Kenya News » Nairobi News Kenya » Nairobi » Music: How Mbilia Bel’s ‘Nakei Nairobi’ outsmarted Kenya’s crackdown on foreign music
When Mbilia Bel released ‘Nakei Nairobi,' meaning “I have gone to Nairobi," the song became a major hit across East Africa, particularly in Kenya, where Congolese rumba dominated dance floors and ...
News Kenya » Nairobi » Music: Ne-Yo Plays Nairobi for One Night Only Concert
Ne-Yo performs his One Night Only concert in Nairobi, bringing his classic R&B catalog and signature live energy to crowds as multiple outlets report.
News Kenya » Nairobi » Music: Blinky, the Kenyan bandleader whose crew shaped ‘cool’ Nairobi music scene
Nairobi, Kenya – In April 2022, Kenyan alternative music collective Just A Band released a comeback single after a six-year hiatus and 12 years after it first shot into national reckoning. The return ...
News Kenya » Nairobi » Music: Pure nostalgia - Ne-Yo delivers an electric R&B spectacle at 'One Night Only' Nairobi
Eleven years after his iconic first appearance on the Nairobi stage during Coke Studio Africa, R&B royalty Ne-Yo made his triumphant return to Kenya's capital. Heading into the One Night Only: Brunch ...
News Kenya » Nairobi » Music: How Drill Soundtracks Life for Kenyan Youth
Drill music has become the sound of global youth; an ominous and uncensored take on life on the streets. In Nairobi, Kenya, where nearly 60 percent of the population live in slums, voices ache to be ...
News Kenya » Nairobi » Music: From ‘So Sick’ to ‘Closer’: Ne-Yo takes Nairobi down memory lane
The singer revisited some of his best-known tracks, giving fans a chance to experience live the music they had listened to for years.
News Kenya » Nairobi » Music: In Nairobi, a Hotel’s Sweet Refrain of Music and Memories
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News Kenya » Nairobi » Music: Kenya's Quest to Host Africa Recording Academy Hub Gets Boost From Grammy Organizers
Kenya's Quest to Host Africa Recording Academy Hub Gets Boost From Grammy Organizers NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s quest to host an Africa Recording Academy headquarters got a boost Friday when ...
News Kenya » Nairobi » Music: Protests against Kenya's president have sparked a new wave of music, poetry and art
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 ...
News Kenya » Nairobi » Music: Kenya's quest to host Africa Recording Academy hub gets boost from Grammy organizers
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this photo taken with a smartphone, Manuel Abud, CEO of The Latin America Recording Academy, left, and Panos A. Panay, ...