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 ...

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 quest to host an Africa Recording Academy headquarters received a boost Friday when the Recording Academy officials ...

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 ...

Kenyan singer Gilad discusses his return to music, new album Shambani, collaboration with Sanaipei Tande, and the ...

Nairobi, Kenya – In November 2023 when the Grammy Awards announced five inaugural nominees for the Best African Music Performance category, only South Africa and Nigeria were represented. The news ...

Nairobi, Kenya – In April 2022, Kenyan alternative music collective Just A Band released a comeback single after a six-year hiatus and 12 years after it first shot into national reckoning. The return ...

Just a Band, Kenya's top house/funk/disco/alternative music band, and the makers of Africa’s first viral video announced their comeback on May 16, following a six ...

On 31 May, 2018, a group of relatively young Kenyan boys dropped a peculiar-sounding song on YouTube, and with it, a new genre of music was birthed. The song was titled ‘Lamba Lolo,’ and those boys – ...

Choral music – patriotic choral music in particular – is a significant genre in Kenya’s political history. Patriotic music is defined by how it engages citizen to praise and express sentiments of ...

A Kenyan music producer is taking his work to remote villages to record up-and-coming artists on location to offer something new and different for Kenya’s competitive music industry. Producer Presta ...