relationship with A.P. Chandarana lasted until August of 1975, when Oluoch Kanindo, a Luo music impresario who also served as a member of parliament, and became deputy secretary of education under President Moi, brought them to Nairobi. The Kawere Boys made several recordings for Kanindo at the High Fidelity studios in Nairobi, before heading back to their homes in Oyugis.
The success of the Kawere Boys led to disputes, and the group split in two in early 1978. One group of musicians-which included singers Herman Dinda, a new recruit named Elis Olela, and probably Otieno Ogor, Paul Dinda, Ouko McKenzie, and Manase Aroko-were brought to Kisumu by Oluoch Kanindo, where they performed as the Kalausi Band. The other splinter group, led by Cheplin Kotula, took the name of Kawere Jazz, and included at least Aloo Jossy, and Juma Charlie. After six months of struggle (and some say sabotage by Oluoch Kanindo, who had started to neglect the Kalausi Band to heavily promote Colella Mazee’s group) the different Kawere factions regrouped, once again under the leadership of Cheplin Kotula.
This reformation lasted only until the end of 1978, when recently joined guitar player Paul Omari, and a faction of disgruntled band members, parted ways with Kotula and started the Kawere B band (they also recorded as the Kawere B Kings). And although different versions of the Kawere Boys kept performing at least into the early 1980s, the group stopped recording regularly in 1978. Cheplin Ngode Kotula passed away in 1994. Paul Omari’s Kawere B band broke up in March 2007.
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[@carlosmiguelmartinezcogoll9458]

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[@OukoRobertJohn]

Cheplin Ngode Kotula is my grandfather. Glad to be listening to his music here today.

[@christopherkinyera1835]

Luo world over oyeeeeeeeeeee

[@Dr.lukwagoAsuman]

Ohh, that's wonderful. Are you a musician also? You can really translate his music for us the none Luo funs.

[@christopherkinyera1835]

@@Dr.lukwagoAsuman I'm not a musician my bro. Asuman but am also a good fun of Luo musics and understand the language since am from Acholi land.......Apwoyo/Wwbale!

[@christopherkinyera1835]

Mr John Ouko, kindly do perfect translation of the music for non Luo funs please! Apwoyo matek

[@Dr.lukwagoAsuman]

@@christopherkinyera1835 wonderful, but you can understand some words !! Look for some songs: 1-Joyce Adhiambo, 2- Cony Abuya, 3- Jeremire Otieno 4- Alfred Amachi 5- William Ogembo, 6- Saye Ber mo, 7- Mark Jalisana etc all done by Cheplin K Otula Ngodia with kawere boys band. You will enjoy the music brother.

[@annawire5082]

This song reminds me of my dad when he was dancing after having some pints of beer castle larger miss you dad always remembered continue to R.I.P my dear father life will never be the same.

[@joaobaptistaalegria7596]

Adoro essas muzicas

[@user-et1nb2es2i]

Surely this music Played a Great motivational part when Liberation Fighters confronted White government Regime in Rhodesia now Zimbabwe ,we used to call music with an umbrella name of ,"Swahili music" sorry in case I offend, referring to all Sweet melodies of this kind from central East Africa. You know, even if one was not a combatant but upon playing one track ,you felt like getting an AK 47 and join the Struggle immediately 😂😂😂😂

[@maxwellmakamba5112]

Yess we played this during the war in 1977 to 1979 in rushinga Mt Darwin ....land mines were exploding in tared roads and Smith had to surrender ...we called this music rhumba

[@user-ff5vu4ik5i]

Yes as I'm playing this with it I'm remembering my grandfather who used to innerate the stories

[@SuperDaddyaddy]

​@@maxwellmakamba5112it is benga or Luo benga.

[@DanteL007]

Ipapo..iwee unotyoka makumbo nekutamba kuita kuchera pasi watched granpas dancing to this back in Rhodesia ( Zim )

[@onefootskenk77]

ichirohwa pa record bar baba or pa tempest super 100💃🕺🏿

[@aaronsimango1104]

i don`t understand the language, but trust me this is the best of east Africa ever produced... proudly African.

[@revtombongoye2212]

77

[@joaobaptistaalegria7596]

Adoro essas muzcas

[@morganchiduza]

It reminds me 1980 i was 10 yrs old when zim gain indipents christmas of 1980 was the best chrismas people welcome the freedom fighters war was over.

[@maxwellmakamba5112]

Yes I lived in the bushes of our country Zimbabwe fighting for independence and these songs made the forest our home when we played them....oh Africa is my beautiful home and listen to this music...

[@obedtumi440]

The music of my primary school life in Cameroon. The best of my life time collection.

[@leonardmwale9578]

Then this music conquered Africa. Used to listen to it during my primary school days in Zambia

[@devismukanya6953]

Kanindo holds memories in Zimbabwe in the midst of war freedom fighters would come for den basing to our houses in our rural areas and intertain adults and kids by either playing and dance to kanindo records or tune to radio Mozambique which would give the same music. I was a toddler supposed to be going grade 1,2,3 but there was no school. Viva kanindo

[@lilliansibanda9845]

Ufana nami lezingoma ngizicabanga nxa lapha emzansi bethi hambani liyolwela ilizwelenu ngithi uyazi so yazi so

[@evansmaketo1643]

Forever in our memory. Let's keep it alive. I also share the same experience

[@adhalangezha]

I play this music every day in my jalopy bruh. It rekindles memories of my late 70's and early 80's childhood

[@mariamfritsi4943]

Mambo ni fire enzi hizo, pongezi sana kwenu. Love from Switzerland.

[@annawire5082]

This song reminds my dad when we were growing up he used to dance with my mum RIP my dear parents

[@sociableman3333]

Though I was a young teenager, I vividly remember this music. In those days, our senior brothers and sisters would organise weekend dancing programmes playing these music a lot on gramophone.

[@obertmuringanimuringani3469]

One of my most Favorite During Zimbabwe Liberation War Late 70s Chirsmbahuyo.Chitumgwizs ummmmmm can't speak

[@RamotsotsoSnymanMonanyan-pu2nc]

Guitar music for African Countries

[@maxwellmakamba5112]

Everh African, you , me everyone must be proud of this kind of music....how are you my OWN brothers and sisters

[@user-eo3il1ju1g]

The golden music of our times in the seventees. Our artists were heroes

[@jacksonngei2483]

These love songs yawah, makes me feel for my skylark Juliet Achieng Hussein, abbv, JAH, kudos to Kotula Cheplin and the whole Mori Jazz for such sensational hits

[@SuperDaddyaddy]

Persila Anyango is here described as rapudo (tall and slim), ragwel (legs like bows), lando (shiny chocolate brown), but the musician apologises that he's run short of time, otherwise he'd have released more lyrics in her favour.

[@carlosmwakatobe7618]

I love this song it reminds me when I was doing grade Six in 1978 dancing without shoes leaving my legs white with dust.

[@junejune8492]

Luo to the world I like ve our language, forever Kenyan

[@maxwellmakamba5112]

What are they singing about my bro

[@arthurmuchichwa3204]

Reminds me of the liberation struggle in Zimbabwe and how the guerrillas used to dance to this music with all the energy and expertise they had

[@ajokerman2]

It is apparent we Kenyans don't appreciate our talent as much as they are appreciated elsewhere in Africa. There were so many bands playing this kind of beat with very little notice. Most Kenyans chase Lingala and ignore domestic talent. The result is evident since we have no musical identity...a real shame.

[@nziokanicodemus4295]

@@ajokerman2 a prophet is never appreciated by his own these guy really brought much recognition to our country

[@lilliansibanda9845]

Sibabiza obuti besibiza okijana babengazwani lomuntu oloyayo labanabantu lamanga

[@tambaizimbabwe5562]

@@ajokerman2 in Zimbabwe we worship Kenyan Benga music and generations to come will continue to like it. There is need for exchange programmes to promote this genre so that it doesn't die in the land of it's origin Kenya, Kisumu.

[@jabulanimgomesi5932]

Love it from Zim

[@leodgardotmar7198]

reminds me of my great friend late Dr Damian Daniel Haule aka ddd, cool, intelligent guy

[@wenceslausindongolwokotse4432]

All time msic

[@chaukelawrence2199]

This is the entertainment that surpasses the latest noise of today.

[@user-nh1dd2et2o]

A master piece. Moto moto asante sana. Sawa sawa powa powa.

[@martinkalumpha9967]

This was also the best of kawere boys in those days and it's unforgettable music in my life

[@azzyinthebrambles5649]

The energy and joy in this music is so wonderful it brings tears to the eyes; very lucky to have discovered this music through connections with Kenyan people. The comments below, and the memories and affection for the music that is shared, is equally beautiful and very moving to read.

[@StamiliSelemani-ng6xj]

Huwezi amini old is gold hamna tena hizi nakumbuka siku za nyuma sana

[@fieldsong]

This is so beautiful

[@evansjuma2417]

Luo is a lifestyle.

[@theodoragombiro5688]

It reminds me in those good old days

[@aghan-oderoagan7561]

It is late 1970s, a period considered bloom days of Kenya's Popular Benga Musical genre. Around the shores of Lake Victoria's competition is tough, rough, cut throat and creatively excruciating among its Luo exponents. Coming from Oyugis locality of today's Homa Bay County, Cheplin Ngode KOtula leads his Kawere Boys Band. It is a collection of fleet fingered prodigious young men gifted with native Luo folklore ingenuity. In time, the group's rhythmic guitar riffs would define a radically challenging variant of Benga hard to replicate up to now.

[@chrisogonas]

Masterpiece! Nostalgic!!

[@adhalangezha]

A befitting description and tribute to the excellence of Kawere Boys Band

[@wasongadaniel6180]

Ooh wow. Wish I could get more information about Law boys band. Coming from Karachuonyo area, I have huge interest in this valuable history

[@geoffreymwania9287]

The songs were really loved in my community....every yourth who worked in Nairobi used to come to the village with big radios and disc players that could play those songs using Eveready batteries....OMG the whole village used to gather to listen and dance. Those were the moments and good days...live alone todays era of smart phones no one cares about the others!

[@shulestuff]

Kenyan Luo benga at its best, the golden days aaah

[@chaukelawrence2199]

I long to rewind my age back to the seventies. It was my happiest moments.

[@chrisogonas]

Nostalgic

[@mzikuwolaziba9151]

I like old song, to remember my youth hood

[@franckhameddiomande6672]

en vérité j'étais très petit mais ça me rappelle PAPA et MAMAN qui dansaient '' quelle mélodie'' du génial'' de vrais musicologues qui n'ont rien à avoir avec des bruits d'aujourd'hui '' je VALIDE

[@eyewitnessvideolinks]

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[@asongafac]

Reminds me of my youthful days in Douala Cameroon

[@jeanmbelel8702]

Merci ces bien

[@rumbachetechete5082]

Kirispeni!!ndini Dombo tazowabata wanhu wedu waye!!Kubatwa muchitamba music rumba!!

[@ronaldmahlatini1973]

Although I can't understand the meaning of the song but the instruments takes me to my own heaven.

[@paulowuor8702]

It makes me remember my late uncle Michael Omware Osogo. He had a big stock of these.

[@ottonandago9407]

This is the sweetest of Africa when it's coming to the music during 198's.

[@vusanimarashe5935]

I was young then... bt we enjoyed these in the 80s

[@rumbachetechete5082]

Haaah!!!Ndonzwa kunakirwa Richard,Garikayi,Saindi naBhuti were are you guys ndidzo dzenyu zve vakomana!

[@Boboroska]

More of Kenyan benga music please sir ,I'm from Southern Africa in Zimbabwe ,this is the music that liberated Us from the colonial regime and I grew up in the late 70s dancing to this music.,love it and thanks for uploading it.

[@collenmlalazidumani1371]

Jack the hammer looking for this kind of music

[@arthuravhaonesi1700]

Smelly Belly thanks

[@KingofNewYorkkk]

Check out the Benga mixtapes

[@collieday3012]

Din't know that luo kenya musiv was this big

[@tambaizimbabwe5562]

@@KingofNewYorkkk kindly share the link to the site please

[@DanteL007]

Zimbos muriko here uko.. kuma townships asekuru vachitamba idzi..iwee. Zimbabwe.

[@admireshayanowako1718]

this is dendera

[@DanteL007]

admire shayanowako Nice to know...thats where chopper got his style..hmm

[@rodwellgwenyambira1579]

@@DanteL007 Tiripo!!!

[@annawire5082]

Taura hako kkkkkk

[@user-lc5qh4yx5c]

It's realy wonderful

[@lunganisihlola5855]

I was young by then, but zazibuya baba. We have our own lyrics bcz we don't understand Swahili. Best music that brings bad and good memories.

[@henryodero9092]

This is actually dholuo and no Swahili. But I get the point

[@tangenhamokarikudenga5736]

Thats what we call music👍

[@pharaoh69-qq1hb]

old is gold

[@filipeabrao3636]

Sou moçambicano residente na região sul, agradeço muito pelo desempenho prestado por v.excia na manutenção das músicas afro70 .espero que num futuro breve venha preparado para revê nascer a geração 1970 em Moçambique/Inhambane.

[@nicholasnyariang4190]

This reminds me of my late mum who used to sing this during our time in the farm as she happens to come from oyugis area. R. I. P mum.

[@zillafact]

minwa no onind mayom. kamano thura

[@maxwellchigwida2798]

Kumberi kwekumberi Nyika ichakanaka hey!

[@georgewaga4754]

Zambian

[@eyewitnessvideolinks]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIqvnYilm96gnqs

[@jafrednasongo458]

WHO WAS THERE ? . MWIHILA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL FROM1972 TO 1975. SEGA GIRLS AND NG'IYA GIRLS WHERE ARE YOU NOW ?

[@carlosmwakatobe7618]

Hey I don't know what to say ,if bygone time is to be reversed by man I could be the first to bring it back for this music aaah we enjoyed Truly

[@chrisogonas]

Old is gold, brother

[@BukalangaTv]

Reminds me of my late brother

[@johnmoturi8327]

70s best maturing then now remembering

[@rumbachetechete5082]

Rose atieno and Persila Adhiambo dzemuhondo!!

[@kenyaculturenewsmedia354]

KAZI nzuri

[@oberthlabano5058]

In my old days in the farm Ruby woodend zazibuya never forget

[@ciprianomossuelamuchaiacol639]

De facto nos anos 70 colonialismo e mocambique e em africa boas musicas,e ate hoje nos costos africanos,

[@forbesnyakabau4037]

😂😂😂😂 what a good moment

[@Dr.lukwagoAsuman]

Very good and original Pan African voices from kawere boys. We enjoyed the music from here in Uganda. Longing to hearing the track Owili Philips

[@christopherkinyera1835]

I also enjoyed it from a village called Cwero in Uganda from 1977

[@anthonywaweru7201]

What happened to the original benga music ? I think we should go back to our roots this is our heritage

[@otienokevin8039]

Yaa man,from comments l realised how benga music was big then.all over proper Africa:from Gambia to Mozambique.

[@backsa6214]

Hizi nyimbo,zilikua tamu kweli, guitar zilichezwaa

[@franckhameddiomande6672]

belle musique de la belle époque

[@zidannevondou2347]

Merveilles du temps passree

[@tissimran8675]

Long live Africa

[@patrickdziva8571]

I like old music a lot Kenyans 👌👌👌

[@annuelmphande1210]

Okay, at least it takes me back to the 1970s, it used to be nice those days on a 2 Band Radio listening to such on the outskirts of Lundazi of ZAMBIA.

[@GuaritaDiego]

Bons tempos gosto das musicas

[@johnsonjohannesmutasa7729]

Hei ,back in the 70's the freedom fighters, when we used to put on the belly bottom trousers , the super pro ,shoe music of our time

[@mariamfritsi9761]

Mambo ni moto.

[@EbongJasphino]

I like them so much

[@mombe9734]

Zimbabwe iyoo kkk

[@josephnguijam5870]

mon enfance

[@peterodukowitioduk4877]

Nober mangeny

[@armandcyrilledjolla1030]

I remember when i was 5 year old

[@henrymaposa1552]

The music

[@danielokafor7230]

Frank Mahlangu this reminds me.of the struggle days in Zimbabwe. This good staff.Good staff remains good.This will remain good for.decades

[@kufakunesubizabani53]

Origins of Sungura

[@chrislameck1521]

My favorite in the late 80

[@lunaniseveni3528]

Chris lameck iemember very well god bless this musicians

[@chrispineonyango5008]

mag ndalo,lich manade

[@eliakimomuhambe7668]

Those were original music

[@luizatanasio9689]

i was born 1972, from my boyhood i listening the benga kenyan music (victoria jaz band,vitoria king jaz,sure river jaz, massava,and more) bad is missing some colletion,please you can upload another colletion to me please.

[@jicecorporacion]

HAVE IN SPECIAL KAWERE KBS 6

[@snymanmonanyane6160]

👍

[@Choka254]

chaplin nind gi kwe

[@daisypaul]

🤛🏽🤛🏽🤛🏽🤛🏽

[@canisioschibaya1755]

It means a lot to me as I trod down the memory lane. It was not easy by then. Thank you so much I'm trying to find Monica Akech but to no avail.

[@vusanimarashe5935]

Mwana wamai ndikukatsvagawo ikako... ukakawana undirakidzewo. nekanonzi Selina Achhieng

[@ackimkaombe7496]

send me your email i will send it to you i have it bra

[@gomesjoaoluis3214]

@@ackimkaombe7496 jjkvjjk

[@arounajammeh7754]

Hi

[@mariamfritsi9761]

si mchezo, lugha siijui lakini napenda sana vyombo vinavyochanganywa na waimbaji wana kipaji kweli.hizo ndio nyimbo zenye akili.sio sasa mziki ni kama vita hata hupati feeling yoyote ni makelele kwenda mbele.28.06.18.

[@michaelganye6820]

Wonderful music from East and Central Africa, how can i have a collection of such music .

[@luizatanasio9689]

to remember is becouse to be alive; i don't heve another music than kenyan old music,,,please send me more to increase in my phone list (i have undertood that is prohibted to copy and i cant do this crime) so i need more colletion please.

[@davisonshimunungu9608]

I love this music so much, it reminds me of my good old days that have gone to pass

[@davisonshimunungu9608]

Am searching for Jane Atieno by the same artist

[@josemachava9234]

Thaís música tach my huter

[@ackimkaombe7496]

i'm looking for the song nyasaye ting wan'g from kawere boys

[@meshackamimo1945]

Nyasaye ting wangi Ruoth be wangi neno...SMS 0722829970

[@ackimkaombe7496]

@@meshackamimo1945 my number [phone] or my email [e-mail] please send me that song I'm trying to send you massage but its not delivering to you

[@elamodelamusica1]

BN

[@pharmdmsn]

Side 2 so hot from @ 8:13, and Side 1 so hot from @ 1:48

[@Mmvisenim]

especially the buzz guitar

[@edwardmapuranga4150]

I truly enjoy This...Can anyone download this song for me or at least name the band that played this song 'Angeline France Amolo'...

[@Boboroska]

Edward Mapuranga titles of both songs and the name of the band is same as above

[@edwardmapuranga4150]

Oh and the other name of ROSELINE FRANCE OMOLLO do you know or have it my dear ?

[@peterowiira1285]

The music was played by kawere boys band

[@petroschuma4265]

Kawere jazz band my brother

[@tmachinga]

The worst part of Zimbabwean radio😂😂😂😂😂