Kakai Kilonzo was a musician from Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

. He led the band Kilimambogo Brothers.

Kilonzo released his first recording with Kilimambogo Brothers in 1975. The group split in 1978 when Joseph Mwania and Joseph Sila left to form another group, Original Kilimambogo Stars. Kilonzo, however, continued releasing music with Kilimambogo Brothers . Originally, he performed in Kamba

Kikamba language

The Kamba language, or Kikamba, is a Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people of Kenya. It is spoken by 5,000 people in Tanzania .The Kamba language has lexical similarities to other Bantu languages such as Kikuyu, Meru, and Embu....

, his native language, but rose into national fame after releasing music in Swahili

Swahili language

Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...

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Kilonzo died in 1987 due to illness . After the death of Kakai, his band Kilimambogo Brothers continued performing without him, although with less success .

The Shava Musik record label has released two Kakai Kilonzo & Kilimambogo Brothers compilation albums: The Best of Kakai Volumes 1 and 2 . His song "Mama Sofi pt2" is on the Rough Guide to the Music of Kenya compilation CD .