Local artists surge! Njerae's "Aki Sioni" is Kenya's top song. Toxic Lyrikali & Watendawili break into the Top 10 ...

Njerae leads the new wave’s charge. Her breakout track ‘Aki Sioni’ is officially Kenya’s most-streamed song of 2025, driven ...

In a small studio at Chuka University, Stephen Bucheri sits in front of his laptop, blending an AI-generated beat with his own live recordings. He is not waiting for record labels or expensive studios ...

Watendawili and Toxic Lyrikali break records as Kenyan listeners prioritize homegrown hits over global chart-toppers.

I’m in a bus on the Thika Super Highway, headed to Juja. It’s dark outside, but I leave my window open, loving how the wind feels against my face. My brother and I had a quick sesh before I left for ...

At the rate Kenyans are consuming local music, for sure artists will have something to wail about. If it’s not Naija music dominating our airwaves, it is Kwaito or bongo. And if the charts are ...

More than 500 young artists attended pre-auditions for Sing for Africa, a Chinese-sponsored musical talent show, on Sunday at the University of Nairobi, Kenya's oldest university.

NAIROBI — The faces of slain protesters are painted on an alley wall in the Kenyan capital. Nearby, a community theater troupe acts out a random roadside arrest. Over the past year, thousands of young ...