Music streaming giant Spotify today unveiled Wrapped — its annual round-up of the top artists, albums, songs, and playlists of the year as streamed by users on the platform from around the world. In 2021, we redefined “normal” and got used to living in a world that’s constantly keeping us on our toes. 2021 is […]
From the viral Odi dance move and the ‘Kalale challenge’, to local artistes like Femi One and notable choreographers like Tileh Pacbro exploding onto the international stage, Kenya’s dance and music scene is setting the world on fire at a time when Afrobeats has risen to international popularity and is influencing global music styles. With […]
Spotify celebrates Ayra Starr, the newest artist to join the EQUAL Music Programme as the EQUAL Africa Artist of the Month. Spotify EQUAL aims to foster gender equality in music and provide a platform to highlight influential female creators, Spotify welcomes Ayra as she joins the list of fierce African women making waves in music. […]
Online streaming service Spotify has just added three new playlists which showcase the diversity of East African music from across a range of genres, including Hip Hop, R&B, and Zilizopendwa. The first playlist, called “254 Flow” takes its name from Kenya’s international dialing code and contains the best “bars, beats, and rhymes” from the country’s […]
