Music of East Africa & the Horn

Taarab on the Swahili coast, Ethio-jazz and the krar, Somali qaraami, Benga guitar music, Kenyan and Tanzanian bongo flava.

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Sung and searched in Somali, Swahili, Arabic. The YouTube button above can run your search in that language.

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What East Africa & the Horn is listening to in 2026

This year's hits on YouTube 12 radio stations

Countries 12

Ethiopia Eritrea Somalia Somaliland Djibouti Kenya Tanzania Uganda Rwanda Burundi Sudan South Sudan

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Radio from East Africa & the Horn

Music only, no news or talk. Stations that play the local tradition come first, then the most listened. They play in the corner of the page.

Station directory by Radio Browser Streams come from each station's own server.