Listen Jennifer Atieno Sanna, or Atisanna, to use her stage name, is Kenya’s first professional female nyatiti player. The nyatiti, an eight-stringed harp, was traditionally played only by men among the Luo. She learned how to play this instrument under the tutelage of accomplished nyatiti players, later training further at the Kenya National Theatre. She […]
Listen Remembered for gracing our television screens as the firm but encouraging Tusker Project Fame Academy’s music teacher, Hellen Mtawali is an accomplished singer, composer, choreographer and lecturer at Daystar University, who uses song to evangelise and to help the less fortunate, and has been instrumental in mentoring Kenya’s next generation of musicians. Hellen Mtawali […]
Listen Esther Wahome is a renowned gospel artiste who was not afraid to step out of the norm and create gospel music that can be played anywhere. Ranked by the Music Copyright Society of Kenya as one of Kenya’s top earners in the Performances in Public Places category, she has flown the national flag high […]
Listen Emmy Kosgei is a gospel singer, fashion designer and philanthropist. Due to her Christian upbringing, she started singing in church at a young age and later while in high school, collaborated with other artists including Maximum Melodies. Her musical influences include Esther Wahome, Rebecca Malope, Keke and the late Miriam Makeba. Kosgei has released […]
Listen The name Achieng’ Abura is synonymous with Afro-fusion and Afro-jazz music in Kenya. Although she started as a gospel artiste in 1991, she later found her niche in the Afro-fusion genre. Her first Afro-fusion album titled Maisha, released in 2002, earned her a nomination for the KORA All Africa Music Awards for Best Female […]
Listen Dr Sally Kosgei was the first woman to be appointed Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Public Service, and the second female permanent secretary in independent Kenya. For her exemplary service, she was awarded Chief of the Burning Spear (CBS), Elder of the Burning Spear (EBS) and Elder of the Golden Heart (EGH). Dr […]
Listen Alison Ngibuini is the founder of Al Is On Productions Limited, a company involved in producing television programmes and commercials. Some of the notable shows produced by the company include Staying Alive, The Zain Africa Challenge, Siri and Shuga. Ngibuini also created, wrote and produced the TV show Mali – a first of its […]
Listen Judy Kibinge is an acclaimed Kenyan filmmakers, and the brain behind hit film productions and documentaries including Project Daddy, Killer Necklace, Something Necessary and Dangerous Affairs (winner of the 2003 Zanzibar Film Festival overall prize). Coming of Age, her 2008 documentary, won ‘Best Short Documentary’ in the Africa Academy Awards in 2009. She founded […]
Listen One of the foremost leading lights in the Kenyan theatre scene, Mumbi Kaigwa is a veteran whose longevity and dedication to the arts have won her well-merited recognition on the international stage. When she performed in a television production as the little girl in Wole Soyinka’s The Strong Breed, 10-year-old Mumbi Kaigwa had no […]
Listen Dorothy Ghettuba is passionate about television and is the founder and CEO of Spielworks Media, a digital media production company that has produced shows such as Lies that Bind, Saints, Higher Learning and Block D. Spielworks has also produced civic education shows such as Know Your Constitution. Before she registered Spielworks locally in 2009, […]