Eric Wainaina is a leading Kenyan musician. His music to date has been a blend of Kenyan Benga characterized by Soukouss-inspired guitar lines, pop harmony and traditional instruments.
After garnering close to every award the local and regional industry had to offer this artist is setting his sights on the global market having had recent successes with a funk-inspired remix of the song Selina.
His earliest songs, Daima and Nchi Ya Kitu Kidogo became anthems sung across the country – both of them powerful indictments of the authoritarian and ethnically divisive governments that have governed Kenya since independence.
His discography includes Sawa Sawa (2001), Twende Twende (2006), Love and Protest (2011), Dreams In Stereo (2018) and numerous commissioned projects including the 2010 MDG campaign for the UN entitled 8 Goals for Africa feat. Hugh Masekela, HHP, Angelique Kidjo, Baaba Maal, Oliver Mtukudzi, and the Soweto Gospel Choir.