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Brighton student wins £39,000 grant to build nightclub in Kenya

Holly Lester and Boyd Sleator, founders of the Northern Ireland night-time economy campaign Free The Night, have also secured funds to produce a documentary and report in support of their local nightlife scene

A Brighton University student has won €50,000, or £39,000, to build a mobile music studio and nightclub in his hometown of Nairobi, Kenya. Jesse Mwenda...

New music tech summit, Kilele, scheduled for Nairobi in 2024

KMRU, Nyokabi Kariũki, Labdi Ommes and Monrhea Carter are among those set to perform at the inaugural series of workshops, live shows, lectures and more next February

Kilele, a new music tech summit will take place in Nairobi, next year. The symposium, running from 12th to 18th February, will span workshops, live...

Premiere:  Budalagi ‘Mura’

Nairobi-born DJ and producer Budalagi delivers ominous acid techno for the INSHA compilation

A new compilation, 'INSHA', is set to spotlight Kenyan electronic music artists. Out 24th February, 'INSHA' is borne out of a Nairobi Ableton User Group...

Coco Em

The Kenyan artist took inspiration from rap, grime, amapiano, Afro-house, and more for the track

Coco Em has shared a new single, ‘Winyo Nungo’, featuring MC Sharon and Wuod Baba. Out today via InFiné, ‘Winyo Nungo’ is the second single...

Founded by Suraj Mandavia and Eugene Onyango, Kenya’s foremost Afro-house label, Gondwana KE, aims to take African electronic music where few have gone before. Alongside...

KMRU curates the latest instalment of Air Texture’s ‘Place’ charity compilation series, focusing on artists from Nairobi. Hear Munyasya’s ‘Incandescent Plight’ now

New York label Air Texture will release the latest instalment of its ‘Place’ charity compilation series this month, curated by KMRU with a focus on...