Absalom Nyinza, popularly Abbi, is an Afro-jazz and

Afro-fusion Afrobeats (not to be confused with Afrobeat or Afroswing), or Afro-pop or Afro-fusion (or Afropop or Afrofusion), is an umbrella term to describe popular music from West Africa and the diaspora that initially developed in Nigeria, Ghana, and ...

musician from

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. He is backed by the Kikwetu band. He sings in several languages, including Swahili, English, French, his native

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and some other tribal languages. Abbi started his career in 1993 being a member of

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gospel group ''The Boyz'', which was later renamed ''Safari''. He toured the

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and

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with the band. Later he was part of

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's band, and toured

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during that time. His solo debut album, ''Mudunia'' was released in 2003. At the

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he won two categories: ''Best male'' and ''Most Promising artist''. His second album ''Indigo'' was released in August 2007. He has performed at

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and

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festivals in the

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and toured other countries a well. His music has been produced by

Tedd Josiah Tedd Josiah (born 1970) is a music producer from Kenya. He started as a musician, first briefly with the group Ebony Affair before forming a new group, Hart, in 1993. Early life The group was disbanded in 1995 and Josiah joined ''Sync Sound Stud ...

of Blu Zebra studios. He has campaigned for the

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. He is among the Kenyan artistes who have been sponsored by the

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in Nairobi.Daily Nation, Weekend Magazine, October 30, 2008
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