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Mankind (music duo)

Mankind is an alternative pop duo based in Nairobi, Kenya.

The duo is made up of Eugene Lowell Okumu (MANE) and Brian Ochieng Owuor(The Cloak).

The duo begun making music professionally in 2014 and released their first project M the EP later that year.

The first single North did really well in their home country Kenya and received a lot of radio spins.

North also attracted the attention of major labels in the continent like Universal Music Group South Africa and Sony Music Africa.

And sure enough in 2016 Mankind signed a licensing deal with Sony Music Africa and released their second EP Headstart the following year.

In 2017 Mankind worked on a project titled Meet Me Outside which was funded by a British Council programme called new arts new audiences for east africa arts.

The project spanned three territories, Nairob, London and Zanzibar