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Born with a silver string

Music band
    Members of Nothern Wing of Silver Strings Band posefor a photo  ( Photo:Courtesy)

When the Silver Strings Band started out in 1998, they were four members with no equipment, just a shared passion for music. They had to hold their first few shows for free just to build their brand.

“The band was started by my brother, myself and two more people. We met and started out in church where we played as instrumentalists,” narrates the band director and one of the founders, Dan Obwatho.

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