The history of Kenyan popular music is brief. It begins with the vibrant folk tunes, which existed before the arrival of the colonisers and the subsequent importation of foreign beats. Later, Taarab ...

What does Blasto Ooko, Ernest Waomba and Arthur Kemoli have in common? They were easily among Kenya's best music composers, but few people know them, and their fortunes did not reflect the richness of ...

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 ...

Protests against Kenyan President William Ruto have sparked a new wave of music, poetry and art. That's energizing the young Kenyans leading the protests, even as human rights groups say many of the ...