Kenyan Music
Sanaipei Tande, Age, and the Double Standards of Public Morality
When Sanaipei Tande stepped onto the stage at the Safari Rally Kenya in Naivasha, the expectation was simple: music, entertainment, and celebration during one of the country’s biggest sporting weekends. Instead, the conversation that followed had very little to do with her performance. Photos from the show quickly made their way online, showing the veteran […]
Empty Halls and Hard Lessons: The Reality of Kenya’s Event Business
Another weekend, another cancelled event. This time it was a stand-up comedy show by Wilson Muchemi of MTV Shuga Mashariki that was supposed to take place at Kenya National Theatre. For many people this might just look like another cancellation notice on social media, but for anyone who has ever tried organizing an event in […]
“Wacha Advice Mob”: Kenyan Artists Finally Push Back Against Online Music ‘Experts’
The year started with an interesting conversation in the Kenyan music industry after artists like Femi One and Khaligraph Jones publicly called out people constantly giving them advice online. Their message was simple — not every opinion being thrown around on the internet is helpful, and sometimes artists just want to create without the constant […]