Reading Time: 5 minutes Mike Muema arrived in the Kenyan House music scene as if from another world. The multi-instrumentalist brought a sense of authenticity and outré artistry to a sound finding its footing. …
Steph Is The Multifaceted Newcomer: Interview
Reading Time: 6 minutes Steph should be your favourite rapper. The 23-year-old, Nairobi born rapper passes the Sound Safari essential checklist: She comes from a musical family; sang in a Jazz band; her honour …
Kenya’s Ksh. 100 Million Coronavirus Fund For Arts
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Kenyan government has set up an emergency fund to cushion the art sector against Coronavirus. This announcement was met with mixed reactions. By now, the detrimental effects of this …
Aduma is transcendent, reflecting in the finished product
Reading Time: 7 minutes What is your Aduma story? My Aduma story starts this February. My best friend Ler (House DJ/Producer L3GS) sent me a poster and asked if I wanted to go. Who …
Wangechi on the risk and reward of change
Reading Time: 3 minutes Six years after Wangechi first appeared on the music scene, she has morphed in and out of various spaces. With collaborations ranging from Rabbit, Karun to Blinky Bill, she has …
High Renaissance Reigns Supreme
Reading Time: 4 minutes In his production, writing, rap flow, and deliveries, the messenger in the Nu Age of “do better” is true to himself. Any way you look at it, High Renaissance fits …
Mused Kevin, the EchoE that keeps bouncing back
Reading Time: 3 minutes 2010/15 was the peak of EDM in Kenya. We had some amazing festivals which made us believe that we were going to Tomorrowland after secondary school. High schoolers were transitioning …
KMRU: Building a legacy with an ambient tracksound
Reading Time: 4 minutes Joseph Kamaru is notable for making intelligent atmospheric and emotionally evocative electronic music. On January 4th 2019, KMRU became the first Kenyan artist to release on Deadmau5’s imprint label, Mau5trap.