This year Black Uhuru (Jamaica), Youssou N'Dour (Senegal), Mahotella Queens (South Africa), body percussionists Percus Normades (Benin), Habana Sax (Cuba) and Beef (Netherlands), Rajeswari Sainath (India) alongside Kenyan stars will give revelers a thrilling performance of its kind ever witnessed in Kenya on this coming or is it..next weekend??.i.e
Saturday's event(31st May) at the Nairobi Arboretum.
It will be a family day of Afro modern entertainment that is open to the public. Youssou N'Dour, Mahotella Queens and Percus Nomades along with some of Kenya's renowned artists like Kanji, Makadem and the Sarakasi Artistes will give the audience a sterling performance. To accommodate all this action will be 3 stages; The main stage, The Acrobatic/ Dance Stage and the Youth/ Open Mic Stage.
Sasini Opens another Coffee Lounge at the Museum of Kenya;Savannah NMK Lounge
Late last year, Sasini Tea and Coffee Company, more known for its growth and export of Kenyan tea and coffee, opened one of its many chain coffee lounges to be set up both in Nairobi as well as Dubai and London. The lounge was an instant success for many coffee lovers who were looking for more venue varieties, value add and the ultimate ambiance.
Barely 5 months after opening their first lounge, Sasini recently unveiled yet another coffee lounge slightly away from Nairobi's CBD.
Dobet Gnahoré; Diva from Côte d'Ivoire in Concert @ Alliance Française,
Dobet Gnahoré, a singer, dancer and percussionist from the Ivory Coast, inherited the force of the "Bété" tradition from her father, Boni Gnahoré, a master percussionist who plays with the Abidjan-based Ki-Yi Mbock Company, directed by Werewere Liking. Dobet sings in a range of African languages including Bété, Fon, Baoule, Lingala, Malinke, Mina or Bambara, thereby reproducing the Pan-African tradition of the Ki Yi Mbock group.
Rhythm & Spoken Poetry @ Dass-- Friday May 16th, 08
Rhythm & Spoken
Poetry and open mic night
Dass Ethiopian restaurant, Westlands
Date: Friday May 16th 2008
The 10th Daughter of Gĩkũyũ & Mũmbi - Children of Lone Soldiers
We are the 10th daughter of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi
The one spoken of in low hashed tones,
With eyes full of sadistic pity
The one who, without a husband bore outcasts,
Casting on stone the traits of children born of men but not of fathers.
