Wangechi
Kenyan singer
Wangechi Mwende Waweru (born 19 January 1994), professionally known as Wangechi, is a Kenyan rapper, singer and songwriter. She began her music career in 2013 and released her debut mixtape "Consume - Chakula ya soul" in July 2013. On December 2, 2016, she released her 10-track EP "Dont Consume if Seal is Broken" Which included Tusker's theme song for the Here's to us Campaign launched on 30 November 2016.
Wangechi rose to great popularity through her feature on the Ligi Soo remix in 2013 that featured a variety of female rappers. This gave her a platform to create a name and release various projects after.
Early life
Wangechi was born on January 19, 1994, and was raised in Nairobi, Kenya. Her passion for music began at the age of ten. Stating that her major inspiration behind music was rapper and songstress Nazizi. She listened to the likes of Slum Village, I.N.I, Kalamashaka, Jay-Z, E-Sir, Digable planets, Kanye West, Lauren Hill, Missy Elliott, MF Doom, B.I.G and many more. She broke into the Kenyan industry with her work on her first mixtape "Consume Chakula ya Soul" that dropped in July 2013.
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