“Taabu Za Vijana” – Arthur Okwemba & Jimmy Bingwa (c. 1966) Kenyan Guitar

Kenyan musicians Arthur Okwemba and Jimmy Bingwa perform “Taabu Za Vijana”, roughly translated as “Troubles of the Youth” or “Problems of the Young People”.

Two harmonizing vocals accompanied by fingerstyle guitar and glass bottle – a classic combination.

Mwangaza was an independent Kenyan label launched by David Amunga in 1965. While Western record labels had stopped producing 78 rpm records in the late 1950s in favor of the smaller lighter vinyl 45 rpm format, 78s were still produced in other parts of the world, including Kenya, through the mid-1960s.

Recorded in Nairobi, Kenya circa 1966.
Released as Mwangaza Music Stores GT 24 (mx. MMS 46).

The flip side, “Bunyore Ni Kubwa”, can be heard at:
https://youtu.be/xpWoE2QEnBg