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 ...
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From Sauti Sol to CITAM, who really controls music once it leaves the studio?
On May 16, 2022, the award-winning Kenyan band Sauti Sol issued a stern statement via Twitter/X, alleging a significant ...
Since independence, Kenyan musicians have developed unique ways of performing and writing music. It was in the mid-20th century that the genres of Benga, Bango, and Taarab were created by local ...
Kenya's mainstream music circuit is flourishing, and artistes who have the numbers are making money. The likes of Bahati, Otile Brown, Khaligraph Jones, Nadia Mukami, Jovial, Willy Paul and King Kaka ...
YouTube has unveiled its list of the most-watched artistes in Kenya, revealing a strong presence of both local and regional stars While Tanzanian musicians like Mbosso and Diamond Platnumz dominated ...
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 ...
Kenya is marking 60 years since its independence from British colonial rule on December 12, 1963. Each year, the country celebrates the occasion with a national holiday, Jamhuri Day. And for much of ...
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 ...
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