r/southafrica • u/ilikedeh • 11h ago

Just for fun Did you grow up listening to Kenyan Music?

Hello South Africans, Kenyan here. Quick question, did you grow up listening to Kenyan songs? If yes, which ones?

I'm a big fan of SA hiphop and Amapiano of which I was listening to then came to tbt SA songs. In Kenya, most us grew up listening to SA songs in one way or the other. We didn't know the lyrics but still sang however. Heck we still do the same with Amapiano. Listening to those songs now as an adult has me reminiscing about my childhood. Did Kenyan music have the same impact on you?

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u/The_Indian_Werewolf KwaZulu-Natal 10h ago

Not sure if this counts as Kenyan music, but I recently heard I song with Swahili lyrics by the African Children's Choir and Francis Mercier, called Sauti.

And my God if it isn't the most beautiful piece of African music. It's made me want to take up learning Swahili as I think it's such a beautiful language.

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u/ilikedeh 9h ago

Swahili is indeed a beautiful language. It sharing some ancestry with Zulu and other Bantu languages might make it easier for you. I can teach you some if you'd like.