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Monday, November 15, 2021

What The Word "Masekete" Means In Tanzanian Gospel singer Rose Muhando's 2021 Song With That Title



Rose Muhando Official, July 7, 2021

Ni wakati wa kumchezea Yesu kwa sababu yeye ni mwema katika maisha yetu hakuna aliye kama yeye chukua muda wako kuungana na mimi kumuimbia yeye.#RoseMuhando#Masekete#MusicVideo.
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Google translate from Swahili to English:
It's time to play Jesus because he is so good in our lives no one like him take your time to join me and sing to him.
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Statistics as of  Nov. 15, 2021 at 4:12 PM ET
total # of views - 1,675,280
total # of likes -10K
total # of dislikes - 662
toral # of comments - 1,328 

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post presents information about Tanzanian Gospel singer Rose Muhando and showcases the YouTube official video of her 2021 song "Masekete".

This post also presents some comments from that video's discussion thread and a comment exchange from a YouTube sound file for this song. 

English translations for the Kamba word "Masekete" from that video's discussion thread are given in this post along with other translations of non-English words in these compiled comments.

The content of this post is presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Rose Muhando for her music and thanks to all those who are featured in this video. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.

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INFORMATION ABOUT ROSE MUHANDO
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Mhando
"Rose Muhando known professional as Rose Mhando, (b. January 1976) is Tanzanian Gospel singer, songwriter and choreographer. She was born and raised in Kilosa district, Morogoro region, Tanzania.

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Career

Muhando started her music career as a choir teacher in Dodoma's Saint Mary's Choir for the Chimuli Anglican Church.

On 31 January 2005, she won best composer, best singer, and best album of the year at the Tanzania Gospel Music Award Concert.[citation needed]

In December 2005 she participated in a gospel concert to help raise funds for a Dar es Salaam orphanage.

In February 2011 Muhando signed a multi-album recording deal with Sony Music. The signing was announced at a press conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on 9 February and was the first deal of its kind for East Africa."...

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE SOUND FILE OF ROSE MUHANDO'S SONG "MASEKETE" 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK_dWfn6W-o&ab_channel=RoseMuhandoOfficial

1. C'est Jolie, 2021
"πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ nice Gospel song in a Congolese style😍😍😍😍."

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2. Benjamin Osumba, 2021
"Very True"

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3. Lukhele Portia, 2021
"Definitely Rose Muhando Took Me Back To Congo"

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS EMBEDDED VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfcPAtKLQTk&ab_channel=RoseMuhandoOfficial

Numbers are assigned for referencing purposes only.

Unless otherwise noted, the translations after the comment are the results of Google translates from Swahili to English. 

Note: In the Swahili to English results for various comment from this discussion thread, Google translation gave the words "section", "sects". "circuit", "circles", and "circus"  for the word "maskete". A number of commenters in this discussion thread wrote that "masekete" is a Kamba [ethnic group/language] word meaning "devil". Some other commenters wrote that another definition for the word "masekete" is "demon". 

Instead of using that incorrect Google translation, I've either written the word "maskete" or written the Kamba meaning in those translations given below. Those subsitutions are indicated by an asterisk.

July 2021

1. Andrea Otaigo
"Masekete ndo nini tena jamani?
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Google translate from Swahili to English:
"What are Masekete*, man?"

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2. David wakenya
 @Shine Vira  It's a Kenyan language #kamba language .. meaning mapepo ama mashetani or else majini
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"mapepo ama mashetani"= "demons or demons"

"majini"= water

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3. Kk Joseph 
"Masekete ni majini # mapepo"
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"Masekete* are water # demons

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4. Andrea Otaigo
"@David wakenya  ok thanks dear"

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5. LUMOSI NEWTON
" @David wakenya  nimejua sasa"
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"I known now"

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6. Sabina Online
"Masekete means wachawi"
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"Maskete means witches"

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7. Dave 254, August 2021
"Masekete is a word from one of kenyan tribe know as kamba meaning mapepo/uchawi if am not wrong"
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"mapepo/uchawi= demons/magic"

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8. Designer Andrew Nzomo
"The Queen is here again on fire, What a rhythm, great love from KENYA for blessing us with this beautiful song, Representing the coolest tribe in Kenya (KAMBA) with YELLOW background and outfit......its woooooowhhh"
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamba_people
"The Kamba or Akamba people are a Bantu ethnic group who predominantly live in the area of Kenya stretching from Nairobi to Tsavo and north to Embu, in the southern part of the former Eastern Province. This land is called Ukambani and constitutes Makueni County, Kitui County and Machakos County.[2] They also form the second largest ethnic group in 8 counties including Nairobi and Mombasa counties.[3]

Sources vary on whether Kambas are the third-, fourth- or fifth-largest ethnic group in Kenya. They comprise up to 11 percent of Kenya's population.[4] They speak the Bantu Kikamba language as a mother tongue. The total population of the Kamba stands at over 4.66 million.[5] They are also called Akamba or Wakamba.[6]

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Language

The Kamba speak the Kamba language (also known as Kikamba) as a mother tongue. It belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo language family. Kikamba has no letters c, f, j, r, x, q and p in its alphabet.[19] The Swahili language reveals closer ties to the Akamba mother tongue, this being due to the various interactions of the Akamba people with Arab traders for centuries."...

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9. George Mwendwa
"Queen of Gospel in central n east africa."

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10. Elizabeth kitheka
"Kambas well represented"

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11. caroline igane
"You bless me mum .... shetani ni maseketr"
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"Devil is masketr"

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12. Lukhele Portia
"Rose Has Sang And Danced Like Congolese, Whilst Praising Jesus"

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13. Edith Phiri
"Real African way of dancing for our LORD #proud AfricanπŸ’₯πŸ”₯"

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14. Roseline Kerubo
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She has done it again πŸ’ͺ u are such a vibe rose taking gospel to another level πŸ”₯πŸ”₯"

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15. Steve Mumo
"Maestro of gospel music 🎢 in East Africa 🌍, u've inspired many thro ur singing 🎢. God bless you and grant you long life."

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16. Davi
"Haki this song suppose to number one on trending for sure ,let masekete trend πŸ”₯πŸ’ž,it's a already hit in East Africa ,am in Kenya nairobi trm trm"

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17. Lukhele Portia
"It's Trending Number 27 In Tanzania"

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18. Mimy Mimy
"
And the Queen did it again" 

Wale wanapenda kushukuru mungu kurudisha Rose mhando tupatane hapa.πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯"
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"Those who would like to thank god for bringing back the Rose variety we will get here"

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19. Calistus Murunga
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Am happy to see her back on her feet again. Our God is om e of restoration. Nampemda sana huyu mama. Been listening to her music since class 4"
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"Nampemda sana huyu, mama". = "I really like this one, mama".

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20. Nilan Said
"Tanzania is so proud of her πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡ΏπŸ‡ΉπŸ‡ΏπŸ‡ΉπŸ‡ΏπŸ‡ΉπŸ‡ΏπŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ώ❤❤"

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21. Eke Tv Maisha
"The way she screamed "Mwiiiziiiii!!" πŸ˜»πŸ˜‚"
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"Mwizi"= "thief"

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22. Japheth Kimanzi
"The dancing style is πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯"

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23. Rose Siena
"
Indeed Rose Muhando Can Prasie The Lord."

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24. Solomon Natwoli
"This song isn't spiritual as expected from Rose muhando.

I miss those African attires."

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25. Lukhele Portia
"But It Has A strong message"

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26. Coach Seth M.
"
Wuuuuuuwil, this is on fire πŸ”₯πŸ”₯. Dance, lyrics, instrumentals, kila kitu iko wololo."
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"kila kitu iko wololo" = "everything is fine"

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27. Ma leki Hanan
"Woow πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯now this is the Rose I knowπŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒπŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯"

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28. RHODA NJIRU
"Our mama neva dissapoints...Queen of GospelπŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒ"

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29. Judith Wavinya
"
You are such a vibe mum..this is therauptic πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°"

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30. Holivent Aryann
"We love you mama Africa"

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31. LUMOSI NEWTON
"Mama rose muhando..... Indeed ur doing it, nmependa Sana Sana sana"
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..."nmependa Sana Sana Sana" = I love it very very very [much]"

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32. TRENDING EDITHπŸŒπŸ›©
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Wow this is so so litπŸ’₯πŸ’₯πŸ’₯πŸ’₯"

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33. LIZER SHEGZ
"Lingala gospel to the worldπŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°"
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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingala
"Lingala (Ngala) (Lingala: LingΓ‘la) is a Bantu language spoken throughout the northwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a large part of the Republic of the Congo. It is spoken to a lesser degree in Angola, the Central African Republic and southern South Sudan."...

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34. Anita Baker
"Definitely"

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35. Lukhele Portia
"Congo Approved"

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36. Benjamin Osumba
"Currently Trending Number 17 In Tanzania And Number 23 In Kenya"

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37. PAUL CHUMISHA
"Nice one, I have enjoyed it, I wish she was putting up some scripts for interpretation purposes."

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38. PATRICIA NDANA
"Kenya Rose unapepea. .live long Malkia  wa Muziki"
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"Kenya Rose blows. .live long Queen of Music"

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39. Kyungu Daisy
"Masekete Wana mapengo,wengine wana miiba kwenye migongo uuuuiiiii! Yesu nibebe!!πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯!! Love u Malkia ! #TRM"
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"Masekete * They have gaps, some have thorns on their backs uuuuiiiii! Jesus is alive !! πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ !! Love u Queen! #TRM"

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40. Kyungu Daisy
"Masekete lazima watoroke kwa Jina la Yesu Kristo aliye hai! Uuuuuiiii!!!! Mwiziii!!!πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯#TRM mpooooo?"
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"Masekete* must flee in the Name of the living Jesus Christ! Uuuuuiiii !!!! Thief !!! πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ # TRM mpooooo?
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I don't know what "TRM" means in the context of this (and other comments) in this discussion thread.

"mpo" = Swahili for "right". 

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41. JESUS IS LORD FLOCK
"Amen and amen 🌈 as always Kenya is watching 🀩🀩🀩🀩🀩🀩🀩"

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42. Nyaks production
"Nice song watching from 254"
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"254" is the international telephone code for Kenya, East Africa.

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43. Innocent Mukendi
"C vraiment cool l'ange musical , from Congo"
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Google translate from French to English: "C really cool the musical angel"

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44. Lukhele Portia
"Congo Approved.....πŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺ✊"

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45. Daudi Onyiego
"Uchezaji wa muziki wa injili usiwe kama ule wa kidunia hii ni hatari sana. Wimbo mzuri tatizo vinakatwa viuno kama kwamba siyo injili hiyo."
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"Playing gospel music should not be like worldly music. This is very dangerous. A good song problem is cut the hips as if that is not the gospel."

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46. Rose Siena
"@Daudi Onyiego
"Who told You, Before You judge does the bible give instruction on dancing.

Because I Wanna Know"

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47. J. C. Maxima, August 2021
"πŸ™„πŸ™„πŸ™„ Upagani huo"
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"πŸ™„πŸ™„πŸ™„ That paganism"

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48. J. C. Maxima, August 2021
"Background 0         Decor 0"

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49. Daudi Onyiego, August 2021
"Tunatakiwa kuwa na kiasi, shetani aliuiba muziki wa MUNGU wetu na ndiye aliyeongeza vionjo visivyo na utukufu WA JEHOVA. Basi kama wahubiri kwa njia ya nyimbo tuurejeshee uimbaji heshima ya kimbingu kwa ajili ya hadhira inayotusikiliza,kwamba ikapate kufahamu ya kwamba MUNGU wetu ni wa utaratibu."
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"We need to be sober, the devil stole the music of our GOD and he is the one who added to the glory of JEHOVAH. So as preachers by song let us restore singing to the heavenly honor for the audience that listens to us, so that they may realize that our GOD is orderly."

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50. J. C. Maxima, August 2021
"@Daudi Onyiego   Ni kweli... Ujumbe umefika... Mungu akubariki brother πŸ™πŸ½πŸ™πŸ½πŸ™πŸ½"
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"@Daudi Onyiego It's true ... The message has arrived ... God bless you brother πŸ™πŸ½πŸ™πŸ½πŸ™πŸ½"

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51. Oscar Mushi, August 2021
"Hii ni dhihaka na Mungu kbs ni kumtusi, hivyo viuno wapeleke twanga pepeta"
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"This is ridiculous and God kbs is insulting, so the hips should send twanga to the sieve"

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52. Lukhele Portia, August 2021
"@Oscar Mushi 

Nani Alikuhabiya?"
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"@Oscar Mushi

Who Were You?"

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53. Afro Home of Success, August 2021
"@Oscar Mushi  hata viuno ni kazi ya Mungu
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"@Oscar Mushi even the waist is the work of God"

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54. Sonnie Precious, August 2021
"Hio dancing style... Nashangaa kama wewe tu.."
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"That's dancing style ... I wonder if you just .."

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55. George Osumba, August 2021
" @Afro Home of Success 

Who Created The Waist?"

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August 2021

56. Abraham Oduori
"Uko sawa mama. Maana ya masekete please."
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"You're right mom. Meaning of masekete please."

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57. DUNCAN MULU
"Masekete ni shetani"
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"Masekete* is the devil."

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58. BEENIE B VEGASBOI
"Does rose really know what masekete means in our slang when we were young….maseke meant kitu bure yaani kitu imeisha ovyo kabisa….that was our slang back in the days while i was young ….but hii masekete iko sawa tu piaπŸ˜„πŸ˜„πŸ˜„πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ€£πŸ€£"
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"kitu bure yaani kitu imeisha ovyo kabisa = something in vain means something is completely gone

hii masekete iko sawa tu piaπŸ˜„πŸ˜„πŸ˜„πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ€£πŸ€£ =these masketes* are just the same as well"

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59. Kelvin Tjr
"On fire πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ Kenya loves you πŸ’ŒπŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ✅"

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60. Beatrice Opil
"Rose is the real proof of the verse that says that God will never forsake nor leave and that in times of trouble He will deliver you."

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61. Victoria Muganga
"Singing the word of God is everything and ideal for worship and praise! Otherwise it is entertainment; which we already get from secular songs"

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62. Lukhele Portia
"Meaning?"

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63. DUNCAN MULU
"Even saved people needs entertainment. When people leaves secular world and come to God, they should get something to enjoy as they grow deep in Christ."

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64. Nilan Said
"Yeah entertainment and yet holy"

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65. Melloliss
"
Rose Muhando Has Played Many Genres In Her Music From Zimbabwean Beats To South African Beats But This One Takes The Cup, Masekete.

She Played It Well And Better"

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66. Moses muthomi
"Masekete my mind thinking it's a Kamba song, anyway it's a very nice song"

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 67. binti mkitosi
"Noticed muhando and shusho are fought by Tanzania and made great by Kenyans."
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Christine Shusho is a Tanzanian Gospel singer.
https://www.tuko.co.ke/260062-christina-shusho-biography-life-history.html#:~:text=Tanzanian%20gospel%20star%2C%20Christina%20Shusho,for%20hundreds%20of%20her%20fans.

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68. Christina Shushou
"@binti mkitosi 

Rose Muhando Should Move To Kenya"

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69. Ezra Yavan
"Kazi nzuri,     Barikiwa sana"
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"Good job, Very blessed"

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September 2021

70. Morina Kaumba
"Dada ROSE pika muziki ya Congo ju ya yesu rafiki yangu dada"
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"Sister ROSE cook Congolese music on jesus my friend sister"

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October 2021

71. Fidoni Fidel
"Masekete ina maaana gani???? Unatuchanganya Rose Muhando kumbuka unapendwa na watu wengi wa sehemu mbalimbali basi iwe inayoeleka!!!!"
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"What does the maskete* mean ???? You confuse us Rose Muhando remember you are loved by many people from different places let it be clear !!!!"

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72. Melloliss
"
Masekete Ni Mashetani"
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"Masekete is the devil"

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73. Steven Hinjo
"Nakupenda rose..."
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"I love you, rose".

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