Hip-hop guru Kaligraph Jones performs during the Tusker Nexter talent search in Mtwapa Kilifi County. (Courtesy) Since independence, Kenyan musicians have developed unique ways of performing and ...

The tragedy of Kenyan music is best seen in the symbolism of the country’s road accidents, which seem to consume singers every other year (E-Sir readily comes to mind, on March 16, 2003). So potent is ...

Kenyan poet, musician, and cultural activist, Dennis Dancan Mosiere popularly known as Grand Master Masese died on June 1, 2022, owing to cerebral Malaria. Most famous for his poetry, Masese was an ...

At a fully packed concert in early April in Nairobi, Prince Indah arrives on stage to a deafening cheer from the crowd. Born Evance Ochieng Owino, he learned the art of Ohangla (traditional music ...

Traditional African musical sounds and songs are under threat today. More than 50 years after the end of official colonial rule, the legacy of colonialism continues to sideline many traditional ...