Fundi Frank

Fundi credits himself for starting Swahili rap in Kenya in the early 90s. By then operating in Mombasa as a rapper and dancer, Fundi went by the name MC Frank.

Saying he has always taken music as a side hustle, Fundi was part of the birth of Kenya’s music scene, even with its myriad problems. With Ogopa Deejays coming up with a new style now referred as Boomba, Frank changed his rap to become more acceptable, ditching the slow, rhythmic style that bore Ndai with K South to danceable music.

Having done collaboration with most of the old school Kenyan entertainers, he was to lose interest after some songs done with K-Shaka got lost in Tanzania. After doing Kenyan Lady, where he name-drops nearly all the female celebrities then, Fundi took a musical break. The break was to open doors for his political connections.

Fundi Frank is a 'fashion designer par excellence who has dressed celebrities both locally and abroad.

He is planning a comeback with a new CD expected out soon.