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The year was 2015; the then-US President Barack Obama was in Kenya for a historic visit.
When President Uhuru Kenyatta hosted Obama for a State Banquet at State House, Nairobi, the former US President got a chance to show off his 'Lipala' dance moves.
Uhuru’s favourite band Sauti Sol had invit
Bien Reveals How Much Khaligraph Jones Paid him for ‘Yes Bana’
Sauti Sol lead singer Bien Aime Baraza says Khaligraph Jones sent him Sh300,000 after the success of their hit song, ‘Yes Bana’.
The pair worked on the track over a year ago before they released its video on Jan 30, 2020. It has since been viewed over 3.4 million times and was acclaimed as one of the best collaborations of last year.
‘Yes Bana’ also scored a marketing campaign by one of the leading telcos in the county, earning millions in licensing fees.
Speaking on Cleaning the Airwaves (CTA), Bien told Richard Njau alias A-Star that Khaligraph sent him part of the song’s revenue as a token of appreciation.
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President Uhuru(left), Bien-Aime(centre),Former US President Barrack Obama, dancing to Sura Yako at State House in 2015.
Bien-Aime of Award Winning band Sauti Sol, has revealed how they landed the chance to perform for Former United States President Barrack Obama.
In 2015, Former President Barrack Obama visited Kenya for the Sixth Global Entrepreneurship Summit, which took place in Nairobi Kenya.
Speaking on Cleaning The Airwaves (CTA) YouTube Channel, Bien-Aime Baraza revealed that the band had booked a show in Rwanda.
Sauti Sol singer Bien-Aimé Baraza.
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Before they took off, they received a call from the late Bruce Odhiambo who was the then chairman of the youth enterprise development fund board.
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