Mackinlay Mutsembi

Ta! Ta! Ta! Tata! Tatatata! Praaaaaakaaadum! With every tap of the beat on the drum, it is an invitation, to a marvelous journey. The sounds of the drum encapsulate a…

The one thing I spend considerable time doing is listening to music, maybe a bit too much because I should practice a lot more than I actually do. And perhaps…

Juma Tutu prepares for his inaugural for his set at the local bar; Dagoz, a handful of people come in from their smoking breaks outside, take a pause from their…

It is a golden release! Nairobi funkiest outfit are storming into the music arena this 2019 with their debut album Black in Gold. This follows after their sold out EP…

Safaricom Jazz at 5 – A Motley of Baby Steps. Mackinlay Mutsembi – Nairobi Horns Project When the first edition of SIJF I was not residing in Nairobi yet; I…

Celebration of live jazz music and a taste of Mediterranean culture at Karel T Lounge I will tell you this for free, Italians, French or Greek do not need to…

If you know me personally, then you know that I absolutely love jazz. I am just from the 19th Cape Town Jazz Festival, and my whole inner being is still…

“Kenya is an inspiring country filled with good vibrations” Guitarist Matteo Di Leonardo is a virtuoso on guitar with a uniquely soft and luxurious sound but a melodic imagination of…

Celebrating Hugh Masekela written by Mackinlay Mutsembi. Legacies fascinate me. Legends even more. I did not grow up listening to Hugh Masekela, but I was exposed to his music in…

I am still thrilled to have one of the most flamboyant sax sounds in Kenya speak a bit about himself, and the great project he is currently undertaking with Afrosync.…