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Nyokabi Kariuki

Data updated on 2025-07-29 13:24:32 UTC
Nyokabi Kariũki (she/her) is a Kenyan composer, sound artist and performer. Her sonic imagination is ever-evolving, spanning across various genres from experimental-electronic & classical contemporary music, to explorations in sound art, film, pop, (East) African musical traditions, and more. She performs with the piano, voice, electronics, and on several instruments from the African continent, particularly on kalimbas. Nyokabi’s work, going from her acclaimed EP 'peace places: kenyan memories' (Scrawl World) to her debut album FEELING BODY (cmntx records), have been described as “deft” (The Quietus) and “transcendent” (The Guardian), with Bandcamp highlighting seeing her as “becoming a crucial voice in contemporary composition and experimental music.” She seeks to create meaningful and challenging art, illuminated by a commitment to the preservation and reflection on African thought, language and stories.

Genres

: experimental

Total plays

375,651
Updated on 2025-07-29

Monthly listeners

1,781

Followers

3,495

Top Cities

  1. Kenya
    Nairobi
    73 listeners
  2. Germany
    37 listeners
  3. Uganda
    Kampala
    32 listeners
  4. Netherlands
    37 listeners
  5. United Kingdom
    25 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Nazama - A COLORS SHOW
Nazama - A COLORS SHOW
98,975 2:35 2023-11-09
quiet face
quiet face
50,037 3:10 2023-03-03
Equator song
Equator song
40,731 2:44 2022-01-26
Nazama
Nazama
38,915 2:34 2023-01-25
Ouverture
Ouverture
23,199 1:53 2023-10-06
Subira
Subira
19,057 4:26 2023-03-03
feeling body
feeling body
11,717 12:27 2023-03-03
A Walk Through My Cũcũ's Farm
A Walk Through My Cũcũ's Farm
10,286 5:55 2022-02-25
Galu
Galu
9,993 6:58 2021-07-14
home piano
home piano
7,889 2:48 2022-02-25
fire head
fire head
7,463 4:47 2023-03-03
uncertain
uncertain
7,182 4:36 2021-11-01
Ngurumo, or Feeding Goats Mangoes
Ngurumo, or Feeding Goats Mangoes
7,179 4:40 2022-02-25
Windbags - Nyokabi Kariuki Remix
Windbags - Nyokabi Kariuki Remix
7,049 5:30 2023-06-02
Fermeture
Fermeture
6,930 1:44 2023-10-06
folds
folds
6,803 5:39 2023-03-03
Naila’s Peace Place
Naila’s Peace Place
6,491 5:20 2022-02-25
Like You - Nyokabi Kariūki Remix
Like You - Nyokabi Kariūki Remix
4,696 3:28 2023-12-05
Item no. ______
Item no. ______
2,928 4:44 2024-10-11
It Only Ever Rains in November
It Only Ever Rains in November
2,607 3:20 2023-04-21
emeralda
emeralda
2,183 5:05 2024-11-21
Whispers from Ancient Vessels - Nyokabi Kariũki Rework
Whispers from Ancient Vessels - Nyokabi Kariũki Rework
2,147 4:07 2024-08-27
the season of Big rain (Mbura ya Njahĩ)
the season of Big rain (Mbura ya Njahĩ)
1,194 8:27 2023-05-12
les flots
les flots
< 1000 1:00 2020-09-25
Sunset in Nairobi
Sunset in Nairobi
< 1000 3:07 2022-11-24
Fishermen (Sell Your Dreams) - Nyokabi Kariuki Rework
Fishermen (Sell Your Dreams) - Nyokabi Kariuki Rework
< 1000 3:29 2022-11-27
laika, bluu
laika, bluu
< 1000 6:60 2023-05-26
The Horse's Pelvis Is A Lyre - Nyokabi Kariūki Remix
The Horse's Pelvis Is A Lyre - Nyokabi Kariūki Remix
< 1000 8:49 2023-05-26
want of a bird - Nyokabi Kariũki Remix
want of a bird - Nyokabi Kariũki Remix
< 1000 4:02 2024-04-17

New releases

Nazama - A COLORS SHOW
Nazama - A COLORS SHOW
2023-11-09
[COLORSxSTUDIOS]
FEELING BODY
FEELING BODY
2023-03-03
[Cmntx Records]
Nazama
Nazama
2023-01-25
[Cmntx Records]
peace places: kenyan memories
peace places: kenyan memories
2022-02-25
[Scrawl World Ltd]
Equator song
Equator song
2022-01-26
[Scrawl World Ltd]
Galu
Galu
2021-07-14
[Scrawl World Ltd]