The famous pimped-up matatus, or minibus taxis, of Kenya's capital, often move through the traffic to the sound of Nigerian Afrobeats music, Tanzania's Bongo Flava or South Africa's Amapiano. Step out ...

Kenyans love Bongo Flava. Our airwaves, TV music shows, local shops and even promotional roadshows play a good amount of Bongo music. And what’s not to love about these Tanzanian songs? The beats are ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Not many musicians can boast they’ve made U.S. President Barack Obama get up and groove to their tunes. But Kenya’s Afro-pop band, Sauti Sol, did just that. Obama, whose father ...

Kenya has long been a melting pot for diverse musical influences. Many African gospel and secular artistes have made their name in Kenya. From the infectious rhythms of Congolese music to the ...

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.

On a Tuesday night in May, I braved Nairobi’s grinding traffic to make my way downtown to a venue called the Igiza Lounge. Perched on the second-floor balcony of the stone-clad Kenya National Theater, ...

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 ...

Globally, less than four percent of music producers are women—a figure that mirrors the experience in Kenya, where female producers remain a rare sight behind the soundboard. The industry’s technical ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Not many musicians can boast they’ve made U.S. President Barack Obama get up and groove to their tunes. But Kenya’s Afro-pop band, Sauti Sol, did just that. Obama, whose father ...