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DJ Shock: Community Building is Not Easy

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King of Amapiano: MGM Is Playing The Long Game

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Knord: There will be good days and days you don’t want to do it.

by djfitaon 19 May 202119 May 2021Leave a Comment on Knord: There will be good days and days you don’t want to do it.

Reading Time: 6 minutes Knord is an O-G dabbing in Techno, Dub Tech, Soulful, Afro, and Tribal House. He has been playing Nairobi dancefloors since 2009. Starting at Psys Bar, he has deejayed in …

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Interview

Nzau Talks and Walks the Faith: Interview

by djfitaon 17 November 202019 May 2021Leave a Comment on Nzau Talks and Walks the Faith: Interview

Reading Time: 3 minutes “My life has been a series of uncertain choices but I still go ahead with them,” Nzau says as we finalize our conversation. “Basically, your self-belief has to lead you …

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Brian Kadawa is Ready For The Genesis: Interview

by djfitaon 17 October 202026 October 2020Leave a Comment on Brian Kadawa is Ready For The Genesis: Interview

Reading Time: 5 minutes “Talk to Brian Kadawa,” Huma Kaseu, co-founder of Kraal Africa tells me. “He has a much better story to tell,” he continues amiably, “ask him about Europe.” We walk towards …

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Opinion

Future for the Kenyan Creative & Cultural Industry

by djfitaon 1 September 20201 September 20202 Comments on Future for the Kenyan Creative & Cultural Industry

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Kenyan creative & cultural industry is in a crisis situation because of the COVID-19 pandemic. With increasing cases in the country, this situation will persist for the near future. …

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Interview

OneDown: It’s Been a Long Time Coming

by djfitaon 5 July 20205 July 2020Leave a Comment on OneDown: It’s Been a Long Time Coming

Reading Time: 5 minutes For OneDown, it’s been a long time coming. Now that it is here, he is doing it big time. Ready to tackle the global stage, the twenty-six-year-old is debuting at …

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Opinion

Religious Policy and Kenyan Youth Culture

by djfitaon 20 June 202020 June 2020Leave a Comment on Religious Policy and Kenyan Youth Culture

Reading Time: 3 minutes Hate on Kenyan youth culture has been in part perpetuated by religion. It has made its way into our culture and policymaking decisions. This has become associated with our “passion …

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Review

Sauti Sol’s Midnight Train Is Perfect: Review

by djfitaon 10 June 202010 June 2020Leave a Comment on Sauti Sol’s Midnight Train Is Perfect: Review

Reading Time: 2 minutes Midnight Train is Sauti Sol’s Guernica, a powerful attention-grabbing album – arguably one of the best Kenyan albums from the last 10 years. The music is as complex as their …

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Opinion

Kenyan Music and Copy Cat Culture

by djfitaon 5 June 20205 June 2020Leave a Comment on Kenyan Music and Copy Cat Culture

Reading Time: 4 minutes A common complaint about Kenyan music and entertainment culture generally is that it has devolved into an orgy of familiarity. Risk-averse musicians have relied heavily on producing songs with beats …

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Opinion

Live Stream Licensing By KECOBO is Misguided

by djfitaon 28 May 202019 May 2021Leave a Comment on Live Stream Licensing By KECOBO is Misguided

Reading Time: 4 minutes In rather bizarre, unreasonable and hateful news, the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) wants DJs to pay Ksh 200,000 to do live streams. Paul Enyenze, the MCSK Operations manager told the …

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Universal Music Group Launch Def Jam Africa

by adminon 27 May 202027 May 2020Leave a Comment on Universal Music Group Launch Def Jam Africa

Reading Time: 2 minutes Universal Music Group has launched Def Jam Africa. While UMG has opened at least 7 offices on the continent, these haven’t had as much freedom to shape their brand identities. …

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