She manages one of Africa’s biggest musical exports, but Chiki Kuruka has revealed that even global stardom doesn’t protect you from the “insult” of a lowball offer. The high-profile manager and wife of Sauti Sol frontman Bien-Aimé Baraza has launched a blistering attack on “disrespectful” clients who attempt to book top-tier talent for “peanuts.” In […]

Chiki Kuruka, manager and wife of singer Bien-Aimé Baraza, has taken to social media to call out ‘outdated’ African leadership that has stunted the growth of local music. The talent manager contrasts Africa’s treatment of artists with the Caribbean, citing Barbados as a gold standard for artist elevation. In a scathing Instagram post shared on […]

The wife and manager of Kenya’s biggest musical export has delivered a blistering takedown of entitled strangers who have spent years pressuring her to conceive. Chiki Kuruka, who tied the knot with Sauti Sol’s Bien-Aimé Baraza in March 2020, broke her silence on Friday to address the vile comments she receives regarding the couple’s five-year […]