Music was an essential part of my family’s household when I was growing up. Our day-to-day lives always had a soundtrack. Sometimes, we washed dishes to American greats like The Supremes, Aretha ...
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.
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 ...
I’ll say it; I’m tired of hearing the phrase “Support Local Music”. And it’s because what all these beloved Kenyan artists of ours can’t seem to understand is that some of us don’t exactly give too ...
One musician traces his ancestry by playing his nyatiti while another uses his powerful vocals to express his frustration toward Kenya's politicians. A storyteller makes the crowd giggle and roar as ...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — As political tensions threatened to erupt into more violence in Kenya, following the country's disputed elections, a fresh spate of graffiti urging peace cropped up in Nairobi's ...
Wisetwo is a Kenyan Artist who beautifies walls with Spraycan. Wisetwo is a Kenyan artist whose works - graffiti, invites us into a world where traditional African cultures blend with the modernity of ...
Kenyan publishers are ignoring art books because they don’t rake in enough profits, a report conducted by the British Council has revealed. The report says the Kenyan publishing industry has its eye ...
In her practise, Kenyan artist, Simran Kaur Panesar, has learnt to see the divine in the details, gently blending it within each stroke of her brush...a deeply transformative pursuit for the artist.
The 1998 terrorists' truck bombing of the American Embassy and the Ufundi Cooperative building in Nairobi, Kenya, produced artistic responses by several Kenyan artists. One year after the event, a ...
Sociolingo post an article about local Kenyan artists healing a wounded nation: “Politicians have plunged the country into chaos but local artistes can help to heal the wounds caused by an election ...