Deux Vultures is a musical group in
Kenya
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performing
hip hop and pop music.
The group consists of two members: Colonel Mustapha (real name Daudi Mustapha) and Nasty Thomas (Thomas Konzanga). They grew up in
Dar es Salaam
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Tanzania
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. Like many other Kenyan artists, they started their career at jam sessions of the Florida 2000 nightclub in
Nairobi
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. Originally the group was known as "Desert Vultures" and had as many as 20 members, but soon the group decreased to two members and was renamed Deux Vultures.
Their debut single "Mona Lisa" became a big national hit in Kenya.
[The Standard, Pulse Magazine, July 2, 2004]
Mysterious Vultures
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Background
The people behind Ogopa DJs are brothers Francis and Luc ...
record label together with Longombas and Mr. Googz Mr. Googz (real name Moffat Omari) is a musician from Kenya.
Biography
He grew up in Zimmermann, a suburb of Nairobi. He attended Ainsworth Primary School in Eastleigh, Nairobi and later Highway Secondary School.Mwafrika.comMr. Googz/ref> He te ...
& Vinnie Banton
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and formed their own label, ''Bad Man Camp''. However, Deux Vultures and Longombas later returned to Ogopa. Their album ''Katika'' was released around 2004.benga
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musician Dola Kabarry on the song Adhiambo C. Deux Vultures are also known for their song "Kinyaunyau", which was said to offend women. Female singer and label-mate Wahu WAHU may refer to:
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released a response to the song, with "Kibow Wow", using the same melody and beat as "Kinyaunyau".
They won the best group from Tanzania & Uganda category at the 2004 Kisima Music Awards. They stated that they won a wrong category, since they are a Kenyan group who were just raised in Tanzania.Kleptomaniax
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Kleptomaniax were formed in 1999, when they were still high school students at the ...
and Longombas overstayed their visas.
Colonel Mustafa is working on a solo album as of 2009, but said Deux Vultures still exists and will produce more music [Daily Nation, November 13, 2009]
Redefining Colonel Mustafa
References
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Kenyan musical groups