The year 2025 saw top Kenyan artistes drop hit songs that left fans grooving all year. TUKO.co.ke compiled a list of these tracks and why they dominated charts.

Melissa Kariuki, one of Kenya’s rising tech and creative industry stars, has been invited to join the Recording Academy’s 2025 New Member Class, the organization behind the GRAMMY Awards. Melissa is ...

Hip-hop guru Kaligraph Jones performs during the Tusker Nexter talent search in Mtwapa Kilifi County. (Courtesy) Since independence, Kenyan musicians have developed unique ways of performing and ...

Njerae leads the new wave’s charge. Her breakout track ‘Aki Sioni’ is officially Kenya’s most-streamed song of 2025, driven ...

Vic West, a music producer from Kenya, whose real name is Victor Amani, says he is a “shy genius”, even though he publicly confessed in a podcast last year that he has a massive ego. In an interview ...

<strong><em>'INSHA'</em></strong> explores the role of music in Kenyan culture and storytelling, particularly in traditional ceremonies, aiming to bridge the gap ...

Kenya's mainstream music circuit is flourishing, and artistes who have the numbers are making money. The likes of Bahati, Otile Brown, Khaligraph Jones, Nadia Mukami, Jovial, Willy Paul and King Kaka ...

Kenya is marking 60 years since its independence from British colonial rule on December 12, 1963. Each year, the country celebrates the occasion with a national holiday, Jamhuri Day. And for much of ...

Watendawili and Toxic Lyrikali break records as Kenyan listeners prioritize homegrown hits over global chart-toppers.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Chepchumba singing and celebrating in her signature style at the Festival Divas Night concert. Photo by Pruitt Allen, Ralph Rinzler Folklife ...

I’m in a bus on the Thika Super Highway, headed to Juja. It’s dark outside, but I leave my window open, loving how the wind feels against my face. My brother and I had a quick sesh before I left for ...

Kenya Mighty is prepared with the kid classics at the Nest Music Conservatory. This time it’s the tune “Baby Shark.” "It's popular with the kids,” Mighty said. “All the kids know that song." Mighty ...