Bill Odidi
Journalist at Business Daily Africa
The hardest working man in Radio, Music Writer @BD_Africa, NBO Contributor @musictimeafrica Documentary researcher/writer.
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1 week ago |
businessdailyafrica.com | Bill Odidi
A multicultural band fronted by a female bassist, a renowned singer and percussionist and a DJ who combines electronic dance music with traditional rhythms, make for an exciting mix of sounds to celebrate this year’s World Music Day in Kenya. Every June 21, the event also known by its French name, Fête de la Musique, brings together artistes and their fans in a showcase of the power of music.
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2 weeks ago |
businessdailyafrica.com | Bill Odidi
American musician, songwriter and producer Sly Stone who died on June 9, 2025 at the age of 82 was one of the most consequential contemporary pop artistes of all time. He was the front man of Sly and the Family Stone, the band that pioneered an electrifying combination of soul and funk with psychedelic rock in the 1960s and early 70s.
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3 weeks ago |
businessdailyafrica.com | Bill Odidi
Millennials may find it hard to believe that some of the music that was the soundtrack to their youth is now a quarter of a century old. Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP has just turned 25, ditto Britney Spears’ Oops I did it again. Record companies have made it a trend of tapping into the nostalgia of legacy albums by re-issuing anniversary editions, containing the original tracks, a few bonus songs, either previously unreleased tunes or remixes of the hit songs from those albums.
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4 weeks ago |
businessdailyafrica.com | Bill Odidi
It is not often that you get a band from Madagascar playing in Nairobi, much less a hard rock group from the island country off the southeastern coast of Africa. The Dizzy Brains, a socially and politically conscious garage rock band from Madagascar, will play two gigs in the city next week on their first-ever trip to Kenya. They identify with a classic sub-genre of rock, named from the perception that the musicians rehearsed in their family garages.
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1 month ago |
businessdailyafrica.com | Bill Odidi
This final part of a trilogy on the evolution of African popular music focuses on the growing influence of the continent’s rhythms as a global cultural force. What better way to celebrate Africa Day on May 25 than weighing up some of the achievements of a new generation of artists from the continent?
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