Wikipedia:Band BeCa

Band Beca is a Kenyan afro-pop band formed in Nairobi, Kenya by Carol and Becky while in campus. One of the member, Becky started music at a very young age of 6. She was influenced by her father, who is a very popular musician called Abedi Dotkom. By age of 11 she had her first album with eight songs. She went on to test out her music ambitions by winning choir awards in Mary Leakey Girls High School.. Carol started music while at her freshman year in high school. Both are age mates and attended Sauti Academy after high school. Carol has been passionate about music and went on to study music despite challenges like being denied school fees by her father and passing away of her mother. Becky is nicknamed "Girl with the good hair".

(2014-date)
The band was formed in 2014 as a girl group by Becky and Carol who had met at Sauti Academy. To-date they have a total of nine songs. They do background vocals and have performed at various popular concerts like Coke Studio and Morgan Heritage concert. They have always dreamed of being the biggest girl band in Africa.

In September 2016, Band Beca released a song 'Toka' written by the Band, Bensoul and Mordecai “Dex” Which is on women uplifting and relationship toxicity. Band Beca's recognition rose very high when they released 'Brathe' in December the same year, as they were asked to participate in a popular show 'Coke Studio'. The members of the band were named in MTV's list for African stars to watch in 2017. The song was also written by Mordecai "Dex" et al.

In February 2017, the band released 'Tonight'. It was a collaboration with Petra Bockle. The 25 year olds(2020) have gone ahead to release six more hit songs to-date including "Kindani Ndani", "420", "Ride or Die", "1234", "Saa Hii" and "Kionjo".

Influences
The band members have named musicians such as Abedi, Sauti Sol and other established artists such as Tiwa Savage, Rihanna and Beyonce.

Band members

 * Becky Sangolo – Vocalist, Songwriter
 * Carol Kamweru – Vocalist, Songwriter