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Focus: Beryl Owano
Beryl Owano is a fast rising Afro-pop, recording and performing artiste. The 2017 Kisumu Teeniez Choice Awards winner and singer-songwriter comes from Luanda in Vihiga County. She came to Nairobi to look for greener pastures, a venture that did not turn out to be as rosy as she imagined at first. This saw her take up odd jobs such as mopping studio floors and cooking to at least make money for studio. “My biggest challenge when I came to the city was catering for basic needs. I had no friends to help me get food and transport. I had to hustle my way out. The few professionals I met were unwelcoming. Some wanted sexual favours in exchange for recording my music,” Beryl recalls.
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