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Alt girls run the world

A collage of Sofiya Nzau, Nikita Kering and Xenia Manasseh.

Kenya has a tremendous pool of talent in the art scene. From women in music, entertainment, and pop culture - women are the crown jewel of Kenya's cultural zeitgeist of this decade.

And while acts such as Nadia Mukami, Sanaipei Tande, Jovial, Akothee, Femi One and, more recently, Ssaru are excelling in the mainstream space, it is the Alt Kenyan scene that is making waves; marking the crossover for Kenyan artistes into new regions and markets.

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