Otile, Sauti Sol, Nyashinski & Nviiri top list of most streamed artistes in Kenya

Kenyan Boy Band Sauti Sol have emerged as the most streamed music group in Kenya on Spotify, one year after the streaming platform launched in the Country. Others on the list of most streamed artistes include Nviiri The Storyteller, Otile Brown, Nyashinski and Bensoul.

At the same time, Niko Sawa by Nviiri the Storyteller (feat. Bien) is the most streamed Kenyan song.

Ex by the young and rising star Nikita Kering’ is the second most streamed Kenyan song. It seemed to have been the go-to heartbreak song as it was added to over 600 breakup playlists.

The other soundtrack that defined Nairobi’s dating scene was Bensoul’s Nairobi (feat. Mejja), which lands at number three. H_art the Band’s My Jaber ft Brizy Annchild is fourth, followed by Otile Brown’s Dusuma ft Meddy.

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Statistics released by the streaming platform also shows that the Gengetone genre is among the top 10 most streamed playlists by Kenyans on Spotify.

Eight out of the ten songs exported are all collaborations, probably due to the combination of two different fan bases. Wanani Remix by Bahati, Benzema, Mejja, Odi Wa Muranga and Petra Ssaru is the top exported song, with most of the plays coming in from the USA.

Bensoul’s collaboration with Mejja, Nviiri The Storyteller and Sauti Sol in Nairobi puts it in second place. Ayub Ogada’s Kothbiro is fourth and the only non-collaboration song in the top five.

The countries where the top five exported songs were most streamed are USA, UK, Canada in that order, with the exception of Ayub Ogada’s Kothbiro where it was most streamed in USA, Germany then Netherlands.

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Most streamed Kenyan artists

Sauti Sol
Nviiri The Storyteller
Otile Brown
Nyashinski
Bensoul
Wakadinali
BURUKLYN BOYZ
H_art the Band
Mejja
Khaligraph Jones

Most streamed Kenyan songs

Nviiri The Storyteller, Bien - Niko Sawa
Nikita Kering’ - Ex
Bensoul, Mejja, Nviiri The Storyteller, Sauti Sol - Nairobi
H_art the Band, Brizy Annechild - My Jaber (Friday)
Otile Brown, Meddy - Dusuma
Nviiri The Storyteller - Kitenge
Chris Kaiga, Mutoriah - I Want
Chris Kaiga, Nyashinski - Hapo Tu
NDOVU KUU, Khaligraph Jones, Boutross Munene - NDOVU NI KUU
Mbuzi Gang, Mejja - Shamra Shamra

Top exported Kenya artists

Sauti Sol
Jeff Kaale
Otile Brown
Ayub Ogada
Nviiri The Storyteller
Willy Paul
Bensoul
Stella Mwangi
Nyashinski
Karun

Top exported Kenyan songs

Bahati, Benzema, Mejja, Odi Wa Muranga, Petra Ssaru - Wanani - Remix
Bensoul, Mejja, Nviiri The Storyteller, Sauti Sol - Nairobi
Sauti Sol, Patoranking - Melanin
Ayub Ogada - Kothbiro
Sauti Sol, Bensoul, Crystal Asige, Kaskazini, Nviiri The Storyteller - Extravaganza
Sauti Sol, Nyashinski - Short N Sweet
Willy Paul, Alaine - I Do
Otile Brown, Meddy - Dusuma
Sauti Sol - Suzanna
Sauti Sol, RedFourth Chorus - Kuliko Jana