Led by the collaborative community at Nairobi Ableton User Group and Kenyan ambient virtuoso KMRU, the INSHA compilation explores the many layers of Kenya’s foundations. 

Our week’s selection includes Malian diva Oumou Sangaré’s fusion album, Pierre Kwenders’ hommage to Papa Wemba, KMRU & Aho Ssan reveal an explosive album, Congolese rumba is revisited under an experimental rock lens and Okmalumkoolkat takes a hip-hop detour from gqom.

Two musicians bore the name, Joseph Kamaru, a grandfather and titan of Kenyan folk lost to time and an ambient musician grandson in the midst of his destiny.

German label Figure unveils the second volume of its Open Space series, offering “possibilities for artists to freely pursue their creativity in a completely undefined area”.  In 2020, despite all the troubling events, Berlin-based record […]

Le producteur kényan poursuit son exploration de musique ambient et de field recording.

The Colombian artist has entrusted his third album to a team of eight producers for remixing duties. Listen to a preview of the album via a track featuring the Kenyan artist KMRU. Trained as a […]