{"id":578,"date":"2025-08-28T10:23:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T10:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicfromeastafrica.com\/promo\/?p=578"},"modified":"2025-09-15T13:19:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:19:23","slug":"katoi-wa-tabaka-mijikenda-jazz-band","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicfromeastafrica.com\/promo\/music\/katoi-wa-tabaka-mijikenda-jazz-band\/","title":{"rendered":"Katoi Wa Tabaka &#038; Mijikenda Jazz Band"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 350px; height: 350px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=322032548\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/minimal=true\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/katoiwatabakathemijikendajazzband.bandcamp.com\/album\/mijikenda\">Mijikenda by Katoi Wa Tabaka &amp; The Mijikenda Jazz Band<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201eMijikenda\u201c by Katoi Wa Tabaka and his Mijikenda Jazz Band marks the debut EP for this critically acclaimed ensemble of musicians and ingeniously incorporates their Mijikenda fusion sound in four mesmerising songs.<br \/>\nKatoi\u2019s music is built on the polyrhythms that form the basis of the Mijikenda (the 9 tribes who call Kenya\u2019s coast their home) groove.<br \/>\nAlthough he loves to experiment and fuse with other modern styles like Jazz and Soul, the core \u201cswung eighth\u201d feeling is used in all his jams, and the music can be distinctly identified as Mijikenda.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Katoi &amp; 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