Chris Adwar and The Villagers Band
Bio
Chris Adwar is a Music Producer, Singer/ Songwriter/ and Front-man for the band The Villagers Band as well as a solo performer.The Villagers Band came into the lime light after being the House band on Tusker Project Fame 2 and also at The Idols.
They have a self-titled compilation album that features their singles released since 2003. They are in the process of completing an album titled ‘Bengenge’, an album that seeks to bridge the gap between the commercial and artistic worlds of music in Kenya.
‘Bengenge’ comes from a combination of Benga and Genge. Benga here being used to represent the more complex sophisticated music (hi-life, Mbalax, Zouk, Nzele, Chakacha, Isukuti etc) and Genge representing the more commercial music (boomba, hip hop, kwaito, hip-life etc).
In the Villagers Band Chris Adwar is the lead singer, keyboard player and songwriter. He is also the producer.