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The Standard e-Paper
Truth Without Fear
Across Africa, a generation of female artistes is reshaping the continent’s musical identity.
Rather than rush to create, she chose to pause, listen and write. The songs in her new release, she says, were first written as private revelations long before they became public melodies.
Kimani praised Tyla and her team for breaking barriers for artists who don’t sing in traditional African languages, saying African creativity shouldn’t be boxed into a single sound.
The High Court has struck out a petition challenging the refusal by Kenya Copyright Board to renew musicians' society's operating licence, leaving them without a mechanism to collect royalties.
The rebrand comes with the release of Afro Jungle, a four-track EP that signals Joel’s bold arrival as a recording artist.
Fraudulent AI-generated tracks are increasingly appearing in artists' own profiles on streaming platforms, presented as their original work.
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