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Sol Generation Records

Kenyan artist-owned record label launched in Nairobi in 2019 by Sauti Sol.

Based in
Nairobi, Kenya
Founded
2019
Founders
Bien-Aime Baraza, Savara Mudigi, Willis Chimano, Polycarp Otieno

Sol Generation Records is a Kenyan record label based in Nairobi, launched in 2019 by the Afropop group Sauti Sol. It was set up to sign and develop a new generation of Kenyan artists under an artist-run label.

The label is independent and owned by the members of Sauti Sol. Its early signings included Bensoul, Nviiri the Storyteller and Crystal Asige, and it runs Sol Generation TV as a hub for its music videos and sessions.

It matters as one of the more visible artist-owned labels in East Africa, an attempt by an established act to build local infrastructure rather than route talent through outside companies.

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