Kenya’s Best Vocalist Gives You a Taste of the Coast This Holiday Season

The holiday season is just around the corner, which means it’s time to relax and chill out at the coast. In order to put you in the right mood, Alai K and Kombo invite you for the Pwani Grooves night which takes place on 14th December at the Goethe Institut Auditorium from 8:00 p.m. Entrance is Kshs. 250.

Pwani Grooves combines the styles of two musicians from the coastal side of Kenya, showcasing the Mijikenda and Swahili styles of music. Alai K and Kombo with his Afrosimba Band will fuse rhythms like Kirumbizi, Mwanzele, Sengenya and Chakacha with modern instruments to bring the melodies of the coast right to the center of the busy and chaotic city of Nairobi.

Alai K was raised in a Swahili cultural environment which influenced his current way of singing and musical direction. His songs feature Swahili poetry and storytelling. And if you were wondering what song was playing just as the credits rolled on Nairobi Half Life, that was his Ndege Ruka. He also featured in the BLNRB Project with Just-A-Band, Jahcoozi and Teichmann Brothers among others.

Kombo was exposed to live music from an early age. Over the years, he learnt to play several instruments, like percussion and guitar, was part of several bands and performed at various festivals in Africa and Europe. Kombo’s first album Ndivyo Ilivyo was completed in 2009 and he is right now working on his sophomore album.

Check out Alai K and Gebrüder Teichmann’s Everyday Without You, which appeared on BLNRB: Welcome to the Madhouse below.
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