Over the weekend, Arusha based production duo Put 2 Sleep released a new single titled Take A Picture featuring Dar Es Salaam songstress Naomisia and Nairobian Vallerie Muthoni. Recorded remotely during quarantine, Take A Picture is a sparse, laid-back love song anchored by staccato strings and decorated with a wedding reception saxophone.
Award-winning Kenyan artist Tetu Shani ropes us in with his enlivening debut album Just Because We Fight Doesn’t Mean We’re Broken, (JBWFDMWB) taking us on a journey of love through the unconventional sound of alternative pop.
Matako Baridi isn’t exactly the type of phrase you’d expect to hear as the title of an EP, especially one so enchanting. However, when you look at the cover art, you get a glimpse of what this project means to Kerby (KingKERBY)) and Nabiwsa (SonOfTheSun) and how its invention came about.
Last Friday, the FLEE project released a seven-track compilation that was produced and recorded at Elephant Studios in Nairobi. This collection does not just live up to the lofty ambitions set by Extra Muros’ mandate, but exceeds it, too.
For her solo break, Maya’s debut EP Leave Me at the Pregame is a slow contemplation of all the drama of a relationship at its tail end, chronicled with uncomplicated melodies over simple piano riffs.
Award-winning band Sauti Sol released their heavily anticipated album Midnight Train. The album's 13 songs take listeners on a journey of the trials and tribulations of life and making the most out of your situation.
As Kenya’s music scene continues to diversify, more niche genres are emerging as artists continue to experiment and innovate. 16 year old capespring. adds his voice to the new avant-garde with his hazy, lo-fi and bedroom pop tinged debut EP, Duality.
Mark Mick is among the most refreshing of Kampala’s new class of rising emcees. Last November, he electrified Ugandan dance floors with his breakout anthem Girl From Nabisunsa; a catchy song with a driving beat about a teenage boarding school infatuation.
XPRSO. managed to capture the essence of Nairobi and package into a 7 track EP - balancing feel-good, vibey content on a song like “Party” with conscience tracks, like “Thinking” ft. Palmtrees, that feature political tones.
If you haven’t heard about Kali then you’re in for a real treat. This young Kenyan artist is a breath of fresh air in the music scene. KALI has a new EP out named Different Definitions of Love part 2. On this EP, she breaks down the various situations that come with romantic relationships.
‘Suzanna’ is everything we have come to expect from the band. The guitar plucking and strumming that you can’t get enough of by Polycarp 'Fancy Fingers’ Otieno, awe-inspiring melodies and harmonies from Bien-Aime Baraza, Savara Mudigi, and Willis Chimano.
Steph (The Rapper) delivered an immersive work of art at the beginning of the year, (January 24th to be precise), with her much anticipated debut album titled ‘Change’.
Initially released on SoundCloud in 2018, ‘Color’ is a five track exploration of the spectrum of emotions that we experience during the varying stages of our lives.
Uganda’s Precious collaborates with producer Baru to give us a 10 track album titled ‘MAGDALENE’.
Kenyan artist Taio took to his Instagram to share ‘Naix3’, a song spurred by the untimely loss of two friends due to suicide, and a close call with a third. Featuring fellow Nairobi artists Kerby and Kahvinya, ‘Naix3’ is a raw, urgent and heartfelt call to the youth of Nairobi to stand together in love and unity.
From the moment the bass-heavy beat drops at the start of Lewis Hamilton, we know we are in for a ride befitting the title. The track is swaggy, unapologetic, glossy with braggadocio – delightfully audacious.
“In the beginning there was Jack, and Jack had a groove. Jack boldly declared - Let there be house - and house music was born.” There goes the famous Genesis story of house music. But who is Jack?
After tons of urban mugithi songs and live shows, Ayrosh finally announced his debut EP release in conjunction with US-based Kenyan producer Waithaka Ent.
In case you don’t already know Turunesh, here’s a beautiful way to introduce yourself to her, especially if you like authentic, African music. She recently released a 7 track EP titled “Coastal Cider”, and it is a masterful piece of work.
