In the summers of 1988 and 1992, I had the honour and privilege of travelling to Kenya, East Africa. I spent many weeks watching, listening, learning and singing Kenyan music of all styles. I especially enjoyed a hybrid pop style. It featured driving percussion and single line syncopated guitar riffs. As I thought about this commission, I remembered the music. I sat at the piano and imagined a guitar player playing a simple chord progression over a bass line. The melody emerged from this improvi...