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Anyango | |
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| Birth name | Eriko Mukoyama |
| Origin | Tokyo / Japan |
| Genres | World music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter,female Nyatiti player |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Nyatiti, piano |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Labels | JOWImusic |
| Website | anyango.com |
Eriko Mukoyama, known as Anyango, is a female nyatiti player.
"Nyatiti Diva" [29] released in September 2009, is her first album.
All tunes are acoustic sound without electric, they are traditional Luo songs arranged by Anyango.
"HORIZON" [30] released in May 2010, is her second album.
This album has evolved in more pop and groovier as accompanied with her back band and chorus.
Some tunes are traditional Luo songs, except "Nkosi sikelel'i Afrika," arranged by Anyango, and some tunes are new songs written by her.
"Teï molo" [31] released in September 2011, is her third album.
The mix of the bikutsi rhythm and the nyatiti rhythm will give birth to a new legend in World Music.
"ALEGO" [32] released in October 2013, is her fourth album.
"ALEGO" is a name of the Kenyan village where Anyango mastered the Nyatiti.
"Kilimanjaro" [33] released in September 2014, is her fifth album.
It will show you a fusion of the African roots music and the current electro music, the West and the East, the fusion of versatile culture, and the kaleidoscopic music world.
"Savanna" [34] released in October 2015, is her sixth album.
The first instrumental album of Nyatiti by her will invite you to the grand African earth.
"The Safari of Eriko Mukoyama" [35] is the first time for Anyango to officially release her album in Kenya and East Africa.
"Nyatiti Soran 2020" is a fusion of traditional Kenyan Nyatiti, traditional Japanese Soran-Bushi,and western dance music.
"KAMBA NANE" [36] is her Club Remix 7-inch record.
The World remix dance music was created by Japan, Cameroon, Kenya, and Senegal.
"KANKI" [37] released in May 2021, is the first full-length album in five and a half years by her.
"KANKI"is a new fusion of world music with Japanese Lyrics.
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