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Super Mazembe: Band behind 'Kasongo' marks 50 years, eyes UK tour

Orchestra Super Mazembe reflects on five decades of musical legacy, resilience after the loss of its founders, and plans for an upcoming UK tour under the leadership of Longwa Ngoi.
By Ben Ahenda 2026-02-15 09:31:46
Plans are underway to revive Simba Wanyika decades after the deaths of its founders.
By Ben Ahenda 2026-02-01 09:29:08
Bitchuka's work often contained moral teachings in different aspects of life, a factor that influenced lovers of his Kiswahili songs to share them widely, including in primary and secondary schools.
By Ben Ahenda 2026-01-25 09:48:50
Widely celebrated as the Queen of Mutuashi and a champion of the Tshiluba language, she competed successfully against top songstresses of her era and produced enduring hits.
By Ben Ahenda 2025-12-14 09:59:13
Rhumba fans reflect on a painful season of remembrance marked by the deaths of many of the genre’s greatest legends.
By Ben Ahenda 2025-11-30 09:40:03
Four years after his death, Congolese music legend Bopol Mansiamina’s timeless rhumba compositions continue to inspire new generations of African musicians.
By Ben Ahenda 2025-11-09 10:29:08
A few years ago, a group of journalists were awarded prizes for various activities in the media. Witnessed and partly sponsored by corporate firms, diplomatic institutions and private individuals, the Journalist of the Year Awards (Joya) turned into a rueful function that marked one of the lowest ebbs of the profession in Kenya.
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Dec. 17, 2008
Kenya has not had a good year. As if post-election violence was not enough, the country now has to contend with crazy food prices. Yes, crazy prices. How else can one describe a country endowed with arable land and favourable climate selling maize meal, the people’s staple food, at more than double its price this time last year?
By
Nov. 24, 2008
Congratulations to US President-elect Barack Obama. As the ‘Obama’ public holiday ends, bar hoppers staggered back to work, singers turned down the volume and workers returned to work.
By
Nov. 7, 2008
Ben Jipcho, a legendary Kenyan steeplechase runner and multiple gold medalist, set world records and brought international glory to Kenya but spent his final days in financial hardship
By Silas Nyamweya
May. 6, 2025
Born into a humble family and raised as a herdsboy, Bonaya defied the odds to become a distinguished lawyer and a towering figure in Kenya's legal and political spheres.
By Silas Nyamweya
Apr. 21, 2025
His leadership significantly transformed the institution, cementing its reputation as one of Kenya's premier centres of higher learning.
By Silas Nyamweya
Mar. 5, 2025