A cover is a new performance of a previously recorded or commercially released song by someone other than the original artist or composer. Sampling is taking a portion of a song and re-using it as an instrument or a sound recording. Now that we have understood what that is let us address the issue at hand. Kenyans were previously not very open to doing song covers and many were done in the confines of our homes and bathrooms. The world has discovered some of the best artists through covers that were uploaded on YouTube. It is now easier for record labels to search for artists on social media as opposed to holding auditions. But that is mostly done in the Western world as opposed to this side of the world. Continue reading
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