Kenya’s music scene has seen great changes since the colonial days, with many local singers finding fame through protest songs. One iconic example is the late Joseph Kamaru, a Kikuyu musician who is ...
They are songs that make you go crazy with good memories making you wish local artistes could still make this kind of music. We sample sentiments from various household names in the entertainment ...
MACHAKOS, Kenya — The lights: neon. The walls: faux red leather. The singers’ voices: autotuned. And the lyrics of the songs they hope will catapult them to stardom: all about the coronavirus. At ...
Bwana Yesu kazaliwa, tuimbe aleluya… Amezaliwa pangoni Bethlehemu, ndiye Mwokozi wetu wa dunia….When Kenya celebrates Christmas, whether in Nairobi flats or in villagehomes by the firewood stove, ...
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 ...
Kenya's long election season has been marred by conflict. But there is at least one bright spot: The opposition theme song that has kept everyone dancing. ONYI JALAMO: (Singing in Swahili). SIEGEL: ...
What should have been an unforgettable night of music and celebration turned into heartbreak at Nyayo National Stadium in ...
Kenya's long election season has been marred by conflict. But there is at least one bright spot: The opposition theme song that has kept everyone dancing. ONYI JALAMO: (Singing in Swahili). SIEGEL: ...