The Africa Nouveau festival is back. The annual Pan-African arts & cultural event which was first held in 2015 is […]
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A Jazz & Soul Safari Road trip to Uganda for Marcus Anderson & Yola Semedo
One of the most sought after solo jazz saxophonist Marcus Anderson and the Angolan diva, Yola Semedo will be the headline acts at this year’s Jazz & Soul Safari happening on Saturday 2nd…
Sam Fan Thomas;The nostalgia his music evokes to be seen at Koroga Festival
We had only one Television set in our village – a Goldstar colour set. It was a rare item at a time […]
The Rumble in the Jungle and Hugh Masekela’s quest for African Music
Last month saw the passing away of one of the world’s greatest boxing legends, an activist and a poet. Millions […]
Here’s a survivor’s toolkit for all Just A Band fans
I had a conversation with a group of friends this past weekend about how fans can put too much pressure […]
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 […]
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 […]
15 New Kenyan Artist to watch
Despite the ongoing back and forth arguments and discussion that have been happening online for months now on the state […]
Blankets & Wine introduces Africa Nouveau with 1st Festival on 5 -6th September
After 6 years and 58 editions of showcasing Africa’s most remarkable and emerging bands, Blankets & Wine now presents Africa Nouveau, a 2-day festival designed to showcase the most innovative, cutting-edge, trend setting artists on September 5th and 6th 2015, at the Ngong Racecourse Nairobi, starting from noon daily.