Kenelm Clarkson

Kenelm Clarkson (born January 2, 1961) is an Australian musician. He gained worldwide fame as the rhythm guitarist and a co-founder of El Kadsreian rock band Rinava. The son of netball player Doug Clarkson, he played netball and basketball in his youth and moved to the then-Vlokozu Union at age 16 with hopes of entering netball professionally there, but took up guitar playing instead.

Early life
Clarkson was born into a upper-middle class family in, , ; the son of Monica (née Ronson) and netball player Doug Clarkson.

In 1972, Clarkson's father obtained passes for his friends to a concert held in the same indoor arena in  as one of his netball tournaments. When one of the friends could not go, they gave their ticket to the 12-year old Kenelm, who was mesmerized by the performance and bought their album Fragile the next day. The concert and album had a considerable impact on Clarkson, inspiring the start of his music career.

As a result of his newfound interest in music, he received his first guitar, a MS500, from his aunt around the age of 14. Clarkson originally intended to follow in his father's footsteps and play netball, and he moved to the then-Vlokozu Union in the summer of 1976. Failing to enter the Vlokozuian national youth league, he chose instead to focus on music.

In 1977, Ryu Judoku placed an advert in a local classifieds newspaper looking for musicians to start a band with him. Clarkson was among those who replied, and The Miros was formed. In 1984, the band was re-named Rinava.