Matata - Mpishi Feat. Bien
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCTzC3y4kbU
kenya
R.I.P Ayub Ogada
https://amf.didiermary.fr/rip-ayub-ogada/
Job Seda (1956 – 1 February 2019), better known as Ayub Ogada, was a Kenyan singer, favoring the nyatiti (an eight-stringed lyre with its origins credited to the Luo, a tribe in Western Kenya) as his characteristic instrument. […]
Sauti Sol – Melanin feat. Patoranking
https://amf.didiermary.fr/sauti-sol-melanin-patoranking/
“Melanin” is from “Afrikan Sauce“, the fourth studio album by Kenyan band Sauti Sol, and features Patoranking.
🚨 The single's cover, visible inside the post, could be eventually considered #NSFW
Welcome To The Disco – Muthoni Drummer Queen
https://amf.didiermary.fr/welcome-disco-muthoni-drummer-queen/
The main track off the eponym EP in 2011, by Muthoni Drummer Queen (aka MDQ).
Elsy Wameyo - Conquer Feat. Ywaya Tajiri
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GbxFCREyvg
"The Kenyan-born artist often produces, writes, and performs her songs, demonstrating a committed artistry that has garnered attention for her projects since 2018.
She released her debut album, Saint Sinner, late last year."
What's hot in #Kenya in 2025... (or not)
Is Gengetone sound dead or not? Rap blended with reggaeton and dancehall, usually resulting in a high-energy and dance-ready sound, tries to come back...
"Gengetone is a Kenyan genre that evolved during Covid times from Genge, the HipHop sub-genre born out of California-based Calif Records, which had acts such as Nonini and Jua Cali."
GengeTone Sessions by Alternate Sound (2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVRrXi-EJzw
Emmanuel Jal, Vanessa Mdee, Juliani & Syssi Mananga – Tusimame
https://amf.didiermary.fr/emmanuel-jal-vanessa-mdee-juliani-syssi-mananga-tusimame/
South Sudan’s Emmanuel Jal, the internationally acclaimed recording artist and inspiring humanitarian has joined forces with some of music’s biggest stars, including Tanzania’s Vanessa Mdee, Congo’s Syssi Mananga and Kenya’s Juliani in the making of Tusimame, a pan-African musical stand against the destruction of Africa’s elephants [...]
Just A Band – Probably For Lovers
https://amf.didiermary.fr/just-a-band-probably-for-lovers/
Just A Band put out this DIY video for their song “Probably For Lovers”, from their third album “Sorry For The Delay”, released in 2012.
The footage for the video was shot by the many friends and fans of the band – on their phones! […]
Mbaraka Mwinshehe & Orchestra Super Volcano – Masika Mtindo Mpya
https://amf.didiermary.fr/mwinshehe-super-volcano-masika-mtindo-mpya/
Orchestra Super Volcano is the band formed in Kenya by Mbaraka Mwinshehe when he relocated there from Tanzania.
Sauti Sol – Nishike, censored & banned…
The video for “Nishike” (Touch me) by Sauti Sol was censored & banned from TV airing in Kenya due to “pornographic content”…
https://amf.didiermary.fr/sauti-sol-nishike-censored-banned/
Could be considered NSFW – What do you think?
It’s from album “Live and Die in Afrika”, the third studio album by Kenyan afro-pop band, released in 2015.