Roger Whittaker - My Land is Kenya

[starstellasmiley]

Roger Whittaker you have been a blessing

[jumaboyjnr]

My land is Kenya and i'm Very proud to be a KENYAN by birth till death do us part!!! GOD BLESS KENYA

[jumaboyjnr]

Very proud to be a KENYAN by birth till death do us part!!! GOD BLESS KENYA

[mybluebelly]

Nataka soda baridi !

[lonewolfintj]

The country-music bass, sappy big-bands strings, jazz drums, folksy whistling, and country-music melody, lyrics, and singing style are all extremely un-African. If this is supposed to be music about Kenya, why not use Kenyan musical style (melodies, rhythm, instruments)? And sing it in Swahili? Otherwise, it's not a Kenya song; it's a USA country music song. You could change the word "Kenya" to "Tennessee" and no one would know the difference; in fact it would actually make more sense. C.

[somalie19]

@lonewolfintj

English and Swahili are both the official languages of Kenya . Whittaker was born in Nairobi and with this song gives an homage to his country which is Kenya !!! even if it's in English !!

Sorry but this song isn't

[aghak2011]

Proud to be Kenyan.Wherever I go...I remain Kenyan

[TheMOKM]

This song brings back childhood memories in Kenya; was so proud to be a Kenyan at that time; sadly not so sure right now

[njoki08]

wow ,AM PROUD TO BE KENYAN,AVE TRAVELLED THE WORLD BUT KENYA WILL ALWAYS BE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL,THANKS ROGER FOR SINGING FOR OUR MOTHERLAND

[centoz100]

God, bless Afrika.

[guapagirl28]

HARAMBE! UHURU!

[guapagirl28]

YOUR HOME IS WHERE YOUR HEART IS-MINE IS IN KENYA!!

[jjb19992]

mine is Kenya too

[Beatrice2130]

Thumbs up my fellow Kenyans. This indeed is a great song......for such a beautiful country! ?

[oldestnic1]

ooh my ,roger you make me feel proud of my country..............my land is kenya.....a country where i was born.

[Beatrice2130]

this song, wow! am proud to be a Kenyan!

[thuomburu]

Nice one

[malaika731]

My land is Kenya-born and raised. Though I live in North America, I truly miss home. Beautiful song and video as well

[nyabende63]

This song is one of the most patriotic songs about Kenya.It is so vivid that had it been that we didn't have The National Anthem,no doubt it would be voted as one.

[nyabende63]

This song is one of the most patriotic songs about Kenya.It is so vivid that had it that we didn't have The National Anthem,no doubt it would be voted as one.

[dkiande]

why do 3 ppl dislike this?

[kifarupembe]

Asante Roger- - ikiwa wewe ni mwanainchi wa kenya lazima utakaa mwanakenya mpaka mwisha ya maisha lako

[musicnaynay]

kenya is always and will be my land.so u steryotypes who say that its nothing but a jungle,can shut up.i may live in america but kenyan blood is in my veins.

[kimcholon]

@musicnaynay -- Kenya is a commercial and industrialized jungle? :)

[musicnaynay]

@kimcholon NO ITS NOT!!!!!!!

[G2Prime]

2 this i bow' _kenya

[utuberef]

WOW, man!!!

[amatheng]

I am sensing there is two people that musical idiots......

[ndeliam]

what a lovely song.You are such an artist maestro Whitaker- i loved this song as a lower primary school kid and the love is not waning at 40....phenomenon!

[mulleskath]

förlåt en dum fråga...

lever han?

om han har gått bort så har jag missat det

han har så stor plats i mitt hjärta

[5starlightful]

This is just a beautiful song ,sung by a man who loved his place of birth , just enjoy .

[Kasperburg]

Puur zoals ik Kenia altijd zal herinneren

[KIBERENGE100]

best work......

[KIBERENGE100]

best work whittiker.........



[wellhausen]

Mir kommen, da echt ein paar Tränen, beim anschauen deines schönen Videos!

Danke! l.G. Welli

[pendolly]

i shed a tear...no matter where you go bora you are kenyan...home is best

[NaddelKr]

I love his musik

[tommar1722]

Almost brought tears to my eyes and made me realise just how much I love and miss my country? So deep..

[merchmarine97]

ROGER SHITTAKER !!!

[pendolly]

@merchmarine97 you are a moron

[merchmarine97]

@pendolly Perhaps, but Roger Shittaker still SUCKS ...(-:

[012345678913323]

My' this song humbles me to being greatful to God! im ugandan but all my childhood pleasant memories come alive when this plays. God bless kenya & thank you roger, this song is deep.

[mg65647]

Everyone has only one place he was born and that remain close to their heart, and mine is Kenya too at Kibera.

Though am now living in Kensington, London memories of Kamp Muru, Makina, Lindi, Toi, Kamp Lendu, Kaliks, Adams Arcade's chips shop, Line Shaba, Kamp Lendu, Fort Jesus, saara Ngombe remain close to my heart. indeed Roger's has reason, colour is just a decoration.

[SuperAngelgirl10]

@mg65647

Beautifully said. I am from Kenya too and I was missing home so I decided to listen to this.

[moggie58wa]

when all said and done, the heart is where you are born, not your color or creed. He is a true african regardless of skin color.

[mccoobs]

It is not so important the number of years a man has lived, so much as the number of people who have been right glad he's lived them... thank you for living, Roger...

[Gvieto]

One of the greatest artists to walk the earth.

[machneri]

awesome!!!! So very deep

[machneri]

awesome!!!! So very deep

[Simonkigondu]

My land is Kenya. Beautiful song!

[mtafiti]

The song says everything about our beloved country. MY LAND IS KENYA FOR REAL!

[karuitha]

I miss Kenya

[mtafiti]

@karuitha U know, sometimes I wonder why you are so like that, harsh remarks about Kenya, kumbe ni coz u aint around? Ha ha ha ha ha - u think u can rule better? Unakaribishwa nyumbani.

[pbrick6301]

Does the first person have elephantitis or is she pregnent?

[cleocatramom]

this is a beautiful song by a wonderful, talented singer.....PERIOD.

[ComandantheSilva]

CONGRATULATIONS ROGER........GOD BLASS YOU..!!!!

[kimsyeraa]

my land will always be kenya!!!! so wild and free...........

[megagagnon1]

Obama's birthplace!

[goingsafari]

My goodness. This is Breathtaking in a way language cannot describe but i'll try.

semplicemente magnifico

genre et d'humilité

sehr schön

Hii, Nimependa tu sana.

[merchmarine97]

ROGER SHITTAKER  !!!!!!!!

[clbill]

@merchmarine97 Sorry, need to restate it, pathetic moronic hating troll, is there any real reason for you to exist?

[merchmarine98]

@clbill YES--To inform homosexual liberal nazis like you, that Roger Whittaker SUCKKKKKKS !!!

[clbill]

@merchmarine98 Hmmm... liberal nazi, an interesting concept, proving that you are, indeed, all I assumed you to be, nothing... Speaking of Roger Whittaker, I assume your albums outsell his, where might we find such treasures, as your talent must, indeed, be remarkable...

[rafaeladrianayolanda]

Absolutely divine!! My land is Zimbabwe, but whether it be Kenya, Zimbabwe or anywhere else in that continent, it´s home - it´s free, it´s beautiful and rich. Thank you for posting this song, it made me feel homesick, but in a good way.

[Grifiki]

"N'dio! Uhuru kwa Kenya!"

[Grifiki]

"I was stationed there in1959 for 29 months."

[shawnabgoode]

Im goin one day. that's it! I wanna get a goat and eat the meat and clean the skin and put it on that wood from that one tree my friend told me about. make a jembi and maby even learn how to spell it. :)

[wesmonite]

@shawnabgoode ha ha make sure u make a video of u taking the skin off the goat and post it...dont forget to go the CARNIVORE RESTRAUNT in nairobi

[Rosemary611]

No matter what others say......no one country is perfect....like no person is perfect..and am a pround Kenya.....and l wish all kenyans a HAPPY JAMHURI today.......God bless this beautifull country..l like the song

[charleskkaranja]

I am a Kenyan living in Dakar, Senegal. Tomorrow is Jamhuri (Independence) day. The national anthem and this song remind me of what is most important. More than that, we must not be isolationists. To all who have visited, rudi Kenya, we await you. To those who are yet to visit Kenya, Jambo na karibuni Kenya. PS Happy Holidays!

[vmisoi]

mIss home. my land is Kenya.....

[kawikahob1]

My land is Kenya, too........

[Extra757]

I am a mzungu from Norway. I will never forget Kenya. And I will never forget an evening with Roger Whittaker singing live at New Stanley in 1973. His music will always evoke wonderful memories from the land where I spent my 15 best years!

My "skål" to a beautiful country with friendly people

[Phikay1]

@Extra757 Thanx dear for your comments. I can relate quite well what you mean for I, too am a "Child" of 4 worlds; four different countries in 3 continents, where I spent a large part of my life (in each country). I love ALL of them and the people there are part of my life. My experiences have made me to look at the world in a very different way.

Peace!

[BridgetJoneification]

This song has made me cry, stirring up feelings that have been subdued for many years living away from Kenya. Thinking about the fondness I have for Kenya and how she will always hold a special place in my heart.

[dixie31623]

@BridgetJoneification Know how you feel. Grew up there myself. All my childhood memories are there. Though a part of my doesn't want to go back, afraid the picture will spoil.

[paulnyatigi]

I have all the hopes that our new found light at the end of the tunnel will shine on the Kenyan mass; I hope this light will act as a source of inspiration to the other sprouting democracies. I am proud of my country. From east to the west, home will always remain best. Thanks to Roger Whittaker.

[danyl90]

very patriotic. i love his song and accompanment.

[malindimama]

Yes there are many Kenyans, Indian Kenyans, Seychellois Kenyans, Mauritian Kenyans. And many more too many to say. Lovely song.

For those who live overseas how can we forget. Though there may not be many of us in the country now.

[MRMUTOONI]

Thanks. I thought the man is a British.

[TheWaita]

I feel the song for my country kenya ... i have travelled and witnessed!!! may God bless my land kenya

[siasabora]

a classic...a fitting respect to the motherland

[Loaki00]

@siasabora Oh god I so love this! Thank you for sharing... (sigh) I so love my land and country Kenya. Now Im feeling all homesick...

[siasabora]

My Land is Kenya...!

[yaqbarsadi]

Roger yuko juu tu sana! He seems to be more patriotic than many of us; the real children of the soil

[Zulimann67]

Take care. Listen and look people.

[fowino]

can't say more! Proudly Kenyan!

[araptowett]

He's the reason an area in the outskirts of nairobi is called waithaka.See,the natives could not spell or read the name whittaker and so decided to localise it.He still lives there,i reckon!

[sologj]

@araptowett

Waithaka is a Kikuyu name and I doubt naming the area that had anything to do with Whittaker.

[kenyantodeath]

I Love Kenya..Best place on earth hands down!

[1Gill]

I am a PROUD Kenyan!!

[Zulimann67]

I like it so much. I was in Kenya first time in 1976. Your voice mike it perfect.

[almunjama]

Viva Kenya viva!! Big up EAC and asante sana bwana Whittaker!!

[Wabeberu]

I was at the same school in Kenya (pronounced "Keenya"). When I speak Swahili I use the Pronunciation appropriate..

[mugitonga]

I remember when I used to work at our farm in Isiolo in 2006, bodering the Lewa conservancy, my bro and I. As dusk came and elephants came to drink on the other side of the fence, the beautiful evening sun going down the hill torching the genlte accacia as if to arson them we would listen to this song, and we would stand still like one would when the National anthem is playing, feeling in total union with the wild. its so passionate it waters my eyes! KENYA MILELE

[njagikariuki]

Am proud to be Kenyan

[TheScothern]

i new he came from down there , does he live there now

[MrMujama]

Hata mimi najivunia kuwa Mkenya. God bless Kenya.Viva Kenya Viva.Thanks Roger for your patriotism!

[wawinny]

im a kenyan living in the uk and i remember when i heard this song for the first time i cried. God bless my land

[MsPollyjoe]

Beautifully done. Am Kenyan 100% and am totally happy and proud. Miss home badly.

[MildredMbogo]

am proud to be kenyan!

[starstyx]

Love Roger's music and love Kenya.

I've been there about fifteen times whilst helping feed the war torn Sudan.

[katepau1]

am pround to be a kenyan <3

[Xenoglottomaniac]

Mine too...though I'm also a Mzungu:) Nakupenda Mama Kenya, kwa milele milele!

[aaronbaker38]

My land is kenya , somehow I think the natives think the same thing .. hahaha

[akytilop]

@aaronbaker38 Roger is African; he was born in Kenya and he is singing about his homeland and his people, the natives as you call them.

[RhodesianBok]

@aaronbaker38 Imbecile.

[WABAKI1000]

@ jakobs ru sick? haaaa, dont worry iknow ua one of tha ass% wit aforeskin on tha tip of ua F%% d, ilove & miss u kenya!

[wahato001]

so worm en true i will always love you kenya.

[globetrodder]

so warm wild n free you will always stay with me love kenya

[umooja12]

another national anthem. Too bad for haters.

[mugitonga]

The Music is whao!!! (You all idiots speaking about Africa and Kenya as if it were pluto shut up, we are elephants that carry our own tusks, and better shove your strings attached aid where the sun dont shine. Ati suprised a Kenyan listening to John Denver. Talk of Akon. And demkati, yeah, KBC still rocks, its been overtaken, but your view on us, d way u put it is dim. Look at Obama and see where we are getting given the chance to compete on the same pedestal).

MY LAND IS KENYA. PERIOD

[mugitonga]

@WildAlaskanBlossom . I get what you are saying man, but if you read some of the comments some people have posted, you will be surprised at how next to nothing they know about Africa, either that or they are bordering on malice in their comments. Books, man, you have to know the story to understand the versertile issues discussed, most left out. Demkati is the blogger I answered the KBC, the national broadcaster in Kenya still plays great music. Great u appreciate Roger.

[GANNAMEDE]

Can't we leave the racebaiting to the smaller minds and just enjoy the music.

[m1947n]

Really,a man who destroyed a most fruitfull country in Africa?That gives us, the whites only one solution.....to support

the blacks where ever they are.

[Derekfortuinschannel]

It says your from finland, didn´t the finnish goverment supply the African National Congress with AK47´s and landmines,

wich they used to kill those evil racist nazi white miniroty south african boers?

[m1947n]

That was sarkaism I wrote.

By my knoledge Finland sells,or has ever sold military weapons to anywhere else but sovereign countries and not on warzone.

AK47 is russian (honour to Kalashnikov) invetion,but our landmines are still here waiting...for uninvited armed forces.The boers or any white ,born in Africa,must have the right to live in their Fathers and Mothers Land.

[Unbekannt73]

einfach toll

[deemkati]

Love this song one of my favourite. My land is Kenya I love it so warm and wild and free.. from highland to the sea. This guy made country music so popular in Kenya. Don't be surprised to come across a Kenyan listening to Jenning Waylon, Kenny Rogers, Don Williams Kenny Chesney, John Denver etc Asanti sana RW. I hope the KBC still do that 2pm sartuday show "lets go country".

[Derekfortuinschannel]

Long live Mugabe!!!

[JakobsAccount]

FUCK YOU SHITHEAD

[Notleyy]

I saw him Live in Tasmania, Australia during the 1970's. So he must be very famous to be seen in little old Tassie. I thought he was brilliant then and I still think he is brilliant now.

[PadraigM46]

This guy is always eating in the resturant i work in...didnt think he was so famous!

[Makbelly]

"It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help".

- Miss Manners

[harshmistress]

@PadraigM46 Ehm..this guy is world famous and has been so since the 1970's...:-)

Which restaurant is this - in London?

[PadraigM46]

@harshmistress Cool...nope its a resturant in a small town called Birr in Ireland, I think he has a holiday home close to the town.! Random

[WildAlaskanBlossom]

@PadraigM46 you're so lucky. Where do you live? Scotland? if I ever visit there, I will visit Roger.....<3

[Condomsense4u]

@PadraigM46 That's amazing...is the restaurant within Kenya?

[finnhere2]

I got the LP when I was teenager, I don't know why but I have always loved Roger's voice and this song is one of the most beautiful on that album. I was really really pleased to find this sweetie here... thank you so very much for posting.

[mwafrika20]

i love you kenya

[acreed79]

memories, thanks for sharing

[ngugiQ]

i remember playing roger whittaker cassette over and over as a kid

[ohgidgetz]

yup.

[wamahuthu]

jamhuri hoyeeee:......... am proud to be a kenyan, thanks to rogers for singing this song to our mother land

[RFRaceman]

Hammer finde ich sehr gut obwohl ich kein Fan von ihn bin aber das lied ist gut!!!!

[karuitha]

beautiful, tears filling up my eyes. my land is truely kenya

[siasabora]

@K Rodger that too.This music is a classic for the home-bound.

[nuhfrs25]

i remember listening to roger,very young ,nice videos always.a great singer and songwriter.A true kenyan that i miss.He put us on the map a while back.(v o k)

[sigalame]

Daima mimi mkenya.Proud to be Kenyan.Long live Kenya!

[dxkuk]

has anyone where i can get the song Shimoni

[pattticck]

whittaker, i didnt know i was to be away from kenya, i just heard you singing about kenya and i had no understanding how u really miss kenya. am now in your feet.

[Scratchinsniffin]

I just uploaded the Video this song is from. Roger Whittaker kenyan safari. Its on youtube.

[TINAOldiefan]

Thx for this beautiful video - well done ! Love it and of course the brilliant songs from Roger ! ***** I'll send you all those stars for your song ******* from Germany !

♥♥♥ Love ♥♥♥ TINA

[GKB45]

I found this my chance and it makes me proud that our American President is part Kenyan.

[DHY2KA]

He is a Kenyan.

[kimsyeraa]

when i listen to this song i cry, or i almost cry!!!how much i miss home no words can express.Thanks be to Rodger!Hope to land there in 3 months time with our newborn baby.

kim,Italy

[zonkozonko]

Our home is Kenya to Martin Rose Kevan. Kisii to Kisumu,Now Derbyshire England till we return.

[jjmnyagah]

My beautiful nation.I love you Kenya

[bilawaya]

My home is Kenya - Dad , mom , sis and kaka i miss you all - hope i can be there for christmas and kick back to some of this music. Love you Bless you Roger for the beautiful music

[Josmunrim]

My home will always be kenya, love this song...