Ken Wa Maria

Kennedy Wambua Ngunze popularly known as Ken wa Maria was born in Machakos county on the 21st of May. He was born in a family with 4 children; he lost two siblings and they are now 2 in the family. His brother is a priest with Pastor D Lai. Many of Ken Wa Maria Songs became very popular and trendy on social media in line with a great number of streaming and downloads on Boomplay.

Career
Ken wa Maria moved to Nairobi after high school. In Nairobi, he took up jobs in the Juakali industry and moved on to sell second hand clothes in Gikomba. He later on joined the University of Nairobi to study Business Management and later on Statistics.

He started singing in church; he was a member of the his local Catholic church and their Italian priest introduced them to music and instruments. Ken wa Maria started his music career to cater to the Kamba audience hence the reason he chose to sing in his native language.

He was a big deal in the Kamba community but he rose to national dominance after the release of his single ‘Fundamentals’ in 2014. Ken wa Maria plays with his band the Yatta Band which consists of around 18 people to facilitate rotations during his sets.

From his band, ken wa Maria has birthed close to 40 other bands and/or solo artists. From his music, he is considered as the richest artist in Kambaland and possibly one of the richest in the country. He is a political person too and once vied for a position of a senator but lost and he is ready to vie again in the next elections but he claims that his office time will not take him away from his music.

His latest album “Kelitu ka Corona”, is an instalment of eight songs. It is themed around the corona pandemic and how the pandemic has affected lives and the way the world operates.

Achievements
Ken Wa Maria has been a hardworking man since his youth and has managed to give rise to over 40 musical bands in Kamba and other artists who saw him as a mentor.

His song “Fundamentals” in 2014 gave him much exposure not only in Kenya but international wise. With 47 albums under his belt, Ken wa Maria is probably the most accomplished Kamba artiste.

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Ken Wa Maria’s Latest Songs
• Miss Musembi
• Mchagua Jembe si Mkulima
• Fundamentals
• Mpenzi Chereno
• Wakatimba Pumbafu
• Shalia
• Kalonzo Ika Nesa
• Kizungu Mukuti
• Pendo La Lazima
• Katimba
• Lupita Nyong’o

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