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Santuri is a value-driven community enterprise active in the alternative / underground electronic music scenes of East Africa with our headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.
We offer music production courses, studio services, showcases, artist development opportunities, as well as research and market development activities.
Santuri is the home of SEMA, our flagship project that’s trained over 100 artists in the past 12 months.
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SEMA BEGINNER PRODUCTION CLASS
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SEMA BEGINNER DJ & PRODUCTION COURSES ORIENTATION
Our new space is now operational. Workshops, studio services, listening sessions, release parties. Get in touch if you want to work with us.
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13th NOV, 2023
This Friday the 13th January 2023, we invite you to our campus at The Mall, Basement, Westlands from 1pm - 10pm for our second SEMA OPEN DAY!!!
In this edition we will be hosting two more activities which are Jadili Panels with Project SISI - a conversation with Manch!ld & KMRU and a panel on Amplifying (East) African Artists, a conversation with Kikelomo Oludemi, David Tinning and others.
28TH OCT, 2022
Join us for a freaky friday this week! It’s the SEMA Halloween party at The Mist! We have an amazing lineup of artists including live performances from Dipa Konnection and the illustrious DJ Boboss! We’re also celebrating the graduation of our latest SEMA cohort, so the community is coming through strong: DJ Shikkiey, DJ Seche, Snse & more!No costume necessary - but spooky vibes are welcome.
8th NOV, 2022
USISEME HUKUAMBIWA! HAKUNA KULALA PARTY ipo SANTURI!! LEO NI KUSABABISHA Vibaya Pale The Mall Basement,Westlands.10PM mpaka Chee!
Come experience a proper function in Nairobi like no other courtesy of @nyegenyegefest staples @rey_sapienz and @lady_hash, @kuiyucreates and Nairobi Chief @budalagi .Special guests in the plenty.
Kosa Uchekwe!
20th OCT, 2022
7pm, Unseen Nairobi, Wood Ave, Kilimani
15th OCT, 2022
Santuri Sound System makes a return to Nairobi’s iconic Shelter club! Prepare your ears & body for a rhythmic session exploring the overlap between Black techno & African electronic music. Come revel in the sounds of Kimina, Budalagi, Coco Em, Badman Bantou.
Doors at 8pm, 500 KES after 10pm, Shelter KE, 33 Woodvale Grove, Westlan
Hello all, and welcome to Santuri’s ✨NEW✨ website!
So much has happened in the last 18 months that we felt the need to refresh how people can view and interact with us. We’ll be adding content from the old site in due course.
We hope you like it! For any comments or queries please drop us a note at info @ santuri. org
So much has happened in the last 18 months that we felt the need to refresh how people can view and interact with us. We’ll be adding content from the old site in due course.
We hope you like it! For any comments or queries please drop us a note at info @ santuri. org
Back in March 2022 we rocked Shelter club in Westlands to its foundations with a stellar line up of live electronic acts. We’re proud to present the first performance from that night, featuring Manthmatics / Piozone, and Sam Mbugua on keys.
Dive in and stay tuned for more performances!
Read more here...
Dive in and stay tuned for more performances!
Read more here...
EDUCATION: SEMA IN SESSION
We are reaching midway through the fifth cohort of SEMA - our second Intermediate Course. Twenty-two students are enrolled, and we have prepared an incredible mixture of topics for the 6 weeks - from deep dives into production and recording, to investigating the role of experimentation and East African culture in electronic music.
Here are some photos:
Find out more about SEMA here.
View the video below on Santuri’s last clean-up initiative with Mathare Social Justice Centre in May 2022.
To learn more about our partnership with MSJC, click here.