Meet the face behind the hit, Firirinda

Piece by: victor kipkoech
Lifestyle

Firirinda hitmaker Dickson Munyonyi Njoroge rose to fame some few days ago after his song that was released in the year 1986 became the challenge of the week on Tiktok.

This saw many Kenyans from all parts of the country dancing to the challenge.

Njoroge started his career in music as early as 1971 with songs such as; Oga Munyinyi, Biririda and Firirinda.

The Firirinda song is all about the African culture of dowry and the marriage ceremony where it's indication is two families coming together to celebrate their loved ones.

From his efforts and hard work, Dr. Ezekiel Mutua, who chairs The Kenya Film Classification Board recognize him from his tweet on Twitter stating that the Firirinda song is a nice traditional song based on the Kenyan culture.

Dr. Mutua further went on to hold a fundraiser to help raise funds for Njoroge's medical bills. The turn out was quite remarkable and Dr. Mutua urged fellow singers to emulate his character.

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