The 2004 Kisima Music Awards recognised and rewarded music talent in Kenya. The Kisima Music Awards ceremony was held on June 19, 2004 at Carnivore. The ceremony was hosted by veteran music artist Eric Wainaina and radio presenters Patricia Amira and Robert Warobi.
This year's awards featured a newly expanded scheme which aimed to incorporate artists from across East Africa, most predominantly Uganda and Tanzania. It was also a source of controversy when the organisation's CEO Tedd Josiah was awarded the category for Best Producer. Additionally many of the artists from his production house Blu Zebra were declared winners. He subsequently resigned citing a conflict of interest.
There was further concern over how winners were chosen. The voting system used SMS text messaging. There was no system in place to prevent a person from voting multiple times. It was noted before the ceremony that radio play was skewed toward "well-connected" musicians and that mainly young people vote. The issue is that popular artists overshadowed lesser known but talented musicians.