Catalogue       Group                                          A side/B side                                                                             Year

Number

BB 7-1        Kenya Prisons Band              Michilu Cha Baluhya/Bana Beru                                1976

BB 7-2        Kenya Prisons Band              Janifer/Tulipo Enda Kwao

BB 3           Rawa Jazz                          Nikupe Nini/Yalioyonipata

BB 7-4        O. Omusinde                      Dory Omukhaye/Robert Omukuba                             1976

                  & Abaluhya Success

BB 5           Mosaiga Boka Boka             Mongare Bwasugo/Tinamanyete Moraa

BB 7-7       Mosaiga Boka-Boka          Omoibi/Ninki Tokobuna

BB 7-7       Mosaiga Boka-Boka         Ogosoma Nokuya/Charles Manoti

BB 7-8        Mosaiga Boka-Boka            Tiga Kongenka/Ombasa Omaiko

BB 9           Kabras Boys Band               Beatrice Nasimbwondi/Mumela Juma

BB 7-10      Milonje Band ‘77                Tube Arulanga Milonje/Batsia - Khurimba

BB 11         Milonje Jazz '77                  Phelesia Sungu/Mateso Ya Abasi

BB 12         Central K Dumbe Dumbe    J.B. Nyamwaya Kwesi/Dr. James Onyango                   1977

BB 13         Central K Dumbe Dumbe    Akilius Aoko Gendia/Michael Akongo                            1977

BB 14         Central K Dumbe Dumbe     Sylivia Pts 1 & 2

BB 15         Luheni Success                  Roda/Indakwa

BB 16         Milonje Jazz Band                Mrembo Judith Andiso/Mulekhe Obukaiti                     1977

BB 17         Luheni Success                  Ashitivo/Yambasa

BB 18         Milonje Jazz '77                 Wicliff Kezengwa/Mama Piliska Aono

BB 19         Nyamwari Revolution         Omosobati Omongiti/Alice Moraa O'Marube

BB 20         Nyamwari Revolution          Thomas Meki Kiriama/Tata Nkonde Mari

BB 21         Orch Mambo Bado              Ogake Bwomabere/Grace Bwosoro

BB 22         Orch Ramasha Jazz             Eraa Teri Koera/Ogotina Nokobe

BB 23         Orch Ramasha Jazz            Obogima Boetaoni/Emeremo Yabori

BB 2?        Bunyore Orchestra              Abefwe Nabalahi/Orasi Likhayo

       

Information on all but two of these singles comes from AIT’s own records.  The label’s raison d’etre isn’t clear, offering a mixed batch of predominantly Luo and Luhya bands.

BB16 is a Daudi Kabaka produced single by the Luhya band of Shem Tube, who also led Abana Ba Nasery. This group also recorded for Luanda Magere, albeit with its name spelled several different ways.

In September 2011, several holes in the early part of the Bana Beru catalogue were filled by records held in the University of Mainz’s African Music Archive. It, however, has two records listed as BB 7-7. These are in bold font until I can establish the correct numbering.