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Also known as Wangechi Waweru

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.

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human
Gender
female
Citizenship
Kenya
Place of birth
Nairobi
Occupation
songwriter
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
voice
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date of birth
1994-01-19
start of work period
2013-00-00
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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.

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