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 ...

Kenya’s music industry reached new heights in 2025 since theyear brought explosive growth in streaming figures, breakthrough hit songs andfresh voices that rewrote the country’s soundscape. Kenyan ...

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 ...

Over the years Kenyan artists have produced songs that reflect the gospel roots of the holiday, local rhythms, vernacular languages, festive roast nyama choma in the compound, visits to family and ...

Kenyan musician Idd Aziz has emerged as the most internationally streamed artist from Kenya in the first half of 2025, according to Spotify’s newly released Global Impact List. The list, unveiled on ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Ready to heat up this year, Philadelphia-based R&B songstress Kenya Vaun uncovers the music video for her new single “Summer” today via 300 Entertainment. About the song, Kenya shared, “‘Summer’ just ...

After playing in her namesake band JASMIN from 2017 through 2022, Jasmin Mote needed to shift gears and began working with a new sound, one percolating in R&B under the moniker Jazzygold. While ...