Many don’t know the members of the Sauti Sol by their names but most know of the guy with a clean shave and starts or ends most of Sauti Sol’s songs. His name is Bien-Aime Baraza see Bien on and . And damn he has a WordPress Blog with a tag-line of Bigger, Blacker, Darker Man. Sauti Sol Members are;
- Delvin Mudigi Savara – onand
- Willis Austin Chimano – onand
- Bien-Aime Baraza – on and
- Polycarp Otieno – onand
I am a great fan of Sauti Sol, having deleted all their low bit-rate downloaded songs and purchasing them online. I can sing all their songs word for word starting from their Album Mwanzo. I am proud of Sauti Sol just as they have made us proud.
Recently P-Unit’s Frasha started branding himself in that Frasha is a seperate brand from P Unit only that he is not quitting P-Unit. Check his Website http://www.iamfrasha.com/
I tend to think Bien might or is following suit. I mean he is the only member with a blog and he may be the only one doing collabos with various artists Check Out these.
1. Sara Mitaru ft Bien – You Said
2. Wakamba Wawili ft Bien – Muzik Ya Soul
3. Dela ft Bien – Adamu na Hawa
4. Wendy Kimani ft BienAime – Haiwi Haiwi
Sauti Sol is the best band in Kenya that have revolutionized the Afro Fusion genre. They are incredible singers. If Bien is truly branding himself besides Sauti Sol it is a good thing! Personal branding too is of great importance and it is always advisable that one should follow their heart. If at one point the brand Bien becomes bigger than Sauti Sol then that means he is the cornerstone of Sauti Sol. If that happens and he decides to call it quit on Sauti Sol, then Kenyans will cry, especially me!