2025

In 2025, Kenyans streamed more homegrown music than ever before, with artists like Okello Max, Savara, and Bien achieving massive Spotify and YouTube numbers. The scene spanned a wide sonic palette from gengetone revivals to Afro-pop and hip-hop, with Khaligraph Jones's 'Khali Cartel 5' cypher and the Willy Paul-Bahati collaboration becoming cultural events.