The Kenyan music industry is dominated by the male species and from time to time, we hear of women complaining of being treated differently compared to their male counterparts.
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This notwithstanding, select female musicians have gone out of their ways to make sure they have a cake in this male-dominated field.
These women continue to fight day and night to have their names in the charts, as they entertain us with great music.
Top 5 Best Female musicians ruling in Kenya 2022
Citimuzik selected a few who have created music worth your time in 2020 and here’s the list;
- Femi One
Rapper Femi One is signed under Kaka Empire and is one of the female musicians who have held the flag high this year. She has been commanding the airwaves with her hit song Utawezana featuring Mejja.
2. Nadia Mukami
Nadia Mukami who refers to herself as the African Pop Star first made a name for herself with the song Radio Love featuring Arrow Bwoy. This year, the award-winning Nadia has dropped a series of hits among them Maombi, Jibe, and Tesa among others.
3. Diana B
Diana Marua is a Kenyan celebrity, content creator, former reality TV star, and now a rapper. She first came into the limelight after featuring in Bahati’s music video of the song “Mapenzi.”
The celebrity has since gained a lot of admirers and haters in almost equal measure. Diana has time and again been a victim of trolls but that has never stopped her from being who she is.
4. Nikita Kering
Nikita Kering thrust into the limelight as a 16-year-old who could sing. She went on to win awards for her vocal prowess. In 2020, she has blessed us with two songs Where you been and Never let you go.
5. Tanasha Donna
Fairly new to the music business, Tanasha Donna who is a former radio presenter has this year alone blessed her fans with hits songs like Gere featuring Diamond Platnumz, Liar, and Sawa among others.
6. Sanaipei Tande
Sanaipei Tande wears many hats in the entertainment industry and aside from acting, being a radio host, she is also a good singer and songwriter. This year alone, she has hit the airwaves with songs like Kunitema, Mdaka mdakiwa, and Wangu featuring Nadia Mukami among others.
7. Sylvia Saru
Rapper cum singer Sylvia Saru is also new in the game but is getting her name high up the chat with her prowess in doing what she does best. She has been on the airwaves with songs like Dose and Swagger, among other collabos with notable names in the Kenyan music industry.
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- Zuchu – Tanzania Ya Sasa (Prod. Lizer)
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- Zuchu Ft Khadija Kopa – MAUZAUZA
- WCB Wasafi – Jibebe Ft Diamond Platnumz, Lava Lava & Mbosso
- Krizbeatz – Proper Ft. Diamond Platnumz & Tekno
- Diamond Platnumz – Number One Remix Ft Davido
- Diamond Platnumz Ft Khadija Kopa – Nasema Nawe
- Rayvanny Ft Diamond Platnumz – Vumbi (Prod. S2kizzy)
- Diamond Platnumz – Jeje (Prod. Kel P)
- Zuchu Ft Mbosso – Ashua
