Taarab music has influenced contemporary artistes who have churned hits that got national acceptance and the genre much acceptance.
“The R&B singers, especially those who ruled the 90s, are extremely popular with a certain 38 to 55-year-old age group because of the impact the music had back in the 90s across our media."
Take the case of Stivo Simple Boy. He has been trolled and has taken it all in stride. No stone thrown his way has ever broken the walls he put up. He is the master of trolls.
As hip-hop turns 50, we look at some top Kenyan artistes who set the pace and opened the door for others.
Was Njugush and Wakavinye’s TTNT show in Australia a failure or a success? The answer depends on who you speak to or follow online.
Mbogi Genje is at the pinnacle of the Gengetone revolution, a generation of artistes that added a new perspective to what started as a new genre of contemporary music.
It is becoming apparent that artistes are collectively broke. And never has that message been clearer than earlier this week, when Nonini and Ezekiel Mutua traded blows.
Names give brands a life, which in the arts, translates to awareness then popularity and depending on content and a bit of luck.
For two weeks now, nothing has been making a louder buzz in showbiz than the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK).
From Mwaki to Tiktoker to Hizi Stance, the year is proving to be a warm one, with hits breaking streaming records and others ousting Afrobeat and Bongo Flava from charts.
In the UK, a young lady called ‘Miss Mizzy’ became famous, then infamous, and subsequently arrested for punching total strangers for social media views.
Podcasts have well and truly taken over, giving a more youthful audience an alternative and easily accessible source of entertainment, news, life hacks and even employment.
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