Below is an overview
of our projects
Retracing Kikuyu Popular Music
What are the roots of Mugithi? Why did Gospel music become such a big part of Kikuyu popular music? Is it true that there is a Jim Reeves, Don Williams or Kenny Rodgers cassette in the home of every music-loving...
Retracing the Benga Rhythm
This commemorative package makes a bold journey into Kenya’s musical past. The booklet, audio CD and documentary DVD trace the roots of Benga music which is arguably the most distinctive sound to have come out of Kenya’s 70 years of...
The Singing Wells
A project in partnership with Abubilla Music - preserving East Africa’s cultural music heritage now and for the future.
Spotlight on Kenyan Music Vol. 3
Spotlight on Kenyan Music is a cultural cooperation programme for the development of afro-fusion Kenyan music. Initiated by Alliance Francaise de Nairobi in 2005 with the support of the Embassy of France in Kenya and Total Kenya Ltd, and the...
Spotlight on Kenyan Music Vol. 4
It is with much pride and enthusiasm that Alliance Française de Nairobi presents the 4th volume in the Spotlight on Kenyan Music series. A compilation of traditional music successfully arranged to contemporary rhythms, it keeps an authentically Kenyan character. In...
