Kenyan Female Rapper Wangechi In the 90s, female MCs such as Queen Penn, Da Brat, EVE, MC Lyte, Lil Kim and Missy Eliot made their contribution to the Hip Hop music genre…
Performance Art Profiles
Ian Kamau a Canadian MC & Poet for Kenyan Tour 1st August
MC & Poet Ian Kamau Spark Africa in conjunction with Kwani Trust are bringing Ian Kamau to Kenya on the 1st of August and he will perform at Kwani Open Mic on…
Neil Schell: The Man behind ‘My Life in Crime’ the Film
Last Sunday afternoon as I went to the Kenya National Theatre to watch a play, I came across a poster on an upcoming acting workshop. Upon reading further, I could not believe…
Interview: Winyo – The Voice behind the new Kenya Power Advert
KP Just who is Winyo?Winyo is a luo word meaning Bird, I would like to think that I look at everything from above, and up there everything is quite and calm. How did you let…
Fena Gitu; A new Fenamenal Sound in Nairobi
“Have you ever felt down down in your soul, you don’t know what to do, you don’t know where to go“ That is the first verse of the song ‘Down’ by Fena Gitu or Fena_Menal as her…
‘Close Up’ bringing the Arts to TV with Akisa Omulepu
“Close Up” is a new program that will be making a debut on Kenyan TV station NTV on 5th March with the first guest being none other than the Drummer Queen – Muthoni…
Spotlight Artists – Nneka & Ayo
Ayo (Joy in Yoruba)As I was surfing through channels(bored as hell) I came across a video by Ayo, ‘Down on my Knees’. Well, my hands froze on the remote as I became enchanted…