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…
Safaricom Jazz
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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EventsJazz Opinions
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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…