Sound Beyond Borders with Jeremiah Asiamah | S5: EP 19

About this episode

The episode features a conversation with DJ Jeremiah Asiamah about the rise of Kenyan electronic music and its cultural impact.

I hosted a special edition of the British Council's Creative Hustle in Nairobi featuring Jeremiah Asiamah, internationally acclaimed DJ, BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra broadcaster. This week on the podcast, we spotlight a conversation on the global rise of Kenyan electronic music and how creatives across Nairobi and London are building collaborations and opportunities that extend beyond music into culture, identity and social impact. From Afro-house, deep house and EDM to the global festival circuit, Jeremiah shares insights from a career that has taken him from South London to stages including Glastonbury, Wireless, Notting Hill Carnival and Soundstorm. This episode was supported by the British Council as part of the UK/Kenya Season 2025. NEXT UP: A conversation from the second Equity Creator Masterclass! FOR MORE: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/VIPACCESSwithANYIKO⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/anyikotv/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/industrytalks_ke/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠www.tiktok.com/@anyikotv⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Share Your Feedback: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

People in this episode

Host: Anyiko Owoko

Guest: Jeremiah Asiamah

Topics covered

• Kenyan electronic music
• collaborations
• cultural identity
• social impact
• music festivals

Keywords

• electronic music
• Afro-house
• deep house
• EDM
• collaboration
• cultural identity
• social impact
• music festivals

Sponsors

British Council

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Nairobi, London, South London

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