“I might not know through experience what it’s like creating in a repressive regime, but
“I might not know through experience what it’s like creating in a repressive regime, but I’ve seen its effects—for a long time art was stripped of its voice and its power. Now, a sense of creative freedom is exploding. There are so many bands, and bands being formed. There are brilliant bedroom producers with dope ideas, filmmakers getting their ideas out there. We’re making so many different sounds, incorporating sounds that we like from here, from Kenya, or traditional instruments but also being very in touch with what’s going on around the world.”—Kenyan musician, producer, and DJ Bill “Blinky” Sellanga, on the music culture of Nairobi (via @thecreativeindependent) -- source link
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