insert_link Article New Kenyan Music on the Radar 14 November 2025 The selection this week arrives with a strangely cohesive collage of Nairobi soundscapes—tracks that, on the surface, share nothing beyond a release date, yet together map the tensions, experiments and emotional fissures shaping the city’s pop culture today. Unspoken Salaton, long known for his rugged gengetone instincts, surprises with a subversive arbantone production crafted for a gospel legend, bending the genre’s edges without ever betraying its pulse. Iyanii, the ever-consistent hit maker, once again proves his chemistry with Waka Waka, […] todayNovember 15, 2025 11
insert_link 1 Article Xenia Manasseh Scores Historic First Grammy Nod Kenyan-American musician Xenia Manasseh has earned her first-ever Grammy nomination. Announced on November 7 as part of the 2026 Grammy contenders, the 29-year-old Nairobi native's nod in the Best R&B Album category marks her as the latest Kenyan artist to crack the Recording Academy's elite circle, following trailblazers like Sauti Sol and Nyashinski. Manasseh's breakthrough comes via her behind-the-scenes contributions to Teyana Taylor's critically lauded visual album Escape Room, a project that transforms personal heartbreak into a cinematic odyssey of […] todayNovember 12, 2025 11 1
insert_link 1 Article Why Choosing the Right Business Partners is VERY Important As a child, I always knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur. Long before it was cool to be your own boss, I was inspired by seeing my parents build their business together. Having been a business owner since 2013, the biggest lesson that I have learned in business is to be careful and vet who you choose to go into business with. Even as I say this, I have to also admit that in certain instances, I may not […] todayNovember 12, 2025 6 1
insert_link 1 Featured Keeping Up With the Discourse: Blood Spilled Across Border In the sweltering heat of Ubungo, Dar es Salaam, on October 29,mere hours after Tanzania's polls closed under a shroud of blackouts and boycotts, John Okoth Ogutu, a 38-year-old teacher from Siaya County, was gunned down in the streets. He'd spent eight years molding young Tanzanian minds, sending remittances home to his wife and three children in Kenya, only to become the first confirmed Kenyan casualty in what has spiraled into a regional nightmare. Just days later, on October 31, […] todayNovember 7, 2025 7 1
insert_link 1 Featured New Kenyan Music on the Radar – 7 November 2025 November’s first playlist hums with tension,the kind that comes from artists confronting their own contradictions. Wuod Omollo’s production fingerprints run through two of this week’s most striking releases, his signature fusion of traditional instrumentation and modern synth work binding the stories together with an earthy pulse. The raw-edged swagger of Mwanaa & 4MrFrankWhite and the self-assured poise of Charisma contrast beautifully with the gentler introspection of Jivu, yet all acts share one thing: a willingness to dwell in the grey […] todayNovember 7, 2025 30 1
insert_link 5 Featured Radio 254 Launches #RentsDue Challenge – Win Your December Rent! Radio 254 is closing 2025 with a bang! After the success of The Hustler Challenge and Kenyan Riddim Challenge, we’re launching the #RentsDue Challenge on 5th November 2025. Kenyan artists now have the chance to win their December 2025 rent and feature on the #RentsDue Riddim, which will be played on Radio 254 and uploaded on YouTube. How to Join: Be a Kenyan artist. You can rap or sing on the provided instrumental. Download the instrumental here: #RentsDue Beat. Record […] todayNovember 5, 2025 19 5
insert_link 2 2 Uncategorized Octopizzo Declares Bid for Kibra MP; What Are His Chances? In a declaration shared on social media on November 4, Kenyan hip-hop artist Octopizzo(born Henry Onyango Ohanga) announced his intention to contest the Kibra Member of Parliament seat in the 2027 General Elections. "Kibra, it's time we rise – I'm running in 2027 to build the future we deserve," he stated during a live X Space session and in subsequent posts. The move has drawn immediate attention, with supporters praising his community ties and critics questioning whether a musician can […] todayNovember 5, 2025 13 2 2
insert_link 2 5 Article How Motif The Don Is Setting a Blueprint for Kenyan Producers Beyond Music Production Most people know Motif the Don as a Kenyan music producer, famous for his producer tag: “Yo Motif Turn Me Up on the Headphones!” popularized by Khaligraph Jones. However, Motif represents more than production—he is building a business model that shows how producers can expand into entrepreneurship. On June 7th, 2023, Motif posted on his Instagram page that he would create structures to make the music industry profitable, and in 2025, he is doing what he said. Motif is the […] todayNovember 3, 2025 25 5 2
insert_link 2 4 Article New Kenyan Music on the Radar 31 OCT 2025 It’s Halloween, that strange night when masks come off as often as they go on , and fittingly, Kenya’s latest music drops arrive with equal parts revelation and mischief. Breeder's bravado is set to spook naysayers and rappers who disdain adaptation. Savara’s Massage teases moral boundaries with humor and candor, transforming a story of indulgence into a working man’s confessional. Albeezy returns from the shadows with beezy, where u been?, a trippy self-interrogation wrapped in trap psychedelia that reasserts his […] todayOctober 31, 2025 33 4 2