Music From East Africa

Founded in 2021, the project serves as an inclusive platform for artists of the various East African musical traditions to showcase their styles and be introduced to a wider audience, bringing music from this underrepresented geocultural sphere closer to listeners from all over the world.
There are three main objectives at heart of Music From East Africa. Firstly, in a rapidly changing society, recording the richness of its traditional music contributes to the conservation of otherwise non-material cultural heritage. Secondly, by putting artists on the map and promoting them, Music From East Africa aims to create knock-on effects for  musicians so that they can make a livelihood of their craft by releasing music and playing live shows via the platform. Thirdly, the mutual encounter of musicians from different styles, both traditional and modern, gives access to an uncharted terrain of fusions and remixes, bursting with exciting new sounds and possibilities.