Singer-songwriter and visual artist Coster Ojwang has officially launched a new weekly multilingual podcast series aimed at celebrating and documenting Kenya’s contemporary music and art scene.
Titled MBAKA: The Boiling Pot, the audio-visual podcast is hosted on his YouTube channel and positions itself as a creative hub for fans, musicians and cultural enthusiasts.
The title MBAKA, a Luo word referring to stories, reflects the idea of simmering narratives and cultural blending.
It explores the creative process behind songs, offers in-depth interviews and documents Kenya’s music heritage for future generations.
It also includes fan conversations, diaspora perspectives and interactive storytelling.
“Kenyan music carries profound meaning, layers of history and emotion that rarely receive sustained attention. MBAKA is here to change that, to create a space where art, memory and identity converge,” he says.
The podcast is hosted by Akello Lolo, the only female vocalist in Ojwang’s Fisher’s Band.
Since its debut on 28 January 2026, the show has featured a mix of musicians, creatives and content creators from across the local industry.
The first episode spotlighted Mordecai Dex, a member of H_ART The Band and KodongKlan. In the conversation, Ojwang and Dex reflected on their first meeting and shared their perspectives on the evolution of Kenyan music.
With more than two million global streams and several albums to his name, Ojwang is known for fusing African rhythms with soulful storytelling.
His artistic identity shapes the podcast’s direction, including discussions on live performance and creative chemistry with artists such as Serro in later episodes.
Ojwang believes the platform helps address that gap by shifting attention from hype to cultural preservation.
“We are reclaiming the power of narrative, moving from hype to heritage. Kenyan music deserves not just applause, but analysis and understanding,” he said.
Season one will run from January to June 2026 and feature 12 episodes released in English, Kiswahili and Dholuo, with subtitles for international audiences.
