The summer concert season in the United States is underway, and Kenyan musicians are taking centre stage as they reconnect diaspora audiences with the sounds of home.Leading the charge is the Jose ...

The evolution of music in Kenya is a rich and vibrant story that spans several decades. Indeed, traditional Kenyan music is deeply rooted in the diverse indigenous cultures of the country. Each ...

Before streaming platforms, before viral TikToksounds, before millions of YouTube views, Kenyan hip-hop was built in smallstudios, dusty streets, and raw talent. It was born from struggle, identity ...

A section of Kenyan musicians say they are not getting enough support from their fans, in terms of streaming and buying music. Some fans opine, however, that a lot of Kenyan musicians don’t churn out ...

This is a controversial topic. Do we support our own or we are just happy to entertain foreigners? More often than not, West African artistes, especially Nigerians, have been seen as taking over the ...

<strong><em>'INSHA'</em></strong> explores the role of music in Kenyan culture and storytelling, particularly in traditional ceremonies, aiming to bridge the gap ...

In the summer of 2024, protests in Kenya against an unpopular tax-raising proposal led to at least 60 deaths, mostly at the hands of police, according to a local watchdog group. Undeterred, scores of ...

Khalabo Music has already signed a few fresh artists to its fledgling roster and now is looking at ways to work them into the many other areas of Barris' entertainment company. By Lacey Rose Writer-At ...

This year will go down as when Kenyan artists worked their hardest. Numerous albums were released, hit singles came out from the unlikeliest of quarters, and Nyashinski even showed Kenyan artists they ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - When Danish national Martin Nielsen moved to Kenya to work with a venture capital firm, he quickly switched gears after spotting an opportunity in streaming music and selling ...

Protests against Kenyan President William Ruto have sparked a new wave of music, poetry and art. That's energizing the young Kenyans leading the protests, even as human rights groups say many of the ...

Kenya’s music industry is creeping onto the radar of the dance music world. In 2017, top American DJ Diplo performed to a sellout crowd in a watershed moment for the Kenyan electronic music scene. “We ...