The year 2025 saw top Kenyan artistes drop hit songs that left fans grooving all year. TUKO.co.ke compiled a list of these tracks and why they dominated charts.

Kenya's mainstream music circuit is flourishing, and artistes who have the numbers are making money. The likes of Bahati, Otile Brown, Khaligraph Jones, Nadia Mukami, Jovial, Willy Paul and King Kaka ...

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 ...

From campus stages to music stardom, Nameless reflects on love, loss, and Kenya’s pop ...

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Patriotic music is defined by how it engages citizen to praise and express sentiments of national affiliation. In the Kenyan context, patriotic choral music has been used to influence behaviour and ...

A section of Kenyan musicians say they are not getting enough support from their fans, in terms of streaming and buying music. Some fans opine, however, that a lot of Kenyan musicians don’t churn out ...

Just a Band, Kenya's top house/funk/disco/alternative music band, and the makers of Africa’s first viral video announced their comeback on May 16, following a six ...

Afro Simba is a 10-year old band that explores the music of 9 indigenous coastal communities of Kenya, collectively called the Mijikenda. Now based in the capital Nairobi, the group’s Kombo Chokwe ...

I’m in a bus on the Thika Super Highway, headed to Juja. It’s dark outside, but I leave my window open, loving how the wind feels against my face. My brother and I had a quick sesh before I left for ...

Jamea Sale with some of the Kenyan students who have benefited from her work bringing music to their schools. Gregory Wegst It takes more than a village to teach a child music in the remote corners of ...