SANTURI EAST AFRICA

Santuri East Africa is a community-focussed music innovation hub based in Nairobi, Kenya. We are the home of the Santuri Electronic Music Academy (SEMA) where you can learn music production and DJing, and Kilele Summit - the annual conference / festival celebrating adventurous music and culture.

Gavsborg (JA) performs at Dancehall 2 Gengetone showcase, Nairobi, July 18, 2025

WHAT’S NEW:

︎︎︎ New Courses in Kisumu

︎︎︎ DJ and FL Masterclasses in NBI

︎︎︎ Zahabu Sundowners

FEATURED:

Frequency Shift - Creating Shared Spaces Through Community Radio - A major project gets starting September!
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Projects

SEMA

Award-winning music education in Nairobi

Kilele Summit

The region’s first music tech and innovation summit

Salon

Studios, Santuri Salon workshop space, gear hire and more

SASA

Artist development, events, bookings and more

Dancehall 2 Gengetone - Residency Project

We recently wrapped up a residency project between Berlin and Nairobi, tracing the linkages between dancehall and gengetone, Supported ny the International Kollaboration Fund of the Goethe-Institut.

Read / watch / listen here.

FLYERS AND ARTWORK

Santiuri East Africa

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