Author: Phillip Nyalenda

Hear “Blessed By Design” by Padre Tóxico and Declaime

13 October 2025
EP Review: PR4Y 4 PISCE$ by Parris LaVon

15 April 2025
EP Review: Lonely Boy by Joveth

10 April 2025
10 Interesting Nairobi Bands You Should See Live in 2025

21 January 2025
Naid presents amazing visuals for “Bwadra”, one of the songs on his new EP

7 January 2025
Album Review: Coster Ojwang – ISNM (Imposter Syndrome No More)

21 December 2024
Can African Musicians Sustain a Career in Today’s Ever-Changing Industry Landscape? 4 Strategies to Explore

15 December 2024
Where DJs can find new music for their mixes & live sets

12 December 2022
Maya Amolo’s debut EP Leave Me At The Pregame introduces the emerging Kenyan singer [Interview]

12 August 2020
Gengetone, the business behind the hype and the question of a Kenyan sound

29 November 2019
Wasafi.com’s terrible failure and the valuable lessons on local music distribution

13 July 2019
The different roles of Music bloggers, publicists & marketers that each artist should understand

4 May 2019
How musicians can build and use their own email lists

26 July 2018
Is Pacho Entertainment now Naiboi Worldwide?

21 July 2018
I wish I’d met the old Mejja ‘Okonkwo’ and shook his hand

13 July 2018
Willy Paul, the “gospel tag” and why he just can’t cross borders

12 July 2018
Grandpa Records dies quietly but that is not even the breaking news

7 July 2018
Kaka Empire; a good booking agency but a poor talent manager

23 May 2018
Jonilar on the Role of a Music Publicist, and why an Artist needs one

14 March 2017
5 Top Kenyan Gospel Musicians Who Should Go Secular

15 February 2017
A Copyrights Approach to Solving Kenyan Music Industry Problems

6 September 2016
Presented to you by Cartels: How Radio and Tv Music program Djs are controlling the industry

2 September 2016
Music Streaming is almost fully here. Is the Kenyan Music industry ready?

22 August 2016
How Mavin Records Became one of the best Record Labels in Africa

5 July 2016
7 Poor Habits By Kenyan Musicians That Continue To Doom Industry’s Future

4 July 2016
What You Need To Understand About Mdundo As You Receive Your Royalties

1 July 2016
The Disheartening Case Of Xtatic

30 June 2016
Typical Album Project: How Labels Would Invest and Get Returns

22 April 2016
Before You Invest Big into that Music Video, Think it through first

7 April 2016
Whichever way the music industry goes, Licensing and Copyright Ownership will always remain

4 April 2016
2016 may be Khaligraph Jone’s year

3 February 2016
Emma Jalamo and John Junior both taking Luo music higher

1 December 2015
Solving The Music Distribution Problem in Kenya

1 October 2015
Khaligraph Jones Versus Octopizzo: This Kenyan Hip Hop Battle Has Gone Athletics (and philosophical!)

10 September 2015
PAYOLA in Kenya: Is it entirely Wrong to Pay Djs and Media Stations for Promotion and Airplay?

18 August 2015