Bill Odidi

Profile: Bill Odidi

Board Member & Editor

Bill Odidi has more than 20 years experience in radio and television, print and online journalism.

He is currently Controller of Radio Programs (Creative) at the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) in Nairobi.

Bill is a prolific writer on trends in the music industry for the Business Daily, the Daily Nation and various online publications.

He regularly reports on African music trends for the program “Music Time in Africa”,on the Voice of America (VOA). Previously he presented the arts magazine show “Bonjour Culture” for Radio France International (R.F.I) from 2009 – 2011.

Bill served for two years as a board member of Music in Africa Foundation 2013 –2015.

He’s been a researcher and co-author with Ketebul Music on “Retracing the Benga Rhythm”, “Retracing Kenya’s Funky Hits of the 70s” “Retracing Kenya’s Songs of Social and Political Protest.” and “Shades of Benga: The Story of Popular Music in Kenya,” published in 2017.