S4: EP 8 | From Pop Star to Music Advocacy - Angela Mwandanda

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Episode notes

Angela Mwandanda is a Kenyan professional actor, singer and voice-over artist who began performing 20 years ago. As an actor, Angela has featured on TV shows, and several stage musicals. At 19, Angela attended her first audition at the then Phoenix Players, East Africa's most reputable theatre that nurtured a lot of raw talent in those days. It is right here that she met Angela Ndambuki and Debbie Asila - the trio ended up starting Tatuu, one of Kenya’s most famous girl groups who were pioneers and show stoppers in many ways.

In this interview, she recalls becoming famous at a young age, a period when Tatuu was dancing back up for Nameless, and how the young girls navigated the industry forming a life-long sisterhood and camaraderie, even though their group is now defunct.

When not performing, recording or acting, Angela contributes t ... 

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