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… The programme reflects how music already connects Nairobi's young listeners, whether through food, conversation, creativity or community," said Agnes Opondo, Spotify's Artists & Labels Partnerships Lead for East Africa. …
Food, fashion, football, music: How Spotify's Greasy Tunes brought Nairobi together for 12 daysCitizen Digital
… That tells us discovery isn't replacing legacy, it's expanding it," said Agnes Opondo, Spotify's Artist and Label Partnerships Manager for East Africa. …
Ywaya Tajiri, Prince Indah lead Spotify's biggest streaming gains among Nairobi Gen Z listenersCitizen Digital
… Speaking ahead of the event, Spotify's Artist and Label Partnerships Manager for East Africa, Agnes Opondo, said the listening data reflects a generation whose relationship with music extends well beyond playlists. …
Spotify data shows Nairobi's Gen Z leads Africa in music streaming as Greasy Tunes debutsSpotify's Greasy Tunes Nairobi was a 12-day cultural programme held between July 15 and 26 at Heltz House, bringing together artists, listeners, creators, fashion enthusiasts, food lovers and storytellers to explore the connections between music and everyday life in the city.
29 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Spotify's Greasy Tunes Nairobi was a 12-day cultural programme held between July 15 and 26 at Heltz House, bringing together artists, listeners, creators, fashion enthusiasts, food lovers and storytellers to explore the connections between music and everyday life in the city.
29 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Emerging singer Ywaya Tajiri and Ohangla star Prince Indah posted the biggest streaming gains among Nairobi Gen Z listeners in Spotify's June 2026 data, with Ywaya Tajiri achieving 6,151 per cent year-on-year growth among 18–24-year-olds and his song 'Chai ya saa kumi' becoming the city's most-streamed song that month.
22 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Spotify data shows that users aged 18–24 in Nairobi accounted for 53.7 per cent of all streams in June 2026, giving the Kenyan capital the highest concentration of Gen Z listeners among three African cities analysed, with Lagos at 44.4 per cent and Johannesburg at 29.9 per cent. Young listeners in Nairobi are embracing a diverse mix of sounds reflecting regional and international influences, with dancehall emerging as the fastest-growing genre.
13 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →