Aaron Rimbui, the Kenyan jazz musician who’s been instrumental in reinvigorating and establishing a flourishing jazz scene in Kenya, is set to release a new collaboration with two award-winning South African musicians. Together with Herbie…
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Our2Cents Ep. 97: Aaron Rimbui’s tips on exploring the Joy of Jazz festival!
In just a few days, one of South Africa’s oldest jazz festival is going to take place, bringing together jazz enthusiasts and performers from all over the world! Kenya’s own music maestro, Aaron Rimbui, joins…
#10Questions: Kenya’s jazz maestro, Aaron Rimbui
“There’s always someone that has to start that movement, so let me start and dive into it.” So says Aaron Rimbui, the Kenyan jazz musician who’s been instrumental in reinvigorating and establishing a flourishing jazz…
#MustListen: ‘Lazizi’ the Sauti Sol classic re-imagined
By Aaron Rimbui It occurred to me that great jazz artists past and present have always reimagined pop tunes of the day. That gave me the idea of looking inward- Kenyan pop tunes that tell…
Afro-fusion takes on whole new meaning at B&W
“Everyone thinks they’re tall until they stand next to a Sudanese national”. Those were words spoken by keyboard maestro Aaron Rimbui after spending three days with South African musician Claire Philips and her talented band….
Blankets & Wine mashing African talent
To celebrate their 33rd edition, Blankets and Wine will this weekend introduce their Africa mash-up project where two African artists consolidate their talent and come up with a fresh new sound. For the first mash-up…