Top Bubbling Songs Defining Kenya’s Next Sounds
By Presta, 30 August 2023
Lele
YBW Smith has been coming hard with his dancehall sampled bangers a, joining the ranks of lil maina, danski & mtap3li who are also killing it .
Lele is the most bubbling song on in the underground Ke music scene right now.
By the end of the year the song would have crossed over to mainstream industry.
Shikisha
This is a late entrant but credit has to be given due , for it’s lil maina & crew who came up with this new wave a year ago
The song samples Konshens and the late J Capri Pull up to me bumper dancehall anthem .
Lil maina & Danski brought a whole vibe that each time this song drops you will have no other choice to stand and dance.
Miondoko.
This trio of artists can be attributed to be the first music group that came up with the new Gengetone wave
Their catchy cadence’s and complementing rap skills set this group apart and their recent smash Miondoko is a continuation of a run that is now 4 years old.
Reing Genje .
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