A Coastal sound thats cutting a unique niche of Kenyan Jazz
It is a great time to be a fan of jazz music in Kenya. Musicians are writing good songs and […]
Timwork Rimbui releases debut single “stand up” off his upcoming project
Multiple award-wining Kenyan music producer: Tim ‘Timwork’ Rimbui has released the first single STAND UP off his upcoming self titled debut EP […]
Mother Africa honored by its musicians at Koroga Festival
This May, Capital FM brought the 12th edition of the Koroga Festival. The line up was impressive and despite not having […]
Maurice Kirya finally gets to perform in Kenya at the Koroga Festival
Maurice Kirya is a musician I have always felt is over-looked by the many concert and festival organisers in Kenya. Despite having nice blend of music that borrows from his Ugandan roots as well as elements of Soul and RnB, Maurice has only been in Kenya for other reasons and not his powerful music and performances.
Prince – Ode to one of the Greatest Musicologists
It’s been a momentous week in the world of music. The death of Prince Nelson Johnson known only as Prince (yes for you who thought it was a pseudonym…) has shaken the very core of the entertainment. It did steer some emotion when I first saw it on TV news headlines before jumping online onto Twitter and other social media sites to confirm my fears.
The Electrifying Safaricom Jazz Experience
Darkness had already fallen over the Kasarani stadium grounds when the band we’d all been eagerly anticipating finally came on […]
Grammy Award Winner Branford Marsalis for 3rd Safaricom International Jazz Festival
Well into its third year now, the Safaricom International Jazz Festival recently announced its main act for this year’s festival […]
PAWA254 launches PAWA FESTIVAL ‘Art in the Streets’
PAWA Festival - Art in the Streets is an annual street festival that will be taking place on Sunday 20th December 2015, from 10.00am to 10.00pm at the heart of Nairobi’s Central Business District, along City Hall Way, showcasing socially conscious East African Art, Music and Creativity. It will act as a platform for innovative young artists to showcase their creative genius though visual and performance quality pieces including: public installations; film screenings; photography exhibitions; music; poetry; and literary readings.
Kenya Art Fair returns for the 2nd Year from 13th – 15th Nov, Sarit Center
Nairobi is the place to be for art lovers this November as the Kenya Art Fair 2015 returns to the Sarit Centre from 13th -15th November having firmly established itself as the premiere event for the contemporary visual arts. Organized by the region’s leading visual art centre Kuona Trust with partners Text Book Centre and Sarit Centre, the fair aims to nurture, appreciate and recognize excellence in the contemporary arts.
Losing Grip, A Kenyan Spoken Word production on 19th Nov at Goethe Institut
The spoken word scene in Kenya seems to have taken a break with fewer and fewer performances taking place. It […]
Kirk Whalum & Karyn White for this years Nile Gold Jazz Safari in Uganda
The Jazz & Soul Safari - an annual celebration of Jazz and Soul Music in East Africa will be hosting renown Jazz Musician Kirk Whalum and RnB artists Karyn White and Gerald Albright for this year's edition of the festival on November 2nd, 2015 at the Kampala Serena Hotel. This is the eighth edition of the annual Nile Gold Jazz Safari project conceived by TShaka ‘Roots’ Mayanja in 2008.
Safaricom Jazz goes to Mombasa this December
It might come as a surprise to many that Swahili sounds have greatly influenced the Kenyan Jazz sound giving it that uniqueness […]