Blinky Bill is a Kenyan musician, producer, DJ and style wizard from Nairobi. He co-founded Just A Band, the art and music collective widely regarded as the forefathers of Kenya’s alternative music scene. His three solo albums span hip-hop, jazz, funk, electronica and traditional African rhythms. His songs have found audiences on Netflix, in Nike campaigns, and on stages around the world. A born collaborator, Blinky has worked with artists from Childish Gambino and Chance the Rapper to Sampa the Great and D’Afro. Above all, he is a philosopher in relentless pursuit of soulfulness in music.
Blinky Bill and host Khangi Khoza talk about what the continent’s artists owe each other, the icons who gave him life, how to honour the lineage while pushing it forward, and why being human is the new frontier.