One musician traces his ancestry by playing his nyatiti while another uses his powerful vocals to express his frustration toward Kenya's politicians. A storyteller makes the crowd giggle and roar as ...

On May 16, 2022, the award-winning Kenyan band Sauti Sol issued a stern statement via Twitter/X, alleging a significant ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. King Kaka. 2020 has arguably been one of the best years for music. Many artists have released projects, and Kenyans are ...

Burundian music icon Nimbona Jean-Pierre, better known as Kidum, has just returned to Nairobi after a two-week music and business tour in Dubai. The singer, composer, instrumentalist and band leader ...

Melissa Kariuki, one of Kenya’s rising tech and creative industry stars, has been invited to join the Recording Academy’s 2025 New Member Class, the organization behind the GRAMMY Awards. Melissa is ...

Kenyan songwriter and singer, Bien, to drive new artist accelerator programme to help musicians benefit from their careers.

Disgruntled talent in the Nairobi have publicly come out to express their dismay at the deficit of their songs on the airwaves. Members of the Kenyan Musician Movement took to the Nation Centre in ...

Kirk Franklin and Maverick City Music are popular with Kenyan Christians, but some are increasingly wary of their influence. In June, Kirk Franklin and Maverick City Music’s Chandler Moore performed ...

Experience "Hip Hop Colony" (2005) by Michael Wanguhu. A vital archive of Kenyan rap legends like Kalamashaka & Bamboo ...

NAIROBI, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Fanuel Mulwa was over the moon after outperforming dozens of contestants to win Sing for Africa, a Chinese-supported musical talent show launched in Nairobi, Kenya's ...

This summer, Kenya came to Washington, D.C. Artists, runners and Maasai elders were part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. They spoke with us... One musician traces his ancestry by playing his ...