Fittingly, that issue is all about the past 15 years of protest on the continent. Blending dance, hip-hop, funk, and more, ...
Kenya’s music scene has seen great changes since the colonial days, with many local singers finding fame through protest songs. One iconic example is the late Joseph Kamaru, a Kikuyu musician who is ...
From Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s “The Message” to Public Enemy’s “Fight The Power,” hip hop has always been a powerful platform for young people of color to express themselves and speak ...
Wadagliz’s viral hit ‘Anguka Nayo’ became an anthem during the Gen Z protests in Kenya and even went global as Hollywood stars danced to the catchy tune. When Wadagliz, a music group from Kenya, ...
As far as time can wind its long hands back, music has always been an integral part of the human existence. Its tunes, rhythms and messages have permeated generations with a touch soft as silk when ...
A Bermudian musician living in Kenya has released a Christmas single to promote peace and love in the community. Joanne Ball-Burgess was inspired to write No Ordinary Christmas after a series of ...
What’s in a name? Or in this case song title? Pulse samples some hits that leave a loud echo in many people’s thoughts 1. Juala (Manyake): Back in the day, Circuit was one of the ‘illest’ rappers in ...
Kenya's long election season has been marred by conflict. But there is at least one bright spot: The opposition theme song that has kept everyone dancing. ONYI JALAMO: (Singing in Swahili). SIEGEL: ...
Coronavirus infection rates in Kenya are the lowest they have been since the beginning of the pandemic, and life seems back to normal. A new song is capturing that moment. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news ...
Nikita is a Kenyan musician, singer-songwriter, and model born on February 26, 2002, in Nairobi, Kenya. She is the fourth child among five siblings (3 boys and 2 girls) of Joseph Kering and Anne ...