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How it went down at the Safaricom Jazz festival – PHOTOS


The fourth Safaricom Jazz festival was held on Sunday to the delight of thousands who thronged Kasarani stadium grounds.

Kenyan bands that performed at the event did not disappoint as they kept the crowd on their feet with remixes of popular vernacular songs.

Mackinlay Mutsembi (left) with fellow members of the Nairobi Horns Project on stage. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU
Mackinlay Mutsembi (left) with fellow members of the Nairobi Horns Project on stage. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU

Shamsi Music, a Kenyan afro fusion band, had fans singing along to their tunes of covers which consisted of jazz, afro-jazz, blues, classics and a dash of contemporary tunes.

Jazz fans during the Safaricom Jazz Festival held at Kasarani Stadium on February 25, 2017. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU
Jazz fans during the Safaricom Jazz Festival held at Kasarani Stadium on February 25, 2017. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU

The main act of David Sanborn had the crowd on its feet, as did TaxiWars from Belgium, the Hazelnuts from Israel and the Nairobi Horns Project.

There was also plenty of entertainment for the whole family in the sunny Sunday afternoon.

PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU
PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU