Markus Kamau is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist who has been active in East Africa’s music scene for over 20 years. His 3 released albums are Swahili explorations of rock, lingala, reggae and roots music. He has recorded with numerous artists including Eric Wainaina, Dave Otieno, Mak’Adem, Barbra Guantai, RKay, Chris Bitok, Rocky Bila, Iddi Achieng, Abbi Nyinza, Gravitti and Kidum. His trademark crowd-pleaser – Wanjiku – was a winner in US Mid-Atlantic Songwriter’s Contest and his song Muthoni was a number one in Kenya. Kamau brought down the house as part of “Ohanglaman” Mak’Adem’s entourage at the 2006 Zanzibar Sauti ya Busara Festival.