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Onyi Papa Jey

b. 1982

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Born 1982. Onyi Papa Jey is a Kenyan musician.

Onyi Papa Jey (real name Bernard Onyango Ranginya, born in 1982 in Kiyembe, Suba District) is an ohangla musician from Kenya.

Onyi Papa Jey started playing orutu while at primary school. He dropped from Tonga Secondary School after failing to pay the school fees. He joined Tony Nyadundo's band in 1999 and performed in 2002. Later he performed for a while with Nyamolo traditional dancers. He also led a band called Langasta Stars in Eldoret for one year. He then toured with Jack Nyadundo (elder brother of Tony Nyadundo) in Kenya and Tanzania. While in Tanzania he formed the Super Suba and Koleko Newface, bands. He left Tanzania after three years and rejoined the Nyamolo traditional dancers before going solo. However, he did not win any of these categories. He is a renowned musician with prowess in Ohangla, a traditional song native to the Luo community.

Discography Albums: Raila ODM Mapatano Nyar Maasai Ulanda Nango Mark Matunga Lok Pachi

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musician

When was Onyi Papa Jey born?

Onyi Papa Jey was born in 1982.

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Onyi Papa Jey is a musician.

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Onyi Papa Jey is Kenyan.

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· Wikipedia: Onyi Papa Jey

· Wikidata: Q7095174

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