Makande; Juma Tutu’s ode to his hometown
Music collaborations are usually a spectacular way to meld two genres or two fans bases to yield incredible results. Earlier this year, I did a review of musicians to look…
The wait was not in Vain: Dianne Reeves rocks at the Safaricom Jazz Lounge 2018
Jazz is seemingly becoming popular in Kenya. Last week, fans thronged the Uhuru Gardens on a weekday for the Safaricom Jazz Lounge. Surprisingly, young fans trooped in more than the…
Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Festival 2018 – Nairobi Horns road to Joburg!
Nairobi Horns Project Debut Performance at Joy of Jazz I am a sucker for good music. It is not news anyway. I have a ritual every beginning of the week,…
The Afrosynthesis Experience
The Afrosynthesis Experience Award-winning jazz & Afro-jazz fusion band, Shamsi Music curated an experience that celebrated Africa through music. The AfroSynthesis Experience was a Jazz party that we couldn’t resist…
Rich sounds from Africa at the Safaricom International Jazz Day Celebrations 2018
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…
Kavutha Mwanzia Asiyo: I am a proud beneficiary of Safaricom Jazz Festival
Kavutha Mwanzia Asiyo Jazz in Kenya today reflects the culture of the beautiful people of Kenya. Just like any other medium of communication TV, radio, internet and music in general.…
Horns rule
Jazz; being free, Body and Soul by Mackinlay Mutsembi
April is jazz appreciation month, and April 30th is International Jazz Day. In the early 1940s, a small group of musicians would meet in two small clubs late at night…
Nairobi Horns Project: Exhilarating Kenyan Jazz Ensemble
I found out about the Nairobi Horns Project through stalking one of their members... I was so intrigued by videos MacKinlay Mutsembi used to upload of a band he…
The 3rd Safaricom International Jazz festival | by Kuchio Asonga
The Safaricom international Jazz festival held on 21st February 2016 was a treat for the young and old as well. I went to the event to experience musical tastes beyond…
Safaricom Jazz Lounge
This will be a night I won't forget, a bevy of Jazz and soul fans are going to throng the Carnivore grounds on the third of December for the Safaricom…