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King Kalala Surprises Fans With Pregnancy Reveal
Kenyan media personality Prudence Chepkirui Tonui, popularly known as King Kalala, has announced that she is pregnant in a surprise social media reveal that cau...
Amber Ray Travels To Turkey For Breast Augmentation Surgery
Kenyan socialite and entrepreneur Amber Ray has travelled to Turkey to undergo breast augmentation surgery, marking the beginning of what she describes as a per...
Nadia Mukami Tears Up While Revealing Pain Behind Breakup
Kenyan singer Nadia Mukami has opened up about the end of her relationship with fellow artiste Arrow Bwoy, breaking down in tears during a podcast interview wit...
Know Sheryl Gabriella The Talk Of The Town
Kenyan digital content creator Sheryl Gabriella has become one of the country's most talked-about personalities after a video showing her giving followers a tou...
Karen Nyamu and Otile Brown Trigger Online Buzz After Nairobi Night Out
Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu and singer Otile Brown have sparked widespread online discussion after they were reportedly spotted together during a night out at...
Nana Akumu: The Congolese Rumba Queen Who Helped Shape TP OK Jazz Legacy
Nana Akumu remains one of the most respected female voices associated with the legendary Congolese orchestra TP OK Jazz, a band that transformed African rumba i...
Kenya Introduces Sh20,000 Annual Licence For DJs
DJs in Kenya will now be required to pay an annual licence fee of Sh20,000 under new government-approved music tariffs aimed at regulating public music use and...
Alicios Theluji: The Rise of a Modern Rhumba Voice Bridging Congo and East Africa
Alicios Theluji, widely known as Alicios, has emerged as one of the most distinctive female voices in contemporary African rhumba, blending Congolese musical he...
Youlou Mabiala: Congo’s Rumba Legend and Musical Icon
Gilbert Youlou Mabiala, widely known as Youlou Mabiala and affectionately called “Le Prince,” was born on March 6, 1947, in Linzolo, Brazzaville, Republic of th...
OnlyFans Owner Leonid Radvinsky Dies at 43 After Battle With Cancer
Leonid “Leo” Radvinsky, the billionaire owner of the adult content platform OnlyFans, has died at the age of 43 after a prolonged battle with cancer. His passin...
DNA Results Reveal Woman Is Not Bahati’s Biological Mother
Kenyan musician Bahati has been at the centre of a public family dispute after a woman claimed to be his biological mother. The saga has drawn widespread attent...
Mayaula Mayoni: From Football Fields to Rumba Immortality
Freddy Mayaula Mayoni was born on 6 November 1946 in Léopoldville, now Kinshasa, in what was then the Belgian Congo. He grew up in the vibrant musical and cultu...
Koffi Olomide Marries Longtime Partner Cindy Le Coeur In Private Civil Ceremony
Congolese music legend Koffi Olomide has officially married his longtime partner, fellow artist Cindy Le Coeur, in an intimate civil ceremony held in Gombe, Kin...
Karubandika To Kamanyola: The Timeless Reign Of Orchestra Maquis Original
Orchestra Maquis Original was born out of movement, rhythm and ambition at the dawn of the 1970s. In 1970, in the bustling mining city of Lubumbashi in what was...
From Nairobi Clubs to Global Stages: The Journey of Les Mangelepa
Orchestre Les Mangelepa was founded in July 1976 in Nairobi, Kenya, emerging from a split with Orchestre Baba National due to disputes over pay and creative con...
The Elephant of Music: How Empire Bakuba Shaped Soukous
Pepe Kalle and Empire Bakuba are celebrated as one of the most influential bands in the history of Congolese rumba and soukous. Known for their vibrant rhythms,...
Afrisa International: Decades of Rumba, Rhythm, and Resonance
l’Orchestre Afrisa International was a Congolese rumba and soukous band founded in 1970 by singer‑songwriter Tabu Ley Rochereau. The name “Afrisa” combined “Afr...
Inside the Rise of TPOK Jazz, Africa’s Legendary Orchestra
Tout Puissant Orchestre Kinshasa, popularly known as TPOK Jazz, stands as one of the most influential ensembles in African music history. The name translates fr...
Them Mushrooms: Key Band Members and Their Roles
Them Mushrooms was formed in 1969 under the original name Avenida Success. By 1972, the group adopted the name that would come to define Kenya’s coastal music s...
Awilo Longomba: The King of Congolese Soukouss Dance Floors
Awilo Longomba was born on March 18, 1958, in Kinshasa, then Léopoldville, in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. He grew up in a musically rich envir...