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News Kenya » Nairobi » Music: Greetings from Nairobi, where taking a matatu is no ordinary bus ride

News channel or source: https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/g-s1-117275/nairobi-matatu-bus-kenya
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

The moment you board, the music grabs you. These privately owned, brightly painted minibuses are moving canvases, mobile sound systems — rolling declarations of what young Nairobi finds cool.

News Kenya » Nairobi » Music: In Nairobi, a Hotel’s Sweet Refrain of Music and Memories

News channel or source: https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/lifestyle/tribe-hotel-nairobi-kenya-music-culture-1234863648/
Published on: Saturday 13 January 2024

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 ...

News Kenya » Nairobi » Music: Kenya's alternative music scene

News channel or source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/health/news/article/2001481534/kenyas-alternative-music-scene
Published on: Friday 15 September 2023

A collage of Xenia Manasseh and Blinky Bill. Kenya's mainstream music circuit is flourishing, and artistes who have the numbers are making money. The likes of Bahati, Otile Brown, Khaligraph Jones, ...

News Kenya » Nairobi » Music: Protests against Kenya's president have sparked a new wave of music, poetry and art

News channel or source: https://www.nhpr.org/2024-08-07/protests-against-kenyas-president-have-sparked-a-new-wave-of-music-poetry-and-art
Published on: Tuesday 06 August 2024

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: Tabu Osusa: Giving Kenyan music an identity

News channel or source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001419114/tabu-osusa-giving-kenyan-music-an-identity
Published on: Sunday 17 July 2022

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. French Ambassador to Kenya Aline Kuster-Menager presents a portrait to Tabu Osusa on July ...

News Kenya » Nairobi » Music: The Remarkable Story of the Orchestra Born from a Nairobi Garbage Dump

News channel or source: https://people.com/politics/ghetto-classics-story-behind-inspiring-kenya-orchestra/
Published on: Monday 27 February 2023

The group of musicians known as Ghetto Classics were recently asked to perform for first lady Jill Biden, and have also entertained former President Barack Obama and Pope Francis Simon Perry is a ...

News Kenya » Nairobi » Music: A home and school in Nairobi offer street children a better future

News channel or source: https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/living/2026/04/09/a-home-and-school-in-nairobi-offer-street-children-a-better-future
Published on: Tuesday 24 March 2026

Wanjugu was the lead actress in a movie about street children, playing side by side with young amateurs who were actually living in the streets of Nairobi. She was so touched by the experiences the ...