KMRU Concert History

Joseph Kamaru (KMRU), is a sound artist, and producer based in Nairobi. He is notable for making intelligent atmospheric and emotionally experimental music, giving a personal touch using everything from gritty indigenous sounds to field recordings and synthesis to creat intricate sonic soundscapes.

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KMRU Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 07, 2024 –
Nov 10, 2024
Le Guess Who? 2024
Darkside / Meshell Ndegeocello / Tropical Fuck Storm / Kim Gordon / AROOJ AFTAB / Theo Parrish / Bo Ningen / Demdike Stare / Discovery Zone / Lustsickpuppy / Lionmilk / Israel Fernandez / Los Gaiteros De San Jacinto / RP Boo / Nazar / Elucid / Mabe Fratti / Still House Plants / KMRU / Lafawndah / The Messthetics / Shabjdeed / Al Nather / Eli Keszler / Bedouin Burger / Noura Mint Seymali / Luzmila Carpio / ZSELA / Wadada Leo Smith / Aja Monet / Klara Lewis / King Jammy / James Brandon Lewis / Alex Zhang Hungtai / Dawuna / Blackhaine / Aba Shanti-i / otay:onii / The Growth Eternal / Angry BlackMen / Rafael Toral / Kalia Vandever / Patrick Shiroishi / Asher Gamedze / Lunch Money Life / Crystallmess / Kevin Richard Martin / Nik Colk Void / Military Genius / Fuensanta / Tashi Wada / Blanco Teta / Mia Koden / Lord Spikeheart / Raphael Rogiński / Sheherazaad / Water Damage / Astrønne / Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė / Concepción Huerta / Germán Bringas / Erika Angell / Nooriyah / White Boy Scream / Liliane Chlela / 食品まつり aka Foodman / Yuka C Honda / Maya Al Khaldi / Kahil El'zabar's Heritage Ensemble / Phantom Orchard / Hyper gal / Shards (Choir) / Pedro Maia / The Body & Dis Fig / Covco / Asmaa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou / Gibrana Cervantes / Ill Japonia / Cinna Peyghamy / Hizbut Jamm / livwutang / M. Takara & Carla Boregas / HiTech (US) / GAISTER / Alex Rita / Sarouna / Richard Akingbehin / Rebecca Salvadori / Helen Papaioannou / Yuki Tsujii / DJ Lynnee Denise / Actress / Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra / Couch Slut / Ex-easter Island Head / FYEAR / Frente Abierto / Gorgonn & Utku Önal / Kabeaushé / Nick León / Party Dozen / Pö / Shabjdeed & Al Nather / SHO MADJOZI / Wu-Lu / Yaya Bey / Elias Rønnenfelt / Ale Hop / Haossaa / Myriam Gendron / Sex Swing / Chela / jespfur Show all bands
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TivoliVredenburg Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Sep 24, 2024
Caterina Barbieri / KMRU

Reflections

Epiphany Arts Center Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sep 20, 2024 –
Sep 22, 2024
Making Time 2024
Bicep / Floating Points / Nia Archives / Jessica Pratt / Nicola Cruz / John Talabot / Leon Vynehall / Daniel Avery / Laurel Halo / DjRUM / Nabihah Iqbal / Theo Parrish / Avalon Emerson / Marie Davidson / John Glacier / Skee Mask / Model/Actriz / Palms Trax / Anish Kumar / Caterina Barbieri / Kiki / Malibu / King Britt / Astrid Sonne / Paranoid London / Optimo / Mabe Fratti / Claire Rousay / Rebolledo / SSIEGE / Yu Su / Rich Medina / Cosmo Vitelli / KMRU / Bendik Giske / Marcellus Pittman / Nailah Hunter / Valentina Magaletti / Simo Cell / Khidja / KIA / Niecy Blues / Salome / Wata Igarashi / Full Circle / DJ Stingray / Aurora Halal / Paula Tape / Doctor Jeep / Job Jobse / Purelink / Alex Kassian / Ami Dang / Veronica Vasicka / Keen / 2Many DJs / Ayesha / Black Rave Culture / Bitter Babe / Jake Muir / Shubostar / Chaperone / Death Is Not The End / FUJI|||||||||||TA / Jdh / Rob Paine / Jewelssea / Elena Colombi / CCL / Dee Diggs / Budino / Nosedrip / Zillas on Acid / Kassie Krut / Ma Sha / Infinity Machine / Carista / apologist / Cashu / Universal Cave / LYDO / Chuck Van Zyl / mad miran / John Raffaele / Gabrielle Kwarteng / Blazer Sound System / Mario Cotto / Dj Papaya / Mark Knekelhuis / Adab / 93 Canal / Eve Swords / Dryw Scully / Lady Prowl / Low Iron / Earth Beat / Time is Away / Matt Werth / kilopatrah jones / Scott Zacharias / Russell Alexander / Hudson River / Kiernan Laveaux / Yosuke Kawasaki / westov temple / Samer Ghadry / Phil Yeah! / Identified Patient / Fcukers Show all bands
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Fort Mifflin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
May 17, 2024
KMRU / Dylan Henner White Hotel Salford, United Kingdom
May 03, 2024
KMRU Casa Montjuïc Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Apr 05, 2024
KMRU

Reflections: KMRU + Lucy Liyou

Immanuel Presbyterian Los Angeles, California, United States
Apr 03, 2024
KMRU 2220 Arts + Archives Los Angeles, California, United States
Mar 30, 2024
KMRU The Lab San Francisco, California, United States
Mar 21, 2024 –
Mar 24, 2024
Big Ears Festival 2024
Kurt Vile / Herbie Hancock / Digable Planets / Beth Orton / Bonnie 'Prince' Billy / Kronos Quartet / Adrianne Lenker / Hermanos Gutiérrez / Brad Mehldau / Jon Batiste / Fatoumata Diawara / Hurray for the Riff Raff / Kokoroko / Mavi / Laurie Anderson / Colin Stetson / Carl Craig / Rhiannon Giddens / Roc Marciano / Aoife O'Donovan / Billy Woods / Sam Amidon / Julian Lage / Kristin Hersh / Unwound / Colleen / Christian McBride / Edgar Meyer / Armand Hammer / Bar Italia / Joan Shelley / Jlin / Marc Ribot / Laraaji / Tord Gustavsen Trio / Roger Eno / Charles Lloyd / King Britt / Slauson Malone 1 / Secret Chiefs 3 / Dibia$e / Jason Moran / Leyla McCalla / Resavoir / Silkroad Ensemble / John Paul Jones / Sleepytime Gorilla Museum / Joanna Sternberg / Cedric Burnside / John Medeski / Horse Lords / Joe Russo / Finom / Fred Frith / Kassa Overall / Trio Mediaeval / Yasmin Williams / J.G. Thirlwell / Bitchin Bajas / Low Leaf / Third Coast Percussion / Chocolate Genius Inc. / Nik Bärtsch's RONIN / Samora Pinderhughes / Rafiq Bhatia / Mary Halvorson / Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway / Brandon Coleman / Son Rompe Pera / Suzi Analogue / Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog / Dave Holland Quartet / The Messthetics / ZSELA / Henry Threadgill / Computer Jay / Faun Fables / Jana Horn / KMRU / Shabaka / Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe / Ahleuchatistas / Sexmob / Claire Rousay / Hatis Noit / Jake Blount / James Brandon Lewis / Elliott Sharp / Myriam Gendron / Darcy James Argue's Secret Society / Francesco Turrisi / Pura Fe / Mighty Poplar / Aja Monet / DJ Heather / David Virelles / Sofia Rei / Nadah El Shazly / Charlie Dark / Colloboh / Suphala / Evan Lurie / Anssi Karttunen / River Guerguerian / Tredici Bacci / Helen Gillet / Matt Mitchell / Kirk Knuffke / Jorge Roeder / Min Xiao-Fen / Ka Baird / Eric Mingus / Jjjjjerome Ellis / Mr. Sun / Anna Webber / Molly Lewis (whistler) / Jessika Kenney & Eyvind Kang / Titan To Tachyons / Davone Tines / Tomeka Reid Quartet / Wayne Horvitz Gravitas Quartet / Sons of Chipotle / MYRA MELFORD`S FIRE AND WATER QUINTET / Knoxville Symphony Orchestra / Ash Fure / Void Patrol / Ches Smith: Laugh Ash / RINGDOWN - Caroline Shaw & Danni Lee / Brandon Ross Phantom Station / The Harvest Time Project / Trevor Dunn's Trio Convulsant avec Folie a Quatre / Tomas Fujiwara's 7 Poets Trio / Robin Holcomb / Peggy Lee / Paul Lazar: Cage Shuffle / Joe Russo's Selcouth Quartet / Fly Siifu / dragonchild x Sunken Cages / Cyro Baptista's Chama / Yvette Janine Jackson / Andre 3000 / Secret Chiefs 3: Ishraqiyan Show all bands
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Big Ears Festival 2024 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Mar 20, 2024
KMRU Public Records New York, New York, United States
Sep 15, 2023 –
Sep 17, 2023
Berlin Atonal
Blawan / Kode9 / AceMoMa / The Bug + Flowdan / KMRU / Skee Mask / Prison Religion / DjRUM / Emptyset / Blackhaine / Elvin Brandhi / Yousuke Yukimatsu / Persher / Upsammy / Carmen Villain / Maria w Horn / Blumitsu / Torus / dj lostboi / Perila / Bolt Ruin / Pavel Milyakov / CORIN / Battle-ax / Billy Bultheel / Emma DJ / Marta De Pascalis / cxoxc / Marco Fusinato / Maya Shenfeld / Christian Love Forum / Istanbul Ghetto Club / DJ Caring / ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U Show all bands
Kraftwerk Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Aug 17, 2023
KMRU

KMRU + DJ Caring

Sala Lisa Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
May 05, 2023 –
May 07, 2023
Horst Music & Arts Festival
Evian Christ / Mama Snake / Donato Dozzy / Kevin Aviance / Shanti Celeste / DBridge / Bored Lord / Jennifer Loveless / Yazzus / KMRU / Bitter Babe / LeFtO / Spekki Webu / dj travella / Rosa Pistola / Moxie / Peach / Half Queen / DTM Funk / Meg10 / Dienne / Saoirse / Mark Leckey / Gayance / Maayan Nidam / Tammo Hesselink / ANU / Merve / Kongi / Emma DJ / Errol / Vieira / Otis / For All Queens (Arakaza, Josh Caffe, Kevin Aviance, Kongi) Ft. MC Zelda Fitzgerald / SASS (Moxie, Peach, Saoirse, Shanti Celeste) / dBridge & Donato Dozzy / DTM Funk & Errol / Emma DJ & Otis / mad miran & Mankiyan Show all bands
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ASIAT Park Vilvoorde, BE
Nov 25, 2022
KMRU / London Contemporary Orchestra Purcell Room London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 11, 2022
Voices From the Lake / Caterina Barbieri / Michael Rother / ______ / DjRUM / Squarepusher / KMRU / Alva Noto / Kali Malone / Keith Fullerton Whitman / Clark / Clark Barcelona Forum Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Aug 14, 2022
Flow Festival
"Flow Festival" / Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds / Michael Kiwanuka / Chisu / Gasellit / King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard / Fred again.. / GoldLink / Acid Arab / Q / Donny Benet / William / Erika de Casier / Dhafer Youssef / Brandee Younger / DJ Koze / Paquita Gordon / DJ Holographic / Julio Victoria / Antal / Jayda G / ESA / KMRU / Smerz / Giant Swan Show all bands
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Suvilahti Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Show Duplicates for Aug 14, 2022
Jul 04, 2022
Big Thief / KMRU
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Huxleys Neue Welt Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Jun 27, 2022
Big Thief / KMRU
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TivoliVredenburg Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Jun 23, 2022
Big Thief / KMRU
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Live Music Hall Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Jun 09, 2022 –
Jun 11, 2022
Primavera Sound Festival Weekend 2 2022
Gorillaz / Lorde / Tame Impala / Tyler, The Creator / The Strokes / Dua Lipa / M.I.A. / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Charli XCX / Playboi Carti / Interpol / Jorja Smith / Clairo / Metronomy / Megan Thee Stallion / Jamie xx / Jessie Ware / Chet Faker / Mogwai / Run the Jewels / Ride / Khruangbin / Courtney Barnett / The Jesus and Mary Chain / Burna Boy / King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard / King Princess / Slowdive / Big Thief / Sky Ferreira / Yung Lean / Giveon / Beach Bunny / The Magnetic Fields / Ashnikko / Black Coffee / Jay Electronica / Angèle / Bicep / Pond / Connan Mockasin / Tainy / L'Impératrice / Cautious Clay / Kero Kero Bonito / Jamila Woods / KHEA / 100 gecs / John Talabot / Peggy Gou / TOPS / Romy / The Automatic / Mi-ke / Cazzu / Iceage / Molchat Doma / Nina Kraviz / Celeste / Turnstile / Monolink / Fred again.. / High On Fire / Nicola Cruz / Sampa The Great / Goldie / Bad Gyal / Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever / Les Savy Fav / Shame / Mall Grab / Shellac / Viagra Boys / Alex Cameron / Nicki Nicole / Holly Humberstone / The Weather Station / Lightning Bolt / Cuban Doll / Amelie Lens / Sons of Kemet / Beak> / Danny L Harle / Griff / Altın Gün / Squid / Perfume / Dorian Electra / Gilles Peterson / Chaos In The CBD / Yung Beef / Tropical Fuck Storm / El Mató a un Policía Motorizado / Dry Cleaning / Kamaal Williams / Hailu Mergia / Amaarae / Genesis Owusu / sen senra / Pile / Bandalos Chinos / Jawbox / Hannah Diamond / Rigoberta Bandini / The Murder Capital / Lord Apex / Victor! / LA MAFIA DEL AMOR / Pa Salieu / Triangulo de Amor Bizarro / Pangaea / Prospa / AROOJ AFTAB / L Devine / Antònia Font / Los Bitchos / Jockstrap / Working Men's Club / Isabella / Haai / Moonchild Sanelly / Erika de Casier / Mafalda / Oranssi Pazuzu / La Zowi / FLOHIO / Cassandra Jenkins / Enny / Gracey / Sad Night Dynamite / Mujeres / Vladislav Delay / Easyfun / Wesley Joseph / Joyhauser / CMAT / Las Ligas Menores / Teki Latex / The Albany / Jensen McRae / Penelope Isles / Shanti Celeste / Hidrogenesse / Cheb Khaled / Nala Sinephro / Craig Richards / Núria Graham / Namasenda / Lo-key / VTSS / Priya ragu / Derby Motoreta's Burrito Kachimba / Young Turks / Dark0 / Soleá Morente / Nueva Vulcano / Yasmin Williams / Torus / Menta / Oli XL / Special Interest / Anz / Twin / Gaahls Wyrd / KeiyaA / Disclosure (DJ Set) / Stein / I. JORDAN / Renaldo & Clara / Doble Pletina / apartamentos acapulco / Senyawa / Kinetic / Hector Oaks / Angel Bat Dawid / Steam Down / Future Utopia / Confeti de Odio / 107 Faunos / Tim Reaper / Marco Shuttle / STR4TA / Mary Anne Hobbs / Da Souza / KMRU / Lost Girls / Dance System / Hyd / Rata Negra / Ben Yart / Paranoid 1966 / Secret Night Gang / Ethan P. Flynn / Vulk / Agoraphobia / Gabber Modus Operandi / sherelle / Sama' Abdulhadi / Casero / Aksak Maboul / Afrikan Sciences / Maria Jaume / Tarta Relena / Saoirse / Duma / Marta Knight / Gazzi / Dave P / Sourakata Koité / Power Burkas / Spelling / A.G. Cook / John Talabot (DJ Set) / Bikökö / Sandré / yung prado / SPFDJ / Dj Black Low / El Punto / Dj Fra / Sonido Tupinamba / JOKKO / Ikram Bouloum / DJ Playero / Alanaire / Anika Kunst / Daniel Avery Live / Dead Normal / Virginie / C. Tangan / Nicola Cruz Dj Set / Fenne Lilly / NYEGE NYEGE / Britanny Howard / Tarquim / Dj Seinfield / Soccer 96 / Sabla / Alizz / Soul Jazz Records Sound System / mad miran / Austrohúngaro / Sofia Kourtessi Live / LCY Live / Acemoma Live / Marie Montexier / Nagui / HARLECORE / Dj Pastis / Bad Gyal's Gogo Club / Slickback / Efdemim / Wata Igarashi Live / Acemoma Dj Set / Logic1000 Live / Los Hijos De Yayo / Dj Naranjito / El Bloque Dj's / Aufwachen Live / CØNJUNTØ VACÍØ SHOWCASE / Coàgul Live / Julio Tornero Live / MT Formula Dj Set / SDH Live / Seltar Live / Verushka Sirit Dj Set / SECRETLY GROUP PARTY / Dj Brava / HIVERN / Cucina Powera / Draing Gang / III Considered / Awesome Tapes Dj Set / Diverso: Hi-Ki + La Diabla + Alvva / BEAK> Dj Set / Eli Winter + Cameron Knowler / Phillip Sherbourne / Maria Sommerville / NYGE NYGE / D.R.O.P: Marvyn + Bonnie Soul / Unai Muguruza / El Mató A Un Policia Motorizado Dj's / Valentino Mora Live / Courtesy Live / Renaldo y Clara / Ela Minus / Stella Donnelly / Yeule / The Smile Show all bands
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Parc del Fòrum Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Show Duplicates for Jun 09, 2022

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Big Ears Festival 2024 on Mar 21, 2024 [417-small]

Big Ears Festival 2024
Mar 21 - 24, 2024
 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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Genres:

Electronic
Experimental
Ambient
Drone
Indie Soul
Neo-Psychedelic
Deconstructed Club
Fourth World
Sound Art
New Isolationism
Field Recordings
Kenya
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Concerts Per Year:

2024 10 concerts
2023 3 concerts
2022 15 concerts

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