YouTube today morning launched YouTube Rewind 2016 – a reflection of the videos that captured attention of Kenyans from January to December 2016. YouTube Rewind is an annual collection of videos produced, created, and uploaded on YouTube and brings together the biggest music, trends, memes, and characters from the past twelve months featuring today’s biggest YouTube stars and mainstream personalities. .
YouTube Rewind 2016 reveals that ‘Salome’ by Diamond Platnumz featuring Rayvanny is the top music video of the year in Kenya. ‘Work’ by American pop star Rihanna featuring Drake is second while Tanzania’s Harmonize and Diamond Platnumz emerged third with their hit single ‘bado’. The top three songs were released in 2016.
The fourth top music video in Kenya in 2016 is ‘Unconditionally Bae’ by Kenya afro-pop band Sauti Sol, featuring Tanzania’s Ali Kiba while ‘Work from Home’ by American all-girl music group Fifth Harmony is fifth followed by ‘This Is What You Came For’ by UK-based DJ Calvin Harris and Rihanna; ‘Kwetu’ by Tanzania’s Rayvanny; ‘Cheap Thrills’ by Sia featuring Jamaican artist Sean Paul; ‘Pillowtalk’ by Zayn and ‘Ain’t Your Mama’
In the non-music category, a video of students of Bishop Gatimu Ngandu Girls High school doing the ‘Bamba Mbaya’ dance was the most watched video in Kenya. Here are the top trending videos on YouTube for 2016, based on views, shares, comments, likes and more:
Kenya Top 10 Music Videos
Diamond Platnumz ft Rayvanny Salome ( Traditional Official Music video)
Rihanna – Work ft. Drake
HARMONIZE FT DIAMOND PLATNUMZ – BADO
Sauti Sol and Alikiba – Unconditionally Bae (Official Music Video)
Fifth Harmony – Work from Home ft. Ty Dolla $ign
Calvin Harris – This Is What You Came For (Official Video) ft. Rihanna
RAYVANNY – KWETU (Official video)
Sia – Cheap Thrills (Lyric Video) ft. Sean Paul
ZAYN – PILLOWTALK
Jennifer Lopez – Ain’t Your Mama
This year, YouTube trends were driven by videos uploaded by ordinary people as opposed to celebrities and television moments – which was the case last year.
Kenya Top 10 Videos
Bamba Mbaya Dance by Bishop Gatimu Ngandu Girls High School
Mume kaenda kazini, Wife kaleta Mchepuko nyumbani.. cheating in marriage
Guest Anchor: Self proclaimed King of Bling Rapper CMB Prezzo; How he dated Beyonce Knowles
I’LL BEAT YOU (Mark Angel Comedy) (Episode 64)
Jicho Pevu yaangazia saa kumi na mbili za mwisho za mwendazake Jacob Juma
MC King Kong Dancing Sekemba by VjOj & Awilo Longomba New Video 2016 DjDinTV
SAUTI SOL – KULIKO JANA – UPPER HILL SCHOOL CHOIR (REDFOURTH CHORUS) cover Ft Flo
THE WEDDING OF THE YEAR 2015
Eric Omondi How To Be Diamond Platnumz
CHECHEMUA Akiri anampenda Rais Kenyatta hadharani