President William Ruto has raised concern over exploitation in Kenya’s music industry following a meeting with Gengetone and ...
What was termed as the saving grace for the Kenyan music industry needs a saving grace itself. “Gengetone died a silent death,” quipped one Twitter user who set the ball rolling and opened up the ...
Gengetone artist Shalkido, best known for the catchphrase “Shalkido mi huspin na mayeng,” has died after being declared brain dead. The musician was involved in an accident on Sunday, October 5, after ...
With everyone talking about the gradual death of Gengetone music, some Gengetone artists' recent moves may be proof that the genre is truly on its last legs. Gengetone artists have recently shifted ...
The Kenyan music industry has seen a variety of genres come and go. There was Boomba, Kapuka, and Genge, but none stood the test of time. For that reason, critics often argue that no distinct Kenyan ...
President William Ruto has said he has asked the “National Assembly, through the Majority Leader, to fast-track the Creative ...
On 31 May, 2018, a group of relatively young Kenyan boys dropped a peculiar-sounding song on YouTube, and with it, a new genre of music was birthed. The song was titled ‘Lamba Lolo,’ and those boys – ...
The disruption to the music business in 2020 has been a double-edged sword: while the conventional model of live music concerts was halted by the pandemic, the opportunity arose for artistes to ...
•Kenyans were treated to a refreshing performance from a long list of artists booked for the event. •Nairobi's signature music Gengetone was performed at its best by sensational artists Mario TJ ...