How trends influence Kenyan music

Rapper Khaligraph Jones performs during a past event in Mtwapa, Kilifi County. [File, Standard]

Since independence, Kenyan musicians have developed unique ways of performing and writing music.

It was in the mid-20th century that the genres of Benga, Bango, and Taarab were created by local musicians, who blended traditional rhythms and musical styles with Western instruments, like the electric guitar.