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Matatu DJ Gains More Followers Than Artist Playing

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NAIROBI — A graffiti-covered route 125 matatu playing a set curated by its conductor ‘DJ Biggie’ has over the past six months accumulated more Instagram followers than several of the Kenyan artists whose songs were being played, a development neither party has fully acknowledged.

The situation continues to develop.