Kenya Music

Sounds of Kenya

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Kenya is a country of music. Home to many music styles, Kenya music ranges from imported popular music, afro-fusion and benga music, to the traditional folk songs. The music of Kenya is definitely a part of a Kenyan experience. It's thought that the guitar is the most popular instrument and many Kenyan songs feature elaborate guitar rhythms.

Kenyan guitarist Adam Solomon making Kenya music.

There seem to be two main genres of music - the sounds of Swahili influence as well as Congolese. With many different regional styles, there has also been recent interest in western hip-hop where two different styles have emerged. Genge and Kapuka beats are extremely popular and have created a dominant industry among the youth.

Mixing languages into a single song is not unusual with some sharing a language called Sheng, being a mix of English and Swahili.

Every year many Kenyan artists compete for recognition in the Kisima Music Awards made up of talents from East Africa, held in Kenya.

The African children's choir are an amazing group of orphaned children from Kenya who tour the world sharing their talents and energy bringing awareness of their situations to many. A most wonderful group that we have seen perform several times and would recommended without hesitation.

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