A collage of Xenia Manasseh and Blinky Bill. Kenya's mainstream music circuit is flourishing, and artistes who have the numbers are making money. The likes of Bahati, Otile Brown, Khaligraph Jones, ...

Rapper Khaligraph Jones performs during a past event in Mtwapa, Kilifi County. [File, Standard] Since independence, Kenyan musicians have developed unique ways of performing and writing music. It was ...

Melissa Kariuki, one of Kenya’s rising tech and creative industry stars, has been invited to join the Recording Academy’s 2025 New Member Class, the organization behind the GRAMMY Awards. Melissa is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Without this knowledge, artistes cannot fully capitalise on streaming platforms, live performances, or brand partnerships, opportunities that Nigerian and South African musicians exploit effectively ...

Jamea Sale with some of the Kenyan students who have benefited from her work bringing music to their schools. Gregory Wegst It takes more than a village to teach a child music in the remote corners of ...

Kenya is marking 60 years since its independence from British colonial rule on December 12, 1963. Each year, the country celebrates the occasion with a national holiday, Jamhuri Day. And for much of ...