Award-winning gospel artist Cece Winans will perform in Nairobi on August 30 at Uhuru Gardens.
The Uganda and Kenya stops are part of the ‘More Than This’ tour in support of her album of the same name, released in 2024.
Nairobi is just one of the few cities the 15-time Grammy award winner will perform in before moving on to other African cities, including Johannesburg, Harare and Cape Town.
Speaking about the ‘More Than This tour’, Winans said, “I’m deeply humbled by the outpouring of love and support. This journey has been beyond amazing, and I’m so grateful to keep sharing God’s message through music. The ‘More Than This’ tour is going to be truly special, and I can’t wait to see what God has in store for all of us.”
Tickets for Nairobi’s event are on sale on the Madfun platform, the company that brought Burna Boy to Nairobi in March. Prices range from KSh. 2000 to 10,000 for a meet and greet.
The concert will feature some of her more popular songs, such as “That’s My King”, which peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Gospel chart.
By the numbers
According to data released by Spotify, Cece Winans is a favourite in Kenya.
“CeCe’s music has permeated Kenyan culture, appearing in over 300,000 user-generated playlists alongside diverse genres like Afrobeats and contemporary R&B. This demonstrates how seamlessly gospel music fits within Kenya’s broader listening landscape,” Spotify said.
Her anthem, ‘Goodness of God’, the Live session, is a standout, boasting over 200,000 streams on Spotify and has been featured in more than 20,000 playlists by Kenyan listeners in the past 3 months.
Other popular tracks like ‘Holy Forever’, and ‘Worthy of It All – the Live session are also staples in Kenyan worship, along with ‘That’s My King’ and ‘Come Jesus Come’.
Some of her more popular albums include ‘Believe For It’, which leads with over 500,000 streams in Kenya, followed by ‘More Than This’ with nearly 200,000 streams.
