Sets to play
Through Jinku's own hosts, so every play counts for them. When a set ends, the next one follows, then the rest of Nairobi, then Pulse Radio.
About Jinku
Jacob Solomon, EA Wave member and one of the architects of 'Nu Nairobi'; now Stockholm-based per RA and SoundCloud; The Fader named him a top-25 act to watch in 2016.
Diaspora-based now; Nairobi and Uganda remain his most-played RA regions.
Part of EA Wave.
Activity 2024 to 2026
Not confirmed for 2024-26 in this pass.
Sounds
Nairobi sits at 120 BPM on Pulse (Nu Nairobi house); that is the city's pulse, not a measured tempo for this artist.
Official links
More from Nairobi
Industrial, footwork and trap, from Hakuna Kulala to Xternal Domain
![[MONRHEA]](/pulse/img/a/monrhea-320.webp)
Electronica with sampled African sounds, from Just A Band
Kenyan pop reworked as electronic, Afro house on Sound Safari
Questions
Who is Jinku?
Jinku is a producer from Nairobi, Kenya. Jacob Solomon, EA Wave member and one of the architects of 'Nu Nairobi'; now Stockholm-based per RA and SoundCloud; The Fader named him a top-25 act to watch in 2016.
Where is Jinku from?
Nairobi, Kenya. On the Pulse map, artists sit in a ring around their city, never at an address.
Where can I hear Jinku's sets?
1 set plays on this page through SoundCloud; then Pulse Radio carries on. Official links: SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Mixcloud, Instagram, Resident Advisor.
What kind of music does Jinku make?
tribal downtempo, electronic. Tribal downtempo from an architect of Nu Nairobi.