Dr. Maya Angelou Slightly less than 2 hours ago, I read on my twitter Timeline that Dr. Maya Angelou had passed on. Since twitter has been known to kill people who are…
Kenyan Poetry
H_Art the Band, the fusion of Kenyan Spoken Word Poetry and Music
H_art the band with a fan (image courtesy) Kenyan performance Poetry has, in last 7 years or so, enjoyed more media attention than it ever has. This is mainly due to growth…
The invasion of Zombies
The invasion of African zombies started in BeijingMen standing like power poles on road sidesmummies moving around aimlessly in rural shopping centres,others fixed on newspaper standswith nothing but political gossip dancing on…
Behind Metal Bars
The grilled metal bars caging inmates are the same giving us the sense of security we strive to feel in the jungle, grey rock solid concrete, stone and metal, with a hint…
The AfroNywele Experience; celebrating natural hair
The Natural hair movement is really taking root not just in Kenya but worldwide and its about time that #TeamNaturalHair ladies celebrated it. Kudos to June Wambui for organising the AfroNywele Experience
Poetry, Music’s ugly sister
(image courtesy of parnassusreview.com) Poetry has always been music’s ugly sister younger, wiser but never got the boy’s attention no one ever dedicated her in their letters or let her words play…
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…
Matatus define Nairobi culture
It is impossible to talk about Nairobi without mentioning Matatus; the public tansport vehicles that have come to define the Nairobi culture. Be it the reckless way in which they roam the…
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…
Poem; Dreams of my fatherland
(image courtesy of http://fineartamerica.com/featured/dreams-and-nightmares-michael-garyet.html) Dreams of my fatherland Who is that trying to re-live the American Dream… Who dares to dream a nightmare… these dreams we are living… sleepwalking always; never awake…