Record Stores / Kenya

Record Stores in Nairobi, Kenya

3 record stores — last verified July 2026.

• Jimmy's

  Open Hours not listed

  Stall 570 in Nairobi's Kenyatta Market, run by James "Jimmy" Rugami since the late 1980s, specializing in East African 7-inch singles (Swahili, Kikuyu, Kamba, Luo, Luhya) plus classic Western vinyl. Reportedly East Africa's first shop to mark Record Store Day.

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• Jojo Records

  Open Hours not listed

  Used-vinyl dealer on the 2nd floor of the River Road Trade Center in Nairobi's CBD, at the River Road/Luthuli Avenue junction.

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• Melodica Music Store

  Open Hours not listed

  Kenya's oldest record store, founded 1971 (as Bonanza in 1964) by the Karim family, now on Mfangano Street in Nairobi's CBD. Over 10,000 vinyl titles spanning benga, taarab, Congolese rumba, jazz and rock, plus its own label and reel-to-reel transfer service.

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