Joseph Kamaru - Heavy Combination 1966 - 2007 (Remastered) (2025) [Hi-Res]

This release is a crucial, first-ever career-spanning retrospective of the incredible catalogue of the late Joseph Kamaru, widely known as the 'King of Kikuyu Benga'. The compilation features 17 tracks that showcase the artist's broad stylistic range, which includes vibrant dancefloor chants with high-life-esque guitars, afro funk, drum machine and keyboard-driven disco grooves, and folk style laments. Kamaru's music is characterized as raw, immediate, danceable, and full of memorable hooks. His incisive lyrics cover diverse themes, including protest and relationship advice. Kamaru was an immensely popular figure in Kenya, connecting with all parts of the population from politicians to the working class, and his legacy deserves wider international recognition.

Tracklist:
1-1 Joseph Kamaru - Kenya Kũrũngara (Remastered) [4:00]
1-2 Joseph Kamaru - Ke Wapendane (Remastered) [3:14]
1-3 Joseph Kamaru - Kwandĩkwo Ti Gũciarwo (Remastered) [3:55]
1-4 Joseph Kamaru - Gari La Trela (Remastered) [4:48]
1-5 Joseph Kamaru - Wa Mwene Nĩ Ũmwe (Remastered) [4:28]
1-6 Joseph Kamaru - Njohi Ndirĩ Mwarimu (Remastered) [5:12]
1-7 Joseph Kamaru - Karolina (Remastered) [4:33]
1-8 Joseph Kamaru - Ngunia Ngũrũ (Remastered) [2:59]
1-9 Joseph Kamaru - Kĩmĩĩrĩ (Remastered) [6:38]
1-10 Joseph Kamaru - Ĩkĩhanda Mũnyũgĩ (Remastered) [3:16]
1-11 Joseph Kamaru - Chunga Rũrĩmĩ (Remastered) [4:53]
1-12 Joseph Kamaru - Rĩrĩa Mũgũtwenja (Remastered) [2:52]
1-13 Joseph Kamaru - J.M. Kariuki (Remastered) [3:51]
1-14 Joseph Kamaru - Ndarĩ Ya Mwarimu Pt. 2 (Remastered) [3:27]
1-15 Joseph Kamaru - Mũhiki Wa Mikosi (Remastered) [6:10]
1-16 Joseph Kamaru - Andũ A Madaraka (Remastered) [3:19]
1-17 Joseph Kamaru - Nĩ Kĩrume (Remastered) [9:56]