{"product_id":"joseph-kamaru-heavy-combination-1966-2007-2xlp","title":"Joseph Kamaru 'Heavy Combination 1966 - 2007' 2xLP","description":"\u003cdiv title=\"Page 14\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA crucial introduction to the ‘King of Kikuyu Benga’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17 tracks that run the gamut from vibrant dancefloor chants with high life-esque guitars, to afro funk, drum machine and keyboard-driven disco grooves and folk style laments. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe music is raw, immediate, danceable, and packed full of memorable hooks. The incisive lyrics range from protest songs to relationship advice. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoseph Kamaru was an incredibly popular figure in his native Kenya, connecting with everyone from high-powered politicians to the rural and urban working class, and his music deserves a much wider international audience. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompiled by his grandson, the sound artist KMRU, in partnership with Disciples, the tracks have been carefully remastered from original tape transfers by Dubplates \u0026amp; Mastering in Berlin. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSleeve designed by Karolina Kołodziej using original archive material from the Kamaru family vaults.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtensive liner notes include essays by Kenyan academic Maina wa Mũtonya, music journalist Megan Iacobini de Fazio and KMRU himself. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"modal-body\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"modal-body\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: Disciples\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"PIAS \/ Cinram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56773067342211,"sku":null,"price":28.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/6872\/files\/ScreenShot2025-10-06at13.26.39.png?v=1759753623","url":"https:\/\/beartreerecords.com\/products\/joseph-kamaru-heavy-combination-1966-2007-2xlp","provider":"Bear Tree Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}