Legendary Kenyan composer, Arthur Mudogo Kemoli is dead. He is most famously known for his work composing Fimbo Ya Nyayo, the anthem of the Moi era.
His other great accomplishments include composing anthems for the African Union and University of Nairobi, where he was also a senior literature lecturer. He retired from the university three years ago.
He was one of the best known musicians in Kenya’s great era of choral music and went on to perform in various African countries, Asia and in the Middle East.
Dr. Kemoli started music while in high school in Kakamega and Alliance Boys High School. He later graduated with a doctorate in philisophy from Sussex University in the U.K.
Kiran Jethwa, proprietor and head chef at Seven Seafood and grill announced back in August the launching of his cooking series Tales from the Bush Larder to a fun and lively private screening at his restaurant.
The 13 x 24-minute series, which takes viewers on a culinary tour of Kenya, was coproduced by Zuku and Kenya-based Quite Bright Films, and is one of the first original titles Zuku has been involved in. Each episode sees Kiran Jethwa meeting locals, conversing with the locals (often in Swahili) harvesting local ingredients and then making a “bush meal” in the Kenyan wild. Another meal is then prepared in a professional kitchen, also based off of fresh ingredients indigenous to Kenya.