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Mar 13, 2026

Faces At Kilele

Reeling in from the Kilele 2026 success, have a walk through some of our photos.

Mar 4, 2026

Wrapping up Kilele 2026

Thank you to everyone who came, contributed and donated to the summit! Watch out for more stories, pictures and videos in the coming weeks!

Feb 25, 2026

Kilele Summit 2026: Community as Practice, Sound as Solidarity

Kilele 2026 officially opened with powerful speeches reminding us that community is an active practice

Feb 24, 2026

Kilele 26 Officially Opens

Artists, producers, DJs, thinkers, and young creatives gather to shape conversations about how music is made and sustained

Feb 20, 2026

Kilele Producer's Meet Up

Sign up for this Santuri East Africa x Sanara's Workshop

Feb 20, 2026

Learn at Kilele: Ableton Advanced Masterclass

Sign up for this Santuri East Africa x Sanara's Workshop

Feb 20, 2026

Learn at Kilele: Ableton Beginner Workshop

Sign up for this Santuri East Africa x Sanara's Workshop

Feb 20, 2026

Learn At Kilele: Boards To Beats Workshop

Sign up for this Santuri East Africa x Sanara's Workshop

Feb 20, 2026

Learn At Kilele: Bitwig Studio Workshop

Sign up for this Santuri East Africa and Sanara's Workshop

Feb 20, 2026

Legendary Producer Youth brings his expertise to Kilele Summit

A unique opportunity to learn from one of the greats in alternative music history!

Feb 11, 2026

Kilele2026 Radio

Mina and R_R_ Take Over COSMOS on Refuge Worldwide - A Kilele x Le Guess Who? Special

A sneak peek into what you can expect at this year's Kilele

Feb 2, 2026

Theme Kilele2026

Instrument Makers Lab 2026 – Accessibility In Focus

An artist-led environment where learning happens through doing, collaboration and failure

Jan 26, 2026

Kilele2026 Line-up

The First Wave Of Artists for 2026 Announced

Kilele will feature performances, panels and workshops from a blend of international and regional artists.

Jan 14, 2026

Projects Kilele2026

Instrument Maker Lab Extends To 2 Weeks

Starting from 16th of February, the programme will focus specifically on accessibility in instrument design

Jan 12, 2026

Kilele2026 Line-up

A UK Legend Joins Kilele: Youth

With a career spanning more than 30 years, Youth occupies a rare position at the intersection of global superstardom and underground experimentation.

Dec 29, 2025

Projects Kilele2026

Pro Helvetia residency at Kilele 2026

Embodied Archives brings together artists Jim Chuchu (KE) and Mehmet Aslan (CH)

Dec 18, 2025

Kilele2026 Line-up

First artists dropping soon

Get ready, music, tech and culture enthusiasts! We're gearing up to drop the first artists in January

Nov 16, 2025

Projects Radio

Community Radio at Kilele

Freqency Shift - Creating Shared Spaces Through Community Radio

Nov 16, 2025

Theme Kilele2026

Our Theme For 2026

Going into the third edition of Kilele, we spent time reflecting on how we got here.

Nov 11, 2025

Kilele2025 Highlights

Highlights from Kilele 2025

See the full performance of "RESISTANCE" from Kilele 2025

Nov 10, 2025

Projects Kilele2025

Kilele 2025 Aftermovie

Get ready for 2026 with a quick review of the last edition

Nov 8, 2025

General

Dates for 2026 announced!

Kilele will come back for is third edition in 2026