Kamau Kenyatta (born June 27, 1955) is an American musician, record producer, arranger, film composer and jazz educator. He is a lecturer of music at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He was given the Barbara J. and Paul D. Saltman Distinguished Teaching Award at UCSD in May 2009.
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