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By Vincent Kejitan | 6 hours ago Just days after the music fraternity mourned the demise of renowned Benga musician Albert Gacheru, the family has confirmed that his brother Basilio Ngunjiri has also died. Basilio Ngunjiri wa Kiarie, 69, died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Ol Kalou. Speaking to the Standard, a distraught Julius Ngunjiri who is a brother to the deceased, said Basilio, popularly known as BN died after exhibiting Covid-like symptoms for several days.  "My brot...

THE STANDARD By Peter Muiruri | April 6th 2021 at 17:15:18 GMT +0300 Albert Gacheru, musician and producer, during an interview with The Standard in Nairobi. [Photo: David Njaaga] A dark cloud hangs over Kenya’s music scene following the death of yet another renowned Kikuyu musician, Albert Gacheru wa Wairimu. The 59-year-old Benga musician died on Monday evening at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, after what his brother, Julius Ngunjiri, termed as “two difficult months with a bout of...