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…
Live Concerts
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.
Is Salif Keita the best choice for the August Safaricom Jazz Festival Concert?
The writer posing with Salif Keita during his 2010 concert at the Carnivore in Kenya Safaricom has finally announced the main act for this year’s series of Safaricom Jazz Festival concerts happening…
After Davido’s 30 min Concert, Is it Time for Kenyans to Support their own Artists
Davido is American-born Nigerian recording artist, performer and record producer One of Nigeria’s Afrobeats popular artist Davido was in the country over the weekend for a live concert at the Carnivore grounds,…
Naomi Wachira to perform alongside Suzanna Awiyo live at the Elephant on 27th March
SUzanna Owiyo and Naomi Wachira live at the Elephant My love for Naomi Wachira is like a sneeze, I couldn’t hold it in when I first heard ‘African Girl’. Right then, I…
Eclectic AfroSoul Kenyan Band Lele Ngoma to hold concert on 3rd April at MJ Center
Lele Ngoma – A Kenyan Eclectic Afro Soul Band What does it mean to be eclectic, soulful or even African? Lele Ngoma the band has put together a live musical expression of…
Safaricom Jazz Festival outgrows its Ngong Racecourse venue in its 2nd Year
Uganda’s Jazz Saxophonist Isaiah Katumwa jamming with Jazz Guitarist Jonathan Butler (image courtesy of Gallery Khately) When the Safaricom team together with its various partners were organising this year’s Jazz Festival in…
We are giving away Tickets to The Safaricom Jazz Festival 2015 with Jonathan Butler
(Image Courtesy) Dear K.P fans, I know that you love Jazz and chances are, you have already made plans to attend this year’s Safaricom Jazz Festival happening this Sunday ( 22nd Feb)…
Spell Cast Media inspiring High School students into Afrocentric Musicals & the Arts
At the start of this month, I attended the inauguration of the 5th American Corner, a resource center setup by the US Embassy in Kenya at the Moi University Nairobi Campus. The…
Swiss Based Mali Afro-soul Singer Thais Diarra for a Kenyan Tour
Afro-Soul Musician Thais Diarra Whereas a lot Afro-soul artists are known to come from either Nigeria, Ghana or from East and Southern Africa, that is now changing. Afro-Soul is also becoming a…