Coke Studio Africa Season 3 Episode 4 Review

November 22, 2015 | Bottomline Kenya

Sundays 8-9 PM, Citizen TV The feeling that Coke Studio Africa had plateaued by episode 3 unfortunately extends into episode 4. This episode maintained the minimum level of quality you would expect from this series but had very few memorable high points to speak of. By and large, the episode’s strengths lay more in the […]Read More

Sample Sunday: Jua Cali – Si Kupenda Kwangu

October 11, 2015 | Bottomline Kenya

2009; Calif Records It’s been nearly a decade and a half since Calif Records hit the ground running with producer Clemo at the helm and co-founder Jua Cali as the face of the label. Together, the duo developed the much loved genge sound and breaking the ground for an impressive list of artistes such as Nonini, Mejja, […]Read More

New Music: Annette, Kanja, Adeiyu, Jua Cali + Noel Nderitu

September 11, 2013 | Bottomline Kenya

There have been a bunch of new tracks dropped in the past week, including a gospel EP that could as well be the next biggest urban gospel album since Rigah’s Urban Prayers. Well, let’s get right into it then: Annette – Nipe Singer Annette Kawira has been slightly quiet since Pole Pole, her monster collabo […]Read More

Khaligraph Jones – Fuck Off

June 5, 2013 | Bottomline Kenya 1

Big Beats/DJ 10Tonnes; 2013 Dir. Mushking Seasoned emcee Khaligraph Jones has followed up the audio release of this track (essentially part of his Khaligraph Jones Chronicles mixtape series) with a spanking new video. True to his battle rap roots, Fuck Off  serves K. Jones well as both a diss track and an demonstration of lyrical […]Read More