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New Music on the Radar May 6 2025(Frank Ireri, Tipsy GEE, Mau & Boondocks Gang)

This week’s New Music on the Radar brings a mix of comebacks, reinventions, and bold statements. Boondocks Gang’s unexpected reunion on Kafya shows the gengetone old guard regrouping to face off arbantone stars like Tipsy Gee who has made a matatu anthem Nganya with the help of Mavo on the Beat. Silly by Mau From Nowhere an hihi is as braggadocios as rap songs can get but this is cleverly […]

May 7, 2025 79

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What Kenyan Music Is Getting Right

In 2024, Kenyan music is not just surviving—it’s thriving. New data from Spotify reveals that Kenyan artists were discovered by new listeners over 95 million times, with fans across the globe spending more than 120,000 hours streaming their music. Over 16 million user-created playlists now include Kenyan songs, with exports up by 94% and local consumption soaring 277% in just three years. As Kleptomaniax once asked in their iconic chorus: […]

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