Category: Music
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Spotify launches Global Afrobeats Playlist due to genre’s popularity
Spotify has announced the launch of its new Global Afrobeats Playlist to amplify Afrobeats’ status as a global powerhouse. The new Global Afrobeats Playlist is a celebration of a sound that has moved from the club to the charts and beyond, influencing global fashion, dance, and culture. In direct response to the genre’s global growth, this…
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Hennessy Cypher 2025 celebrates pan-African & global artists
Hennessy, a leading cognac brand and a longstanding champion of music, has unveiled the highly anticipated Hennessy Cypher 2025. This launch affirms Hennessy’s role at the forefront of global sound: one that successfully blends Hip-Hop, Amapiano and Afrobeats for the first time ever. Featuring a powerful mix of artists from South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana,…
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Kenya Set To Host American Gospel Singer CeCe Winans
CeCe Winans is set to grace a Nairobi stage on Saturday, 30 August 2025, a moment eagerly awaited by Kenyans who have long embraced her music in their homes, vehicles, and churches, finding hope, worship, and strength in her songs. The anticipation for her performance is clearly reflected in streaming data. Her anthem, Goodness of God –…
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Top 25 Kenyan songs with the most international streams
Kenyan vocalist Idd Aziz is quietly becoming one of the country’s most influential musical exports. His Afro-spiritual anthem Time (Mimi) – a collaboration with Germany-based artist Dhali – tops Spotify’s newly released 2025 Global Impact List, which ranks the 30 Kenyan songs with the most international streams in the first half of the year. Also on the list are his genre-crossing…
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How R&B Took Over Kenya’s Soundwaves
If you’ve caught a late-night TikTok scroll, been on a matatu ride, or tuned into a local station lately, chances are you’ve vibed to SZA’s velvet harmonies, Tems’ airy vocals, or a throwback from Chris Brown. Once seen as a niche genre, R&B is now firmly rooted in the rhythm of everyday life in Kenya—and the numbers prove it. From…