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We're Loud in Nairobi and Kenya

Posted by Loren on September 21, 2025

We're Loud in Nairobi and Kenya
photo by Loren Green

International festual We're Loud Festival takes place in East Africa this year, splitting time between Nairobi and Kenya in November with a lineup that incluedes Death, The Monsters, Reverend Beat-Man, Bloodshot Bill, Twenty One Children, and more. 

The festival h as previously been hosted in Italy, Turkey, Greece, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Vietnam.

We're Loud Africa Full Lineup

DEATH (Detroit proto-punk legends) 
THE MONSTERS (Switzerland)
CHOVU (Nairobi) 
REVEREND BEAT MAN  (Switzerland)
SEXFACES (Washington, D.C.)
TWENTY ONE CHILDREN (Soweto, S.Africa)
BLOODSHOT BILL (Canada) 
CRYSTAL AXIS (Nairobi) - video
SPITTING IMAGE (Reno, USA) 
POWERSLIDE (Nairobi) 
IRONY DESTROYED  (Nairobi) - 
DJ BAA  (Nairobi) -- audio
BLAQ HAMMER  (Memphis, USA) - video
BOOM BOOM KID  (El Gaucho Loco y su Guitarra - Argentina)

We're Loud in Nairobi and Kenya
photo by Loren Green

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