In the ever-evolving Kenyan entertainment landscape, a relatively new music genre has been at the centerstage of it all. Albeit fast-rising and with quite the dynamic fanbase, Arbantone has shown no ...

Plato once said, ‘Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue. Music is a true medicine for the soul, lifting spirits, easing burdens, and connecting people across ...

Five decades after losing credit, Kenya’s soul-funk pioneers the Mighty Cavaliers are finally getting their due with newly reissued albums.

A collage of the late Blasto Ooko, Dr Arthur Kemoli and Enock Ondego. What do Blasto Ooko, Ernest Waomba, and Arthur Kemoli have in common? They were among Kenya's best music composers, yet few people ...

The much-anticipated 2024 Spotify Wrapped has officially dropped, and this year, it’s all about celebrating the fans, artists ...

A collage of past and present hip-hop artistes in Kenya. A section of local entertainers credit pioneer musician Jimmy Gichu for having paved the way for local hip hop in the mid-’80s. Others believe ...

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 ...

NAIROBI, Jan 3 (Reuters) - In pink trousers and a matching puffer jacket, Grammy-nominated Kenyan musician Bien-Aime Alusa gyrates on stage as he sings to a bank of swaying fans, many capturing the ...

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 ...