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.

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 ...

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Julie Jurgenson blesses the horns down in Africa and leaves the rain to Toto. She’s been working as a music instrument repair technician for 36 years, and she owns JJ’s Horn Clinic, a band instrument ...

On a Tuesday night in May, I braved Nairobi’s grinding traffic to make my way downtown to a venue called the Igiza Lounge. Perched on the second-floor balcony of the stone-clad Kenya National Theater, ...

In the intimate, burlap-covered Karibuni Workshops, a discussion of Kenyan string instruments was underway. Its purpose was to introduce visitors to the sounds and performance practices of the obokano ...

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 ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Feathery costumes, multi-colored makeup and East African instruments are packed into boxes, ready for shipping as Kenya’s National Theatre prepares to take its popular children’s ...