Sinda Matiko

1 week ago | nairobinews.nation.africa | Sinda Matiko

ChillaxMust ReadNewsWhat's Hot Apple Music selects DJ Grauchi for Sound of Africa Apple Music has launched a new global initiative dubbed  The Sounds of Africa, celebrating five of Africa’s most influential music capitals: Nairobi, Accra, Dar es Salaam, Lagos, and Johannesburg. According to Apple Music, the celebration is in recognition of the fact that Africa’s influence on the global music industry has never been stronger.

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Sinda Matiko

At 31, David ‘Mulamwah’ Oyando believes he has come of age. He is no longer the ‘naïve’ boy who burned his signature baggy shirt and quit comedy for good because of social media trolls. “Even diamonds are made under pressure. I have grown a thick skin ever since. Nothing gets to me now,” he tells Nation Lifestyle. Mulamwah has been stealing showbiz headlines lately. First, there was his public split from his ex-girlfriend, Ruth K, just when the world thought he was finally going to marry.

2 weeks ago | nairobinews.nation.africa | Sinda Matiko

ChillaxMust ReadNewsWhat's Hot Sofyia Nzau, Idd Aziz rule as Kenya’s music export soars on Spotify Kenya is witnessing a steady increase in the export of its music, this is according to the latest data from the audio streaming platform Spotify. Spotify, which has over 600 million active users worldwide, says Kenyan music has seen significant global growth over the past three years, representing a 94 percent increase in exports.

2 weeks ago | nairobinews.nation.africa | Sinda Matiko

ChillaxGeneralLifeMust ReadNewsWhat's Hot Itumbi now says Sh500 million payment to Grammy was bid deposit Dennis Itumbi, the Head of Presidential Special Projects and Creative Economy, says the government of Kenya will retrieve the Sh500,000 it paid to The Recording Academy, if talks to have the Academy set up in Kenya do not succeed. Itumbi denied claims that the Sh500 million paid by Kenya to The Recording Academy has been lost.

2 weeks ago | nairobinews.nation.africa | Sinda Matiko

ChillaxHashtagMust ReadNewsWhat's Hot IP body ARIPO urges African musicians to protect their music through IP registration The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) Director General, Bemanya Twebaze, says most African creators are not enjoying royalties from digital collections, despite the growth in music revenues, because they lack sufficient intellectual property tools to protect their work.