NAKUSHUKURU				By George Bongo /Album Asante
			Ewe baba uliye mbinguni
			Jina lako litukuzwe
			Utupe uwezo wa kukuabudu
			Kwa kipawa ulichotupa

				Tutaimba ahh
				Nakuabudu {uhh uuuhhh}
				Nasifa zote ni zako
				Tunakusifu uh
				Heshima kwako {oh ooohhh}
				Pokea utukufu wako
			Chorus
						Nakushukuru….Nakupenda bwana
						Nakushukuru….Nakupenda bwana 
						Nakushukuru….Nakupenda bwana 
						Nakushukuru….Nakupenda bwana   
			Ulo’nitendea siwezi sema
			Baraka ulizonipa ni kwa wema
			Ingawa mimi nimnyonge 
			Kusombwa maadili ya dhambi

				Baba pamoja nami
				Nakamwe hautaniacha
				Baba …..(Baba)
				Baba …..(Baba)
				Naitisha baraka zako
				Baba …..(Baba)
				Baba …..(Baba)
				Naitisha baraka zako

			Chorus     X4					
		[Instrumental]


Nakushukuru-George Bongo

George Bongo, a prolific songwriter, performing artist and producer. Kenyan by birth, Bongo started singing at a tender age together with his siblings. Music has run in the family for generation and the family prides in running some of the very successful bands in history of the Kenyan music; they include Them Mushrooms (Uyoga), Pressman Bands amongst others. 
As a singing family, they formed a grouped called The Firm-ly. In the early years, acquiring real musical instruments proved a challenge and this very talented group improvised musical instruments with empty tins for drum sets, coconut brooms for guitar and all sorts of gadgets to complete a live band.
 Bongo’s style of music blends a fusion of music style mainly Zouk, R&B, Lingala, hip hop and Afro jazz.
 	Bongo was named after his grandfather, who was a Rabai from a Kenyan tribe along the coastal region of Mombasa called Mijikenda. Bongo, which means brains, wisdom or intelligence, is also a traditional African drum.
 	“Music to me is like food to my soul, sweet and expressive.” Says Bongo. Our family suffered several blows in our earlier years and music has been the only bond that kept the family close together .it was the only way to express the deep inner groans we felt from the frustrations, despair and betrayal we felt. Music was beautiful because it soothed us to sleep; it filled our empty stomachs when there was no food to eat for days. “Today I believe music was a gift from heaven….” 
Bongo looks forward to establishing a live music studio to help upcoming talented musicians in the near future.
 Bongo is married to one beautiful Caro’(artiste) and both have three daughters Kaylene , Melody & Baby Nadia .He has also been a worship leader at Christ church Westland’s in Kenya under the mentorship of former Vicar Rev Tom Otieno.  . 
The Album “Asante” is a very smooth and soft worship CD with eight songs .A blend of Swahili and English praise songs. Asante is the first solo project: A testimony of God’s greatness in his life.


Nakushukuru-George Bongo

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