At the Encounters International Documentary Festival, films from South Africa and abroad illuminate urgent issues of land ...

Jacky Vike has shared her journey to fluency in Kikuyu, influenced by a youthful crush, sparking online praise for her performances and cultural connection.

Kenyan musicians are lighting up US stages as Mugithi and other homegrown sounds connect diaspora audiences to culture, ...

Video from TikToker Imac Maribel's cremation reveals Priscilla wa Imani confronting Ngaruiya Junior over remarks on Rigathi ...

New research explores music's impact on learning, memory, and emotions in two studies. One reveals that familiar music can enhance concentration and learning, while the other demonstrates that music ...

Carolyne DeMathew has announced her engagement to a new partner, six years after the death of Kikuyu music legend John DeMathew The widow shared a video in a decorated hotel setting alongside her new ...

The spelling is odd: Kikuyu. You’ll hear the word, pronounced kuh-KOO-yah, umpteen times on this week’s Genesis Invitational broadcast. We’re talking, of course, about the peculiar grass that covers ...

The grass does, however, have roots in East Africa, which explains the name. Officially Pennisetum clandestinum, Kikuyu grass—which is actually an invasive species, categorized in some places as a ...

Co-directed by Andrew H. Brown, the Sundance-bound doc is about Wangondu’s family's history, but also "democracy, oligarchs, and how money is influencing policy and limiting the lives of locals." By ...

Humans devote ample time to producing and listening to music. What music offers to humans is universally valued. This universality raises the question of the origin of human musicality. What is music ...