Freshley Mwamburi wrote and recorded a timeless song 29 years ago that went on to become one of the most timeless, and classic music not only in Kenya but across the globe.
The song ‘Stella Wangu’ makes sense today as much as it would have 29 years ago when it was officially released by Freshley Mwamburi.
To this day, every year, on the 17th of May, all Kenyans usually flock social media to celebrate the song ‘Stella Wangu’.
If that’s not a song that will live forever long after we are gone, then Christmas Day isn’t on the 25th of December every year.
The Rhumba icon real name Mwamburi Mwakachola alias Freshly Mwamburi decided to start off the new year in a fashion we will never forget.
In 1992, Freshly Mwamburi released the ‘Stella Wangu’ record, a timeless classic hit that is forever etched in the hearts of Kenyans.
In an effort to reintroducing himself into the mainstream music scene, Freshly Mwamburi did the remix for the song with a little bit of modern touch on it.
Freshly Mwamburi releasing the remix for ‘Stella Wangu’ is a way to reintroduce himself back in the music scene where we will of course welcome him with open arms.
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The official music video for ‘Stella Wangu’ remix came to fruition thanks to one Engineer Njau Njoka, who oversaw the audition process to get the right cast and also funded the project with the aim of reintroducing Mwamburi into the music scenes, empowering him to continue with his music career.
Watch the official music video for ‘Stella Wangu’ remix as written and performed by Freshly Mwamburi below:
The musician who was born and raised on the slopes of Kilimanjaro in Wundanyi in Taita burst into the Kenyan music scene officially in 1980 and had since had a successful music career spanning over four decades.
The hit song Stella Wangu thrust the singer –who cites Franklin Boukaka as his musical influencer– into the national limelight and enabled him to extensively travel and perform across Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania in the 90’s.
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