Santuri East Africa is a community-focussed music innovation hub based in Nairobi, Kenya.
We exist to bring about a more equitable, authentic and diverse music industry.
Award-winning music education in Nairobi
Studios, Santuri Salon workshop space, gear hire and more
The region’s first music tech and innovation summit
Artist development, events, bookings and more
Incubating creative enterprises
︎︎︎We specialize in providing progressive, globally-focussed music education for producers and DJs through the Santuri Electronic Music Academy (SEMA).
︎︎︎We connect artists to knowledge, music technology, production & recording facilities, and cultural dialogues at our Santuri Salon space.
︎︎︎We create opportunities for sonic artists through showcase events, residencies and collaborations
︎︎︎We provide an environment that lives our commitment to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion
︎︎︎We build partnerships and develop networks globally to support artists and creatives
︎︎︎We host an annual music tech and innovation summit - Kilele
SEMA Film Club is a series of extra-curricular movie screenings held for SEMA students. It happens at Unseen Nairobi in Kilimani. Movies in line with our themes of electronic and traditional music are screened, then used as a jumping-off point for discussion between the participants about music, creativity and the industry. To keep the conversation flowing after the screening, Santuri invites DJs from our community to play on the terrace into the evening at Unseen Jams. Santuri has also worked with Unseen to provide a unique live scoring experience for the movies “Air Conditioner”, “Maangamizi” and “Citizen Kwame”.
