Jazz Bassist & Musician Richard Bona The inaugural Safaricom International Jazz Festival happening on 23rd February will feature international and local artists wit h the week-long concerts ending with a family extravaganza…
Annual Events
Why has Kenya lacked a consistent Jazz Festival?
The story of Jazz festivals in Kenya is a sad one. They are organised with a lot of funfair, PR and the works, big international acts are brought, some local Jazz artists…
Kistrech Poetry Festival 2014 happening in Kisii, Kenya
The annual Kistrech Poetry Festival is back and will take place in Kisii, Kenya, on 30th July to 4th August 2014. The event will be held at Dados Hotel, in Kisii County, Kenya.There will be poetry reading, presentations of papers on…
Jamaican Poet Stacy Ann Chin is back! 30th January with Binyavanga Wainaina
Stacey Ann Chin performing in Nairobi in February 2013 The NEST will once again host the Jamaican poet and performance artist Staceyann Chin alongside our very own Binyavanga Wainaina this Thursday, January…
BAKE Blog Awards 2014 are here! Submit your Blog
The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) has officially launched the 2014 BAKE Kenyan Blog Awards. The 2014 awards mark the third edition of the awards. The past 2 have seen an increase in the submissions…
BN Poetry Award 2014 now open to all African Poets
The BN Poetry Award, founded in 2008 by Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva, a Ugandan female poet, is the first initiative that has been established to nurture, strengthen, and promote Ugandan female poets. The…
Kwani? Trust celebrates 10th Anniversary
Between 27th – 30th November Kwani celebrates a decade in artistic, literary and media production. Over the four days, Kwani Trust will host public literary lectures, book launches, video installations, readings that…
Sondeka Fest-Kenya’s first annual creative festival 29th Nov- 1st Dec
Creatives Garage is excited to present to you Sondeka Fest! Sondeka Fest will be Kenya’s first annual creative festival, happening at The Green House, Ngong Road, from 29th December. It is a…
Master Classes for Poets & Writers
As I mentioned in my earlier post on the upcoming StoryMoja Hay Festival, there will be quite a number of activities taking place. If you are a budding poet/writer, then you need…
What to look out for at this year’s StoryMoja Hay Festival 19th – 22nd Sept.
The Storymoja Hay Festival which has been running annually since its inception in 2008 is back. The 4 day event which will run from 19th to 22nd September is organized in collaboration…