Veteran Kenyan musicians who have managed to remain relevant

Piece by: RACHEL BETTY
Entertainment

Despite the constant evolution in the music industry, some Kenyan artists have managed to keep up with the waves in the musical ocean in the Kenyan musical ocean.

Sauti Sol

The group started off as an acapella group in 2005 and released their first song 'Mwanzo' in 2008. They are currently one of the most successful Kenyan musicians ever.

The group has received a lot of awards and is even recognized internationally.

Mejja

He is famous for gengetone music. He started his musical journey in 2008 with his first song ‘Jana kuliendaje’. Since then every other song he has produced has been a hit and he was even in a group called the Kansoul.

Its 13 years down the line and Mejja is still going strong, doing shows and recently as seen on his instagram page, he was in Dubai for a show.

Wahu

Her musical career started in 2000 when she released her first single 'Niangalie'. In the past, she has received a lot of awards and has also been nominated for so many awards with respect to her musical talent.

21 years of singing and keeping up with upcoming artists who also want a piece of cake has got to be a record.

Nameless

He rose to fame in 1999 through a star search contest on capital fm which he won with his original song 'Megarider'. He has won several awards in his musical journey and gotten several nomimations.

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