Chandarana Records

Chandarana Records is a record company from Kericho, Kenya.[1][2] The company was known throughout Africa for releasing several thousand 45-rpm singles (on at least 15 different labels) featuring a wide range of Kenyan (Luo, Luhya, Kipsigis, Swahili) and Tanzanian groups.[1]

Chandarana Records
IndustryMusic & entertainment
GenreVarious
Founded1958
Headquarters
Kericho
,
Kenya
Key people
A.P. Chandarana
ProductsMusic & entertainment
OwnerA.P. Chandarana

Founded by A.P. Chandarana, the company, was one of the earliest record companies in Kenya, having been founded in 1958,[1] recorded for many of Kenya's famous singers, including Collela Mazee and Daniel Owino Misiani. The company also recorded for a variety of genres, such as Benga,[3] and sold well and were popular in Tanzania, Malawi, South Africa, Nigeria, Cameroun, and West Africa.[1] The Daily Nation had commented that the company's large success was due to A.P Chandarana's efforts to take Benga music "beyond Luo Nyanza to Nairobi, Central Province and Ukambani."

The company stopped selling copies of the original recordings from their shop in Kericho in 2008.[1]

See also

References
  1. "November « 2008 « Music Time in Africa". blogs.voanews.com. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  2. Dining and Entertainment | Music & Video Shops | Chandarana Records Co | Kasarani.com Directory
  3. "MUSIC: From 'nyatiti' to iPod: retracing the benga rhythm". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
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