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Lamu
Lamu or Lamu Town is a small town on Lamu Island, which in turn is a part of the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya. Situated 341 kilometres (212 mi) by road northeast of Mombasa that ends at Mokowe Jetty from where the sea channel has to be crossed to reach Lamu Island. It is the headquarters of Lamu County and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Lamu is Kenya's oldest continually inhabited town, and was one of the original Swahili settlements along coastal East Africa, founded in 1370.
The town contains the Lamu Fort on the seafront, which commenced construction under Fumo Madi ibn Abi Bakr, the sultan of Pate, and was completed after his death in the early 1820s. Lamu is also home to 23 mosques, including the Riyadha Mosque, built in 1900, and a donkey sanctuary.
History
Early history
Lamu Town on Lamu Island is Kenya's oldest continually inhabited town, and was one of the original Swahili settlements along coastal East Africa. It is believed to have been established in 1370.
Today, the majority of Lamu's population is Muslim.
Radio Stations - Lamu
| RADIO STATION | GENRE | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
| African Online Radio | World,World Asia,World Africa | Kenya |
| Ghetto Radio 89.5 | Varied | Kenya |
| KASS online | World Africa | Kenya |
| KamemeFM | World Africa | Kenya |
| apana990 | Bollywood | Kenya |
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by Michael W. Smith
Lamu
by: Michael W. SmithHere, we are on a boat out on the sea
Off the coast of Africa
Heading for peaceful shores
With a cast of strangers to an island hideaway
Ooh, I hear you tellin' me of the place we soon will be
A rebirth from life's demise
Where the world is still, it's ideal
Anything you dream is real, it's Hotel Paradise
And you say it's nice when you run to Lamu, far away
Leave the pain far behind you hoping it won't find you
In Lamu, far away you say it's there that you can run
From the one inside of you
So, here we are on an island in the sea
Near the coast of Africa
And when it's right, Lamu nights
They can be so inviting Heaven here on Earth
But I hear you telling me, this is everything you need
Well, I don't think it's true
'Cause the way you feel isn't real
You attempt to try and fill the void that's digging through
And it's killing you, when you run to Lamu, far away
Though that pain was behind you it can even find you
In Lamu, far away because you never can run
From the one inside of you
I hear you tellin' me of the place we soon will be
A rebirth from life's demise
Where the world is still, it's a ideal
Anything you dream is real, it's Hotel Paradise
And you say it's nice when you run to Lamu, far away
Leave the pain far behind you hoping it won't find you
In Lamu, far away though that pain was behind you
It can even find you in Lamu, far away