American singer and songwriter is being accused by a Kenyan artist of dismissing Kenyan musicians in her Lion King album ‘The Gift’.
John Katana of the legendary band Them Mushrooms, the band behind Lion King’s Hakuna Matata song, says Beyonce included sounds from various American and African artists, but those from Kenya were excluded.  
 “No, no one called us. We just read about it in the media, just like everyone else. There’s been a big debate on social media about that: Kenya missing out on The Lion King,” Katana told TMZ.
“The creatives in the country are complaining that Kenyan acts, if not Them Mushrooms, should have been on Beyoncé’s recording, you know? Because [hakuna matata] was made popular from Kenya by our band”.
“The creatives in the country are complaining that Kenyan acts, if not Them Mushrooms, should have been on Beyoncé’s recording, you know? Because [hakuna matata] was made popular from Kenya by our band.. So, everybody feels that Kenya should have had a piece of the pie, but that’s not the case,” adds Katana.
The Gift features African artists such as Nigeria’s WizKid, Yemi Alade, Burma Boy, and Tiwa Savage. Also featured are Salatiel from Cameroon, Shatta Wale of Ghana, and Busiswa of South Africa.
 
 
 

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