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A guide to Kenya’s alternative music scene
Discover the key faces, places, and sounds of Kenya’s new alternative scene guided by Tetu Shani.
Kenya
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A history of Nyatiti and the masters who play her name
A brief history of the Luo clan’s great musical contribution, Nyatiti, an eight stringed pentatonic lyre with a percussive base.
News
Yaseen Mohamed’s most remarkable ’60s songs collected in new compilation
A collection of taarab songs from 1960s coastal Kenya by Yaseen Mohamed (Mac & Party). Compiled from the elusive Mzuri catalog, originally released in Kenya in the ’60s, the LP comes with extensive liner-notes describing the […]
Feature
Exploring Sauti Sol's relationship with Nigerian music
Sauti Sol were like tourists but with Afrikan Sauce, they became honorary Nigerians. In Eastern Africa, the word “Uhuru” is more of a philosophical inquiry than a verb. Freedom, often pined over, really is unattainable. Because man is […]
Interview
Blinky Bill, trailblazer of the Kenyan urban scene
With his first solo album, Everyone’s Just Winging It And Other Fly Tales (Lusafrica/The Garden), DJ, rapper and producer Blinky Bill puts Kenyan modern music on the global map. PAM met him after his concert […]
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Please welcome FLEE and their first release that focuses on Kenya's benga music
Welcome! And we mean it! Those who launched FLEE are truly passionate for benga music. Their label / magazine / “cultural platform” is a great work that make us hear and listen to what used […]