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Index Kenyan hip hop

Kenyan hip hop is a genre of music and a culture that covers various forms and sub-genres of hip hop and rap originating from Kenya.[1]

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  1. 35 relations: Barack Obama, Boomba music, Contemporary R&B, Dance-pop, Dandora, Drum machine, East Coast hip hop, Genge, Genre, Gidi Gidi Maji Maji, Hip hop music, K-South, Kenya, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, Keyboard instrument, Marvin Gaye, Matatu, Nairobi, Poxi Presha, Rapping, Rhythm and blues, Sampler (musical instrument), Sexual Healing, Sheng slang, Singing, Southern hip hop, Swahili language, Synthesizer, Tedd Josiah, The New York Times, The Source, West Coast hip hop, Word Up! (magazine), YouTube, 2006 Kisima Music Awards.

  2. Music of Kenya

Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

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Boomba music

Boomba music, also referred to as kapuka (due to the beat pattern; not to be confused with kapuka rap), is a form of hip pop music popular in Kenya. Kenyan hip hop and Boomba music are music of Kenya.

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Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music genre that combines rhythm and blues with elements of pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music.

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Dance-pop

Dance-pop is a subgenre of pop music that originated in the late 1970s to early 1980s.

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Dandora

Dandora is an Estate in Kenya's capital and largest city, Nairobi.

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Drum machine

A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns.

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East Coast hip hop

East Coast hip hop is a regional subgenre of hip hop music that originated in New York City during the 1970s.

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Genge

Genge music is a genre of hip-hop music influenced by dancehall, originating from Nairobi, Kenya in the 1990s. Kenyan hip hop and Genge are music of Kenya.

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Genre

Genre (kind, sort) is any style or form of communication in any mode (written, spoken, digital, artistic, etc.) with socially agreed-upon conventions developed over time.

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Gidi Gidi Maji Maji

Gidi Gidi Maji Maji (also known as GidiGidi MajiMaji or GidigidiMajimaji) is a Kenyan hip hop duo from Nairobi.

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Hip hop music

Hip hop or hip-hop, also known as rap and formerly as disco rap, is a genre of popular music that originated in the early 1970s from the African American community.

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K-South

K-South was a Kenyan hip-hop duo made up of "Bamboo" (Tim Kimani) and "Doobeez'" (Jerry Manzekele), now known as "Abbas Kubaff".

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Kenya

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya (Jamhuri ya Kenya), is a country in East Africa.

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Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) is the state-run media organisation of Kenya.

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Keyboard instrument

A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument played using a keyboard, a row of levers that are pressed by the fingers.

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Marvin Gaye

Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and musician.

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Matatu

In Kenya, matatu or matatus (known as mathree in Sheng) are privately owned minibuses used as share taxis.

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Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya.

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Poxi Presha

Poxi Presha (1971–2005), real name Prechard Pouka Olang, was a pioneer Kenyan rapper.

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Rapping

Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular".

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Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African-American communities in the 1940s.

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Sampler (musical instrument)

A sampler is an electronic musical instrument that records and plays back samples (portions of sound recordings).

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Sexual Healing

"Sexual Healing" is a song recorded by American singer Marvin Gaye from his seventeenth and final studio album, Midnight Love (1982).

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Sheng slang

Sheng is primarily a Swahili and English-based cant, perhaps a mixed language or creole, originating among the urban youth of Nairobi, Kenya, and influenced by many of the languages spoken there.

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Singing

Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice.

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Southern hip hop

Southern hip hop, also known as Southern rap, South Coast hip hop, or dirty south, is a blanket term for a regional genre of American hip hop music that emerged in the Southern United States, especially in Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Florida—often titled “The Big 5,” five states which constitute the "Southern Network" in rap music.

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Swahili language

Swahili, also known by its local name Kiswahili, is a Bantu language originally spoken by the Swahili people, who are found primarily in Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique (along the East African coast and adjacent littoral islands).

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Synthesizer

A synthesizer (also synthesiser, or simply synth) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals.

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Tedd Josiah

Edmond "Tedd" Josiah (born 1970) is a Kenyan music producer and entrepreneur.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Source

The Source is an American hip hop and entertainment website, and a magazine that publishes annually or.

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West Coast hip hop

West Coast hip hop is a regional genre of hip hop music that encompasses any artists or music that originated in the West Coast of the United States.

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Word Up! (magazine)

Word Up! Magazine was a popular teen entertainment magazine that debuted in August 1987.

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YouTube

YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google.

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2006 Kisima Music Awards

The 2006 Kisima Music Awards were held in Nairobi, Kenya.

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See also

Music of Kenya

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenyan_hip_hop

Also known as Kenyan rap.