Xenia Manasseh is captivating to say the least. Her style, love for dance, vocal tone and the clarity and pureness of her lyrics is distinct. The Kenyan singer-songwriter has released two successful EPs: Fallin’ Apart (2019) and Maybe (2022) that have bro

More often than not, music producers remain behind the scenes but that wasn’t going to be the case for young genius Vic West - best known for his popular hit song and video “Kuna Kuna” which featured Brandy Maina, Savara, Fathermoh and Thee Exit Band.In t

With a stellar second album titled Fweny (Revelations in Luo); Coster Ojwang’ - the Kenyan singer-songwriter and contemporary impressionist introduces himself to the world as a conscious storyteller. Inspired by everyday life, his upbringing, environment

In the opener of the second season of VIP ACCESS, Anyiko is hosting King Kanja - highflying Kenyan artist based in the US and also known as the vibe lord. Kanja, who likes to refer to himself as a global citizen, is more often than not in very exclusive c

There are not many rappers, male or female, in Africa who have a career as extensive and impactful as Nazizi. Her first single came out in 1998. She later joined two legendary music groups: Necessary Noize & East Africa Bashment Crew. From "Bless My R

It's been many years of watching Fully Focus and his boss moves and finally I caught up with the Kenyan born DJ based in US, in Nairobi. He has played in 5 continents during his 15 year-long tenure in the music industry and continues to run several busine

My dream to work in this industry was certainly influenced by the success and life of African stars like M'bilia Bel, Brenda Fassie, 2Baba and P Square, among many others. Meeting and working with Rudeboy (King Rudy) formerly of P Square is something I ne

I caught up with Benny Cristo during his first time in Kenya and Sub Saharan Africa in 28 years. It's also his first interview on this too! In this VIP ACCESS interview we talk about family ties, an empire built on music, jiu-jitsu as sport for balance an

I sat down with one of my favourite people on earth - Ugandan rapper Navio, right after his return to Uganda after his wedding abroad in Sweden to his longtime sweetheart, and a successful European Tour alongside Michael Franti. In this interview, Navio l

Discover Ayrosh, Kenyan Folk Fusion singer-songwriter who is a master at revisiting old classics, usually fusing them with popular genres. In this interview he talks about the success of his single “Sugar Mami'' which was an experiment track, supposed to