'Mdundo': East African tunes for the mobile generation

Phoebe Parke, for CNN

Updated 1044 GMT (1844 HKT) January 7, 2015

Kenya-based afro pop group Sauti Sol, which is made up of Bien-Aime Baraza, Willis Austin Chimano, Savara Mudigi and Polycarp Otieno, tops the list of Mdundo's most downloaded artists.
Photos: 10 most downloaded artists on Mdundo.com
Mdundo's top 10 artists - 1. Sauti Sol – Kenya-based afro pop group Sauti Sol, which is made up of Bien-Aime Baraza, Willis Austin Chimano, Savara Mudigi and Polycarp Otieno, tops the list of Mdundo's most downloaded artists.
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R'n'B singer Jux grew up in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and has been making music since 2005. His first R'nB single was produced by Manecky, and it goes by the name "Nimedata."
Photos: 10 most downloaded artists on Mdundo.com
2. JUX – R'n'B singer Jux grew up in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and has been making music since 2005. His first R'nB single was produced by Manecky, and it goes by the name "Nimedata."
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This group takes its name from a word in a Kenyan dialect meaning "light." Bryan Chweya, Maureen Kunga and Wambui Ngugi met in 2008 and wrote a few songs for fun -- and have been performing all over Nairobi since then.
Photos: 10 most downloaded artists on Mdundo.com
3. Elani – This group takes its name from a word in a Kenyan dialect meaning "light." Bryan Chweya, Maureen Kunga and Wambui Ngugi met in 2008 and wrote a few songs for fun -- and have been performing all over Nairobi since then.
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Kenyan artist Size 8 recently moved into gospel music -- but despite the change she is still topping the charts with her current hit song "TamTam remix." She is married to top Gospel Deejay MO.