Here is the list of top 10 artists in Kenya in 2023.
1.Khaligraph Jones
Brian Robert Ouko alias Khaligraph papa Jones tops the charts of Kenyan music these year. His top releases these year are Leta Kamnyweso featuring Mejja with over 3 million views. His best release these year was with Harmonize dabbed Kwame. Kwame has also garnered over 5 million views. His latest release minimal pressure already has 100k views with less than an hour.
2.Nyashinski
Nyamari Ongegu alias Nyashinski comes second in the list. his best all time song is Malaika released back in 2017 with over 16 million views.
His latest release named good to me has already clocked 850k views. Nyashinski has been the named as one of the best Kenyan musicians since his return in 2016.
3. Sauti Sol
Sauti Sol is a Kenyan boy band formed in Kenya. The band was formed by vocalists Bien-Aimé Baraza, Willis Chimano and Savara Mudigi in 2005 before guitarist Polycarp Otieno joined. This led to their rebranding. The group has achieved numerous accolades throughout their existence. They occupy the third spot on our list as their hit single ‘Melanin’. The single which features Patoranking garnered over 30 million as of March 2023.
The boyhood group’s latest release and said to be probably the last was Lil mama released end of last year with over 4 million views and over 30 million streams.
4. Otile Brown
Otile Brown is a Kenyan Independent R&B singer, songwriter, guitarist and actor. He has been a household name in the African music industry for some time now. His hit single ‘Dusuma’ featuring Meddy has had a stupendous 2022 amassing over 39 million streams in youtube.
Otile’s latest release featuring Nadia mukami has over 1.3 million views in just 2 weeks after release.
5. H_art the Band
Wachira Gatama, Kenneth Muya, and Mordecai Mwini form H art the band. They have entertained us with their music for many years. They gained a huge following thanks to their breakout song ‘Uliza Kiatu.’ Another one of their most popular songs on YouTube, ‘Nikikutazama’, made them one of Kenya’s top singing groups. H art the band has become an extremely rapid musical sensation in East Africa. This is thanks to their distinctive sound, known as Afro-Poetry. This sound combines music with an African influence and spoken word/poetry.
Their hit single ‘El- Shaddai’ has amassed over 13 million views as of March 2023. There latest release is On your mind with over 300k views in the past one month.
6. Gloria Muliro
Gloria Owendi is a Kenyan gospel singer and songwriter better known by her stage name Gloria Muliro. Gloria comes to many as a surprise in this list. Muliro released four albums as of 2013, the best-selling of which, ‘Kibali’, contains the well-known song “Sitolia” with Willy Paul. Gloria has long been a household name in the music business. This is evidenced by how well her music has performed. As of March 2023, views for his hit song “Narudisha” had reached over 12 million.
It has been a while since he released a song but Gloria still comes top as her music still has got much following and streams.
Kenyan singer-songwriter Nadia Mukami is well-known for her top singles “Si Rahisi” and “Radio Love”. In October 2020, she released her first EP, titled African Popstar. She is the creator of the “Sevens Creative Hub” record label in Kenya. Nadia has established herself as a major player in the music scene. She keeps racking up views and solidifying her position among the top musicians with her melodious compositions. As of March 2023, her song “Wangu” has amassed over 12 million views. The song features Sanaipei Tande.
Her latest song is Mi Nawe featuring Arrow Bwoy with over 1.5 million views in just a month.
8. Willy Paul
Wilson Abubakar Radido famously known as Willy Paul is a Kenyan artist and songwriter from Nairobi. He has released some record-breaking songs throughout his illustrious career. His single ‘I Do’ featuring Jamaican songstress Alaine makes him a contender for the third spot in our 2023 list. The song has amassed over 34 million views as of March 2023. His latest release featuring Miss P named ‘Popo’ with over one million views.
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