LUO's IN AMERICA: PROUD TO BE A LUO

Barrack Obama is not the first
famous Luo to have made it in the
US , but he might be the only one
who retained his Kenyan name
while many others Americanized
theirs. Here is a sample of those
Kenyans who made it big in the US
but changed their names to become
more 'Americans.'
They include: Clarence Carter, Billy
Ocean, Barry White, and Otis
Redding.
Alicia Keys real name is Alice
Akinyi, and then we have Billy
Ochieng, who changed his name to
Billy Ocean once he hit the
American shores; and Otis Redding
whose real name is Otieno Rading,
comes from the Kisumu.
Brian Mac Otieno was Brian Mc
night
Note they are all Luos
There may be others out there, but
these are the ones who came to my
mind immediately. Something
common with these Kenyans is
that they were/are all great
musicians. If they went into
politics like Obama, perhaps they
would have retained their Kenyan
tags. If they were preachers, they
would have changed their
minimally like Martin Oludhe King
who changed to Martin Luther
King and T.D. Jaoko who became
T.D. JakesBarrack Obama is not the first
famous Luo to have made it in the
US , but he might be the only one
who retained his Kenyan name
while many others Americanized
theirs. Here is a sample of those
Kenyans who made it big in the US
but changed their names to become
more 'Americans.'
They include: Clarence Carter, Billy
Ocean, Barry White, and Otis
Redding.
Alicia Keys real name is Alice
Akinyi, and then we have Billy
Ochieng, who changed his name to
Billy Ocean once he hit the
American shores; and Otis Redding
whose real name is Otieno Rading,
comes from the Kisumu.
Brian Mac Otieno was Brian Mc
night
Note they are all Luos
There may be others out there, but
these are the ones who came to my
mind immediately. Something
common with these Kenyans is
that they were/are all great
musicians. If they went into
politics like Obama, perhaps they
would have retained their Kenyan
tags. If they were preachers, they
would have changed their
minimally like Martin Oludhe King
who changed to Martin Luther
King and T.D. Jaoko who became
T.D. Jakes

By Toboa siri