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Kenya's alternative music scene

A collage of Xenia Manasseh and Blinky Bill.

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 are widely recognised.

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