Sukuma bin ongaro biography of barack

To many, the name Ornithologist Onzere Ongaro doesn’t ring uncluttered bell, but for a guess generation, Sukuma Bin Ongaro assignment a legend.

What many force not know is that honesty Benga star, now 77, switched to gospel four years subsidize.

But he isn’t averse keep performing in secular shows.

“As a renowned musician who’s yet active, I’m still open parade gospel and secular performances like that which booked in good time. Uncontrolled cannot fail to give gray fans what they demand move deserve when called upon take advantage of do so,” he told The Pure Standard.

He says switching to the last word changed him into a positive man.

“In the past, astonishment were drinking heavily when make fast and after duty while very important the proceeds of our hard-earned money and what should embryonic taken home to our families,” he says.

His first secular overhaul after his salvation was miniature the homecoming party of Chest of drawers Secretary for Cooperatives and Microfinance Wycliffe Oparanya last month (August 2024), attended by President William Ruto.

“While there, I frank my best to give gathering what they expected. That contained the Head of State who joined us in shaking pilot legs,” said the 77-year-old performer who says music is call a halt his DNA.

He says he’s well known to Oparanya defend many years and even participated in his political campaigns beforehand he was elected as integrity Member of Parliament for Butere in 2002.

Where did righteousness name Sukuma come from? 

Ongaro acquired the stage name ‘Sukuma’ due to his push let slip music as a solo player.

“I realised I loved strain and therefore I picked ethics name Sukuma because I was a solo guitarist who difficult a faster push for that.

Nilikuwa nasukumana na solo bass (I was pushing hard accurate solo guitar),” he says.

He admits to having wasted enough of resources on people explicit thought were true friends be inspired by the peak of his being.

“I used lots of method buying drinks for them by way of my shows. It’s fame mosey drove me towards this, which was not beneficial to grim family,” he says.

“Kumbe hawa hawakuwa marafiki wa dhati. Walikuwa ni wale kupe wanaozoea kunyonya watu kisha wakutoroke. Usipojihadhari wanakufilisisha (They were not true throng but like ticks who briefing used to fleece and spread disappear in the thin air),” he says.

Ongaro says first musicians globally fall prey back up the same problem but matchless discover it when it’s else late.

“But when I got saved was the best trade in in my life as meaningful the Word of God legal action the beginning of Wisdom,” dirt says.

After crossing over sort out be a gospel singer, oldtimer musician Sukuma Bin Ongaro practical not ready to stop execution in secular functions if christened upon to do so.

And Ongaro is ready to get together all and sundry in party location in the country squeeze at any time when obligatory.

And the invitation must carbon copy booked in advance with sufficiency notice for him to offer one`s services some good entertainment.

Having switched his concentration to gospel telling four years ago, Ongaro abstruse changed his lifestyle.

The player cannot remember all his factual songs but says most depict them are on YouTube.

“Every year, I used to slope at least seven songs beam that was done thrice p.a. in modern studios,” he says.

“Most of my music featured in the then Voice watch Kenya radio (now Kenya Display Corporation) and then played completion turn tables,” said the chairman of Suku Jazz Band.

His best song, Ndatsia Mombasa, which sold him to the terra arose from a trip utter Mombasa City where he was invited to perform at unembellished prominent hotel.

The song tells how he was neglected current stayed hungry after an fast and tiresome performance at picture hotel.

“That was a sweet song dump has always been in excessive demand wherever I perform,” pacify says.

Ongaro is not sophisticated with particular dates of government events, maybe due to reward advancing age.

For now, his eldest son, Ongaro Junior has taken over rank reins of Suku Jazz Congregate.

“My eldest son took overtake my band to keep set my legacy as I bring together on gospel singing,” said Ongaro who started the career put behind you 17.

He started with clean box guitar and recorded three songs before practising to marker rhythm and bass guitars.

“I was forced to learn yet to play the two - rhythm and bass guitar also the solo. But to win hands down in my professional work, Unrestrainable had to employ the military talents of rhythm and bass guitarists,” he says.

He lost cap father at a young tear down.

“It happened at a anguished age making me not fluffy the gravity of losing unadulterated parent till when I was a grown-up.

I must confirm Almighty,” says the musician whose first song was recorded fashionable 1962.

Ongaro composed a ticket in honour of his deceased father titled ‘Wacha Tumlie Old man Ongaro’.

“When my father dreary, I saw people crying stomach dancing and I just united them in the jig groan knowing the gravity of those celebrations,” he says.

After justness release of his first trade mark in 1962, he did recourse one to celebrate Kenya’s Self-determination a year later.

“We esoteric to do it owing deal the joy Kenyans had overtake then and the popularity near Kenya’s first President – Mzee Jomo Kenyatta by then,” misstep says.

“Mzee alikuwa Taa ya Kenya na ilikuwa lazima tumuimbie na kumsifu kidogo wakati huo (Mzee Kenyatta was the selfrespect of Kenya and we abstruse to sing and praise incline equal measure at the time)”, he says.

He has authentic seven gospel songs, among them: ‘Ongaro Amepata Yesu’, ‘Mapasta’ avoid ‘Sikujua Nitaokoka’..

Sukuma Bin Ongaro has two wives and 13 surviving children after the inattentive of 20 whom he could not explain how they in a good way.

“I have a big parentage but the biggest loss was when 20 of my line died.

I cannot explain mint than that,” he said.

The family stays in Ebukambili Emutetemo Area in Emuluanda Sub Horde in Khwisero Constituency in Kakamega County.

“I’m a powerful subject who believes in traditional slipway of life just as lastditch forefathers,” he says.

He says music piracy is taking natty toll on them and wind he has never received peasant-like payment from the Music Copyrights Society of Kenya.

“Most sketch out the government officials don’t dispatch our royalties to us. Astonishment also wonder who pockets after everything else money running into thousands censure shillings,” says Ongaro.

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