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Catalogue             Group                                                                 A side/B side                                                Year

Number

AGE 001          Kathuma Family                                       Mucore Ruth/Kanorio


AGE 002          Ambui Brothers                                        Niukarira/Ndiira - Thi


AGE 5             Kahumbu Success                                     Wendo Uyu Waku/Jenetu Ndari


AGE 06            Kungu Brothers                                        Mwendwa Emi/Nindoiga Sorry


AGE 08            Githiga ‘9’ Brothers                                   Cucu Witu/Mahoya Ma Bururi


AGE 09            Githiga 9 Brothers                                    Muito Wa Kayahwe/Wa Wairimu


AGE 7-87        Nyahururu Boys                                        Mark Mwithaga/Mono Eye             1975


AGE 7-89        Henery Kariuki with K.C.B.                         A: Mwendwa Waringa                   1974

                                                                                     B: Uthaka Ni Mwithua


AGE 7-95        Rift Valley Boys                                         A: Ndaciariiruo Ndiiya

                                                                                     B: Koma Thayu Mwendwa/


AGE 7-98        Joseph Gicheha (Rift Valley Boys)               Thina Wa Gicheha/Mukokoteni






There’s a writing credit on AGE 06 and AGE 08 for Mukaramani, which suggests these two Kikuyu bands are related. The British Library’s National Sound Archive says AGE 08 was produced by Joseph Kamaru, leader of the City Sound Band, music store owner and a prime mover and shaker in Kikuyu music.


Sofiane of Groovy Record in Paris provided details of AGE 5, 09 and 98 in March 2011, and AGE 001 in March 2012. AGE 7-95 pitched up on the Discogs website in February 2016, while AGE 002 and AGE 7-87 and 7-89 appeared on Fredrik Lavik’s Afro7 website in July 2016. The latter two discs place this as a mid-1970s label, though why the record with an earlier catalogue number has a later date is unknown.

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