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 ...

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 ...

Kenyan Music has gone global, with new data from Spotify revealing significant growth for Kenyan artists, which has translated to the country’s expanding influence in the international music scene.

Hip-hop guru Kaligraph Jones performs during the Tusker Nexter talent search in Mtwapa Kilifi County. (Courtesy) Since independence, Kenyan musicians have developed unique ways of performing and ...

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

The nightlife in Kenya is wild and we finally decided to dive in. We spent 24 hours at the Kaleidoscope Music Festival in ...

Kenya has long tried to find a new sound that defines it. Could Arbantone be the country’s new beat? The Kenyan music industry has seen a variety of genres come and go. There was Boomba, Kapuka, and ...

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 ...

Nairobi — Walk into any chain American music store and you are likely to encounter a prodigious display of all kinds of music. The bulk is obviously American arranged according to genre: jazz, gospel, ...

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 ...