In the ever-evolving Kenyan entertainment landscape, a relatively new music genre has been at the centerstage of it all. Albeit fast-rising and with quite the dynamic fanbase, Arbantone has shown no ...

The evolution of music in Kenya is a rich and vibrant story that spans several decades. Indeed, traditional Kenyan music is deeply rooted in the diverse indigenous cultures of the country. Each ...

Dancing in Kenya has been an allure over the years. The advent of TV’s, social halls and urbanisation all started to come together in the 80’s and this meant that dance as a leisure activity could ...

This essay integrates ethnographic data collected between Mombasa and the Lamu archipelago in Kenya into the growing body of scholarship on Swahili music and dance (ngoma) traditions. The analysis ...

NAIROBI, Kenya – Not many musicians can boast they’ve made U.S. President Barack Obama get up and groove to their tunes. But Kenya’s Afro-pop band, Sauti Sol, did just that. Obama, whose father hails ...

This week, Kenya Grace’s global smash “Strangers” ascended to No. 1 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, marking the first time in the chart’s 10-year history that it’s been led by a track solely written, ...

The party is in Kenya, but the vibe is distinctly Americana: a sea of cowboy hats and boots with a soundtrack of whisky-soaked tales about heartbreak and good ol' boys. Kenya has become the unlikely ...

Superstar Patoranking released a song titled No Jonze. It's a celebration of hustle and street culture. The single blends ...

A group of East Carolina University dance students and professors traveled this summer to Kenya, where — immersed in local culture — they learned a variety of African dance styles, taught children’s ...

From choir boy to big time music producer, Kenya’s Vic West says he owes his success to his guru: Kanye West. Vic West, a music producer from Kenya, whose real name is Victor Amani, says he is a “shy ...

The Beaumont Kenya Raisa Dance Studio was founded in September 2020 by Kenya R. Francis and Co-Founder Vickie Sutton. What started under a car port with a few children from Francis' praise team, ...