Bwana Yesu kazaliwa, tuimbe aleluya… Amezaliwa pangoni Bethlehemu, ndiye Mwokozi wetu wa dunia….When Kenya celebrates Christmas, whether in Nairobi flats or in villagehomes by the firewood stove, ...

Kenya’s music industry reached new heights in 2025 since theyear brought explosive growth in streaming figures, breakthrough hit songs andfresh voices that rewrote the country’s soundscape.Kenyan ...

This year will go down as when Kenyan artists worked their hardest. Numerous albums were released, hit singles came out from the unlikeliest of quarters, and Nyashinski even showed Kenyan artists they ...

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 ...

On 31 May, 2018, a group of relatively young Kenyan boys dropped a peculiar-sounding song on YouTube, and with it, a new genre of music was birthed. The song was titled ‘Lamba Lolo,’ and those boys – ...

Kenyan actor Ninja unveiled his upbeat music video "Leo," celebrating joy with family, vibrant visuals, and a unique ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. There are songs that stay in your head long after you’ve ...

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 ...

KeruBo poses for a portrait. Photo courtesy of Shaunese Crawford LLC, Clemmons Family Farm, Inc. Harrison Gaylord is a reporter with the Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s ...

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 ...

A collage of Tanzanian Gospel artistes. Gospel singers differentiate themselves from their secular counterparts by composing music guided by Biblical teachings. This adherence to religious principles ...