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…
Festivals
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…
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…
Milo Kids Festival turns to PG Rated Dancing Concert
Thousands of children and an equal number of adults attended the Milo Kids Festival held on Saturday 10th August at the Nyayo Stadium. The event which was organised by Laugh Industry owned…
Sigana International Storytelling Festival 7th – 9th June 2013
The Zamaleo Story Tellers The Sigana International Storytelling Festival will be held in Nairobi on June 7 at 6:00pm until June 9 at 5:00pm at the Kenya National Theatre Gallery. This is…
South African Musician Zahara for 44th Edition of Blankets & Wine
South African Singer, Songwriter and Poet, Zahara The best news I have heard today was that Zahara whom I wrote about over a year ago, will be performing at the next Blankets…