Our latest FACT documentary highlights Kenya’s vivid music scene and takes an in-depth look at the genres and artists that make up Nairobi’s thriving cultural landscape. The country’s capital and largest city, Nairobi has long been a nexus for Kenya’s musical development, with local hip-hop, benga and even EDM buoying the contemporary scene.
Nu Nairobi focuses on the the importance the city’s own impressive set of sounds, championed by rising acts like DJ and production collective EA Wave (East African Wave). This group of artists and producers shares a unique community spirit and surpasses any wrongheaded expectations of what African music should sound like.
Film by Mia Zur-Szpiro
Special thanks to Nyege Nyege Festival, Uganda
More info: http://www.factmag.com/2018/04/09/nu-nairobi-inside-nairobis-music-scene/
Irresponsible sentiments here by fellow artists. All I heard was I’m too lazy to find out about my cultural heritage and it’s cool to be generic because it’s my creative choice.
I didn’t study music for four years, doing papers on African folk music , and performing folk music, to be told that we have no history by someone who can’t even google to confirm.
On such a big platform of all places. You people are basically saying, colonialists succeeded, without a doubt, and there’s nothing we can try. . . Vibes doe ✨
Disappointed in this kind of representation on an international platform by our local artists. Folk musicians are out here doing our best to preserve what little music practices we have left and people are out there saying the culture never existed. What a shame.
Others are saying absence of culture is cool because then you get to do whatever yiu want? This only means you will do whatever you learn from elsewhere lol.
I mean thats okay to do but it’s a weird thing to take pride in.
This documentary made me and my ancestors sad. #nunairobi
Anyway I’m hosting a seminar on folk music in Kenya in March on @currents.fm . Hope our local artists can attend:)
Im looking Nairobi in money heist..suddenly ended here..btw nice video man…i never know about Nairobi city before this…cheers to Kenya from the island of Borneo..
I like what y'all are doing. Nothing but love from Chicago. Keep your music pure at heart and a reflection of the consciousness that you want to build in the minds of your people. Good music and it's vibrations can raise a man or woman into light, just as it can shroud them with darkness. Here in the states, alot our music has become corrupted because we have forgotten the faces of our father's and mother's through the same colonist/ enslavement event. But it's all good, the ressurection is a sure thing amongst the black sheep.
Mwingine nafasi kubwa kwa watu wanaoishi Kenya na Tanzania, ikiwa una nia ya sekta yetu ya muziki na kukua kubwa na kazi yako ya muziki, wasiliana nasi kwenye anwani hii ya barua pepe::::: ([email protected])
Is this a video about the way African women are sexy ? I guess the topic was Nairobi musical movement. Why are you always focused on African women body mostly when it is not the topic ?
Thanks Fact!, and thanks internet for that. If not it would have been impossible for a Spanish countryside boy, to discover such culture. Really impressive music and really impressive fashion too!
blinky bill!!!
Irresponsible sentiments here by fellow artists. All I heard was I’m too lazy to find out about my cultural heritage and it’s cool to be generic because it’s my creative choice.
I didn’t study music for four years, doing papers on African folk music , and performing folk music, to be told that we have no history by someone who can’t even google to confirm.
On such a big platform of all places. You people are basically saying, colonialists succeeded, without a doubt, and there’s nothing we can try. . . Vibes doe ✨
Disappointed in this kind of representation on an international platform by our local artists. Folk musicians are out here doing our best to preserve what little music practices we have left and people are out there saying the culture never existed. What a shame.
Others are saying absence of culture is cool because then you get to do whatever yiu want? This only means you will do whatever you learn from elsewhere lol.
I mean thats okay to do but it’s a weird thing to take pride in.
This documentary made me and my ancestors sad. #nunairobi
Anyway I’m hosting a seminar on folk music in Kenya in March on @currents.fm . Hope our local artists can attend:)
I am invited to Nairobi…oh man I need to be there!! Excellent Stuff!!
This is honestly inspiring, very much so, and being a music producer in Kenya, I feel it's about time I did something myself.
Therefore
at the end, for all my music production friends, the sample is too fire!!!! anyone?
Im looking Nairobi in money heist..suddenly ended here..btw nice video man…i never know about Nairobi city before this…cheers to Kenya from the island of Borneo..
Amazing feature truly authentic and unbiased. love it!!!!
Looks so great. Would love to go there and check it out.
It's dangerous when Kenya has no unifying sound, we become a dumpster for every trending foreign sound. we lack identity
I'm moving to Kenya later this year and cannot wait to join the music scene and mix my style with what is happening there.
I was Born in TZ but grew up in Kenya. What a place. I miss it 🙁
I like what y'all are doing. Nothing but love from Chicago. Keep your music pure at heart and a reflection of the consciousness that you want to build in the minds of your people. Good music and it's vibrations can raise a man or woman into light, just as it can shroud them with darkness. Here in the states, alot our music has become corrupted because we have forgotten the faces of our father's and mother's through the same colonist/ enslavement event. But it's all good, the ressurection is a sure thing amongst the black sheep.
i love this documentary! facts were laid with ease
THE REVOLUTION FROM THE EAST… thank you for that explanation that kenya cannot have one sound..
Too much love in this video!♥
Song at 11:00??????
Mwingine nafasi kubwa kwa watu wanaoishi Kenya na Tanzania, ikiwa una nia ya sekta yetu ya muziki na kukua kubwa na kazi yako ya muziki, wasiliana nasi kwenye anwani hii ya barua pepe::::: ([email protected])
It's a fact the Government does not support local Entertainment. we need help.
anyone knows the Techno Track at 14:43 ?
#shraptotheworld
Soundtracks shoulda been kenyan as well?!
fuck i want a playlist plszzzzzz
whats the song @ 10:59
Anyone know the title of the song that's start 4:03 sec I can't find it ?
Is this a video about the way African women are sexy ? I guess the topic was Nairobi musical movement. Why are you always focused on African women body mostly when it is not the topic ?
Thanks Fact!, and thanks internet for that. If not it would have been impossible for a Spanish countryside boy, to discover such culture. Really impressive music and really impressive fashion too!
I love this all the way, this is great MIA #ProudlyKenyan
its only in Nairobi! we music will always speaks the culture.
Didn't know about this music. Very nice & eclectic vibes
This is amazing I loved it. Proud to be from the 254.
Mad support
I miss Kenya, great country, great people
Nimbus Cloud: A Storm is coming…
My city my town Kenya all day eeh day
Rastafari, Selassie I
This is US. This is what we Do
Only in the +254
fantastic
I love this….
facts…..#NuNairobi
much more to it…
#NuNairobi to the world. Mambo baaado!
HELP WHATS THE SONG AT 4:18!!!