Sample Sunday: Just A Band – Usinibore Bottomline Kenya·May 15, 2016Penya; 2009 Just A Band’s announcement that they’ll be going on a break this year is a perfect...Sample Sundays·1 min read
Sample Sunday: Ma3 – Sweetie ft. 9con Bottomline Kenya·April 17, 2016EnnovatorMusic; 2012 Ma3 was in many ways a supergroup. The quirky 6-piece afro pop band’s constituent members comprised...Sample Sundays·1 min read
Sample Sunday: E-Sir – Nimefika ft. Big Pin Bottomline Kenya·March 20, 2016Ogopa DJs; 2001 This week marked thirteen years since the tragic death of Kenyan hip hop artist E-Sir...Sample Sundays·1 min read
Sample Sunday: Hardstone – Uhiki (Pinye’s Remix) Bottomline Kenya·March 13, 2016Kelele Records; 1997 Before T-Pain literally took over the music world with his auto-tune vocals and before Redsan...Sample Sundays·1 min read
Sample Sunday: Jerry – Ngayo ft. Benady, Phonez, Jemedari & Kimathi Bottomline Kenya·February 7, 2016Flag42; 2015 The good people at Flag 42 have been churning out some interesting stuff of late. The...Sample Sundays·1 min read
Sample Sunday: Khaligraph Jones – Yego Bottomline Kenya·January 24, 2016Blu Ink; 2015 Khaligraph Jones’ Yego was the definitive trap anthem of 2015. There was something about it that made...Sample Sundays·1 min read
Sample Sunday: Sauti Sol’s Live and Die in Afrika Bottomline Kenya·November 29, 2015Sauti Sol Entertainment; 2015 We’ve reviewed Sauti Sol’s self-produced third album Live and Die in Afrika. As noted...Sample Sundays·1 min read
Sample Sunday: Jua Cali – Si Kupenda Kwangu Bottomline Kenya·October 11, 20152009; Calif Records It’s been nearly a decade and a half since Calif Records hit the ground running...Sample Sundays·1 min read
Sample Sunday: Lon Jon ft. Amina – Grown & Sexy Bottomline Kenya·October 4, 2015Over the past four or so years, Lon Jon has steadily risen to be counted among the noteworthy...Sample Sundays·1 min read
Sample Sunday: Riding the Riddims Bottomline Kenya·August 30, 2015Sauti Sol’s lastest release Shake Yo Bam Bam has sparked some interesting discussions on its sampling of some classic...Sample Sundays·3 mins read