KMRU (Kamaru)
@joseph_kamaru
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Sound Artist || https://t.co/XH0TgajMiK |
Nairobi, Berlin
Joined November 2014
excited to finally share my new album 'Natur' out today on @touchmusic !!! many thanks to @venoztks & @jonwozencroft for releasing this one & @_SimonScott for mastering! https://t.co/NuHrMfsaUD - 💙
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KMRU (@joseph_kamaru) on the "special invisible apprenticeship that continues to take shape through an ongoing antiphonal dialogue" with his grandfather
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KMRU on carrying on the name and legacy of his grandfather, Joseph Kamaru.
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Ahsante sana @joseph_kamaru. Ūmūthī oona mangīranga mboco na noe, kana mamīe icagi ciothe... haaha ndingīenyenya.
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OUT NOW Joseph Kamaru Heavy Combination 1966 - 2007 2LP | CD | DL “Showcases Kamaru’s infectious blend of 70s funk with plaintive group vocals, highlife guitar and driving grooves. An east African gem.” - The Guardian https://t.co/OI1KTHLGKK
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Heavy Combination 1966 - 2007, Joseph Kamaru finally out today!! @Discipl36278031
https://t.co/GH86FGrf6Z
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Heavy Combination 1966 - 2007, Joseph Kamaru finally out today!! @Discipl36278031
https://t.co/GH86FGrf6Z
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JUST IN! 'Heavy Combination' by Joseph Kamaru The best of the Kenyan musician's works feature in this new compilation on Disciples, with selections curated by his grandson, the ambient/drone producer KMRU. @joseph_kamaru
@Discipl36278031
https://t.co/cl5PqKIXYe
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Laura Misch @ellmisch shares the stunning new @joseph_kamaru Rework of her track ‘Alchemy’, out now, and announces her biggest headline show to date at The Barbican on July 3rd, 2026 - tickets on sale this Friday ✨ Listen here → https://t.co/y6XpEEkpJX
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JOSEPH KAMARU HEAVY COMBINATION 1966 - 2007 Listening events coming up in Berlin, London @_stranger_than and Nairobi! Album out 31 October on Disciples https://t.co/OI1KTHLGKK
@joseph_kamaru @9PR_music
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In collaboration with @Ableton, we hear from musical virtuoso @joseph_kamaru about his journey through music and why sharing is still such a vital part 👇 https://t.co/lWF8NWgBMw
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In collaboration with Ableton, we hear from musical virtuoso KMRU about his journey through music and why sharing is still such a vital part.
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Just as every house has its walls and roof, we also built a programme outline that lays the foundation for the Sonic Acts Biennial 2026, 'Melted for Love'. Read more → https://t.co/ABLI2b6D6E Visual identity: Anja Kaiser with Knoth & Renner Sound: Aho Ssan & KMRU Video: Nelly
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KMRU on Joseph Kamaru In this excerpt from a film made by Ableton, KMRU talks more about his family legacy and relationship with this music. Heavy Combination 1966 - 2007 2LP / CD out 31 Oct! https://t.co/OI1KTHL8Vc
@joseph_kamaru @9PR_music @Ableton
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A CELEBRATION OF JOSEPH KAMARU Join Disciples and @joseph_kamaru @_stranger_than on Weds 12 November to celebrate the mindblowing music and remarkable life of the king of Kikuyu benga Free entry but RSVP here: https://t.co/awx6ubSvYS
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Heavy Combination hits records shops on 31 October, available as a double vinyl set, CD with 20 page booklet.
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Sharing a second track from the forthcoming Joseph Kamaru retrospective - check out a remastered version of “Ikĩhanda Mũnyũgĩ” from 1988, an irresistible combination of rudimentary drum machine, keyboard, and surfy guitars supporting a joyful call-and-response Kikuyu vocal.
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Sharing a second track from the forthcoming Joseph Kamaru retrospective - check out “Ikĩhanda Mũnyũgĩ” from 1988, an irresistible combination of rudimentary drum machine, keyboard, and surfy guitars supporting a joyful call-and-response Kikuyu vocal https://t.co/GvJznnuuY7
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2nd single of Heavy Combinations “Ikĩhanda Mũnyũgĩ” from 1988 is out now. https://t.co/RjXL37vxCT
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✷ Joseph Kamaru ケニアの知られざるローカル・ヒーロー、ジョセフ・カマル 編集盤が〈Disciples〉よりリイシュー！ ハイライフ、アフロ・ファンク、フォーク、ドラムマシンやキーボードを駆使したディスコなどを収録！ https://t.co/N8VrQIYNPR
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Long before Kendrick vs. Drake, there was Joseph Kamaru vs. D.K wa Maria https://t.co/CT7gRfG73B
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