Sound Nation Kenyan Public Radio

It's been a minute, Sound Nation has been on a pause but we are back. And we are back with a BANG. Starting us off is an interview with the amazing DJ/Producer Draconraze. We shall be talking about how one drunken night turned into a passion for production. To end the episode Dracon will premier his podcast mixing series called In the Rave.

The world has moved to cloud-based streaming services which more or less minimized piracy the music industry had faced during the beginning of the century. Apps like Spotify, Apple music, etc are in the process of accomplishing the impossible — making people pay for music.

In this story, let’s take a walk down the memory lane to see how MP3 technology has changed the music industry for good.

On Todays episode, Chacha reviews the latest album from rapper Kahu$h.

It's 30 years since the development of technology that allowed synthesisers and drum machines to be connected to computers - and since then MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) has revolutionised the world of music recording.

Grime is a genre of electronic music that emerged in London in the early 2000s. It developed out of earlier UK dance style UK garage, and draws influences from jungle, dancehall, and hip hop. Grime is now becoming a popular genre and taking over the waves internationally and with that being said… On today’s episodes we shall take a look at three artists that are blowing up the UK grime scene. First we shall start off with Birminghams very own, Dutchavelli.

On today's episode of evolutions of music, we’ll take a look at the history of sampling, break down some of the misconceptions of its intent and use, and examine the artists that have innovated in the art of sampling over the decades.

Tracklist: 

Revolution 9 by The Beatles 

Amen Brothers by The Winstons

Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A. 

Futurama Theme Song 

La Di Da Di by Dougie E Fresh & Slick Rick 

Hypnotize by Notorious B.I.G. 

We Can't Stop by Miley Cyrus