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 ...

Toxic Lyrikali is a 20-year-old Kenyan rapper and storyteller who has rapidly risen to fame for his authentic, raw hip-hop style that narrates his lived experiences as a youth in Nairobi’s Eastlands ...

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The Kenyan music industry has seen a variety of genres come and go. There was Boomba, Kapuka, and Genge, but none stood the test of time. For that reason, critics often argue that no distinct Kenyan ...

What does Blasto Ooko, Ernest Waomba and Arthur Kemoli have in common? They were easily among Kenya's best music composers, but few people know them, and their fortunes did not reflect the richness of ...

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