Kinanda Arts Festival + Freshly Ground

The Kinanda Arts Festival will be taking place on Jamhuri Day and South African Afro-fusion band Freshly Ground will also be performing on this day at Uhuru Gardens (I'm not sure if it's the same event though) Keep it here for more details.

Mo Faya! A Musical.. [Coming Soon to Kenya]

After selling out shows at the New York Musical Festival, Mo Faya a musical by Eric Wainaina is now set to take over Nai. Keep it here for details...

Description: DJ Lwanda’s voice rings out daily on local radio, leading and inspiring the Nairobi community of Kwa Maji. But Anna Mali, an avaricious real estate diva, craves the land beneath their slum. She seduces the fiery young DJ away with a job at a top nationwide station, and organizes a violent campaign to terrorize the people of Kwa Maji. When the government and media turn a blind eye to the decapitated bodies in the streets, DJ Lwanda must return home to expose the truth. But at what cost?

Video: Tyler Perry on 60 Minutes

Talks about his movies, their success,Madea, responds to Spike Lee comparing his TV shows to Amos n Andy etc


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Now, I think Spike and Perry are both great directors, they just have different styles. So instead of Spike Lee taking shots at Tyler, how about they sit down, chop it up and collaborate so they can bring both their talents together? Sounds sensible...

Video: Foreign Exchange - "House Of Cards"

featuring Muhsinah



In case youre wondering, no they're not a Gospel group. I just like the group and the song, good neo-soul music.

Video: Steve Harvey gives teartful testimony

Comedian,actor(+ much more) Steve Harvey gives a moving & tearful testimony on TBN with Donnie McClurkin. I used to listen to Steve's morning radio show in the U.S sometimes and you could tell he was a man who believes in God & he would always give a positive message. whatever opinion you have about some of his comedy(I think he cleaned up his stand-up though) I will only say let God be the judge as I believe only God knows a human beings true motives, man can only speculate. anyway, real talk from Steve Harvey. Christians shouldn't be always quick to judge someone just because they're not living what you think is a holy life. I really believe you will be surprised who you will meet in heaven, you'll be like "what?? him, he was with God all that time?" Christians, keep it one 100(real). Don't act like you're better than anyone else, cause YOU ARE NOT!

Video: Urban Mirror Show (July 2009)

Check out a video of what went down @ the Urban Mirror Show held on July 23rd, 2009. I was there and I really enjoyed the Capoeira Balanco Negro (my first time ever seeing it) and Wafalme  also blew me away, those kids have alot of talent.



The next Urban Mirror Show "I Love NRB" is tomorrow!

Video: "Can You Imagine" by Jose Palos

Here's a poem by Jose Polos, P4Cm's official poet. Enjoy!



Bonus: "Allow me to re-introduce the Christ" by Blair Wingo

Previously: "We Are Generation Ex" by Canden Christina

Have a Wonderful holiday...

Was just listening to this song and thought I'd post it for y'all to enjoy too, hope you're having a good "Heroes Day." This song has remained one of my all time favourites since I was a kid, and is by my favourite soul artist of all time (I consider MJ pop). I also sang it when I was auditioning for TPF 3, haha(story for another day:) Anyway, enjoy!

Stevie Wonder - "Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer"

Dela "Paukwa" album cover + tracklisting

Here's the album cover and tracklisting for Dela's upcoming album Paukwa. Look out for a review as soon as I get my hands on it!

1. Paukwa Pakawa

2. Ulivyo

3. Weche Tek

4. Kama

5. Mama Papa

6. War In My Heart

7. Nakujali

8. Listen

9. Every Season

10. Nairobi Love

11. Yeye Ndiye

12. Adamu Na Hawa

Previously Dela Interview Part1 & Part 2

Music Seen! - Just a Band "82" review

Coming just over a year after their groundbreaking debut album "Scratch to Reveal" Just A Band have returned with their highly anticipated sophomore album 82. By now it is quite obvious that Just A Band are one of the more exciting and innovative artists on the Kenyan urban music scene, they just have this undeniable "cool" factor that attracts the young hip crowd toward them. Such a loyal fan base have they gathered that even their album launch is the talk of streets.


So by now everyone is wondering just what they have in store for us with their latest release. What will they do this time, what will their new videos look like, what ground will they break in the Kenyan music scene? I must say I was one of those who was excited to hear their latest album, and so I picked up a copy at the pre-album release party. Immediately I got home I popped the CD it into my laptop and let it play, with one question in my mind; can the new album live up to expectations? And after more listens to the album over the proceeding weeks the answer was yes and no, but mostly no.


If you are expecting some groundbreaking and interesting material from their new album, you'll be largely disappointed. Although I'm not a big techno/electronic/house music listener nowadays, I definitely had my phase in the late 90s/early 00s with groups like Daft Punk, Basement Jaxx etc And that's the thing with 82, I feel like I've already heard this before, the album just hardly breaks any new ground with minimal innovation.


The album opens with a nice mellow track called "Save my Soul" which is one of the albums better tracks and works well as an intro. "Ha-He" is a cool party/club track which sees Just A Band using outside production (Musyoka) and fortunately his sound fits in with the Just A Band's and you can hardly tell it's a non-JAB track. A song with an obvious Daft Punk influence is "Extra" which although has a promising bouncy beat, falls short on the chorus..it just doesn't feel well thought out and executed, though the song does talk about issues young people all go through with their image. "Kaa Ridho" has one of the catchier choruses on 82 and is a song telling us not slack but get off our behinds and do/be something.It features rapper Juliani though he fails to take the song to that higher level, delivering an average rap verse.


On the song "Migingo Express" Just A Band incorporate a more traditional benga/dholuo style to their sound, but again unfortunately the song doesn't really work out that well. It is not a good thing when the title of your song sounds better than the song itself. What with the Migingo story being all over the news, I felt they could have done much more with this concept. "Usinibore" is the bands first single from the album, and is probably still my favourite song on the album which is let down by most of the rest of the album. The album attempts to go into a party mood on the song "Huff & Puff" but the track doesn't really move the body and ends up feeling like a forced attempt to lively up the album. Just A Band redeem the album albeit briefly on the song "Uko Mbele" which has a cool dance track, and on "Forever People" which I've found is nice song for working out and exercising (Stan Chart marathon hint,hint).


An interesting song on this disc is "Stay" which is sang by Wambua Mitaru. On this song I feel Just A Band were trying to do something different, and maybe break that new ground. Though one can appreciate them trying to do something left-field, there's just a slight hitch. I just don't think Wambua has a good voice, especially not for a song like this which needs a strong vocal.  I feel it was a poor choice on Just A Band's part to use Wambua on this song. The last two songs follow most of the album and are just not memorable with "Boogiedeebweet" sounding like a not-very-good Timbaland track and on"Tingiza Kichwa" you wonder if the band threw in the track just to beat a deadline.


KC Blog rating: 3/5 stars

 Just A Band's latest album falls short of the innovative bar set by their debut Scratch to Reveal, with weak songwriting and concepts. Just A Band may have fallen for the sophomore slump, lets hope this was just a bump along the journey of this promising band.

Urban Mirror presents "I LOVE NRB"

Urban Mirror Show is back again Thursday 22 October 2009 at Club Soundd, Hamilton House Kaunda Street, Nairobi – Free Entry

Urban Mirror is a project about urban art and public space featuring artists from different parts of Nairobi, selected from those registrered on the Urban Mirror on line map www.urbanmirror.org


The night will feature:
the screening of the Urban Mirror News
public art performances
poetry readings
performance by Ukoo Flani
Dj sets by Just A Band, Dj Ugomatic, Dj Bob

If you are an artist you can’t miss to sign up !!!
Register now on www.urbanmirror.org, post your work or your public art idea on the map and stand a chance of being selected. If you don’t have internet access collect the registration form at the Goethe Institut.

Video: John Allan Namu on CNN's Amanpour

During his stint in Atlanta, KTN's John-Allan Namu spoke to CNN's Chief International Correspondent & host of the new nightly interview programme Amanpour. Christiane talks about coverage of conflict, embedded journalism and the place of African news on the international news agenda.

Video: Nita Hungu - "Rain"

This is the debut video from her upcoming album Love,Life & Limb.



Keep it here for my interview with her...

Video: Kambua - "Nyumbani"

Video: Inside SLAM AFRICA +thoughts on poetry in Nai

Unless you have been living under a rock you will have noticed that poetry/open mic/spoken word events are like the hottest thing in Nairobi right now. I was out of the country for a number of years and had known about the growth of these events but was quite surprised and impressed at just how big this thing is becoming(it is still growing.)Right now your Nai joint/restaurant/cafe is not hip if you don't have some sort of open mic or artsy event happening there.

Check out this(well done) short film on SLAM AFRICA an open mic/poetry event held regularly at Dass Ethiopian Restaurant. I am now a regular there(make sure you sample some injera) and I must say it is quite addictive. Another one to check out is the Kwani? Open Mic held monthly at Club Soundd. Admittedly I didn't see such events becoming big in Nairobi but they seem to be spreading like wild fire right now, who ever thought Kenyans were so expressive? Well I think it's a great thing and the talent out there is amazing. Big up to Imani, Point Blank, Blaze and others who are doing a great job with SLAM.

"You don't need to be deep to be a poet/you need to be true" -Point Blank

Music Seen! Stan - "Kenya Debut" review

With his acoustic guitar ever somewhere close by and a silky voice that is sure to put smiles on the faces of the opposite sex, Stan Ng’ang’a was clearly a perfect fit for the Penya Record label. With a sure talent on their hands Penya wasted no time in releasing Stan’s debut album, slyly titled Kenya Debut. The album cover features him standing (with guitar in hand) in front of a barber shop that seems to been put together with parts from different houses. Though the shop has since been torn down, it is interesting with its white door, brown window frames and stained glass windows. The shop and windows seem to provide a good reflection of the music we are about to indulge in; simple and yet free-spirited.
The first song on the album, "She Is" is a soothing tune and guitar played with a purity which I guess aptly reflects the nature of Stan’s love for a special someone in his life. And with frank lyrics like "kama ngoma kuna wakati yeye huniudhi/sitaki kumwona anikhera/muda mfupi namsamehea" it is clear this is a man in love. And on that beautiful opening note it is only right the next song "Shujaa" speaks of another love, only this time is in the motherly sense. The song is a lovely tribute to Stan’s late mother whom he honours, thanks, and calls his hero. It is hard to imagine what it’s like to lose a mother, but this song gives those of us who haven’t lost one hope and strength to continue on(if God forbid that should happen.)
The track that follows is "Gachungwa" which was Stan’s debut single, with its accompanying video (that features who I’m guessing is his real gachungwa.) It’s was an interesting pick for a first single as it features a sparse track with some beatboxing adlibs. It was a daring track on Penya’s part to use it to introduce us to Stan but surprisingly it works; the song has Wawesh’s sound written all over it. The album then floats back to a soothing, acoustic sound on "Mi Nawe." Wawesh made some good decisions on this album in ensuring Stan’s beautiful, tenor voice is fully displayed through the use of solo acoustic tracks and adding no frills to the production. This is again displayed on "Kenya" another beautiful song that speaks about the motherland, its beauty and Stan's pride in his country. The song speaks of unity among the diverse tribes which is a very relevant message today(the song was written before the 2007/08 post-election violence.)
"Rise" is one of the better songs on Kenya Debut and combines some acoustic and electric guitar with lively background harmonizing all done by Stan. It is an uplifting song that encourages those who may be going through hardship that there’s hope and to rise up again! The albums pace picks albeit only slightly on the song "Natafuta" which is a well-written song. In it he talks about the search for that perfect love, a search he knows he‘s not alone in or crazy for "ukifikiri mimi ni chizi/angalia we kioni."
Probably my favourite song on the album would have to be "Roller Coaster" which features Stan singing together with Nynke Nauta. The song referring to the emotional ups and downs in a relationship is one that some of us can relate to, not to mention the song just has a lovely chorus and cool backing track.
On "Surrender" which is a really moving song, the instruments are kept to a minimum and Stan sings to God above for mercy and urges all of us to surrender our lives to Him. Things take an interesting turn on the song when Stan starts playing a trumpet, but only he is mimicking the sound of one with his mouth and it sounds great.(I’ve seen him doing it live and he pulls it off well.) The final song of the album is short at only 1:14min, but is a good closing track which Stan sings in a reggae-acoustic style.

Kenya Debut is a good album, and introduces us to the lovely vocals and understated acoustic sound of Stan. Unfortunately there isn’t a really great song on the album, but some good ones. And although Stan style is suited to a laidback, acoustic sound sometimes it feels the album gets too slow. You can find yourself skipping some songs especially if you’re not in that particular mood for something slow. There is no doubt though as to Stan’s vocal talent and the album is a good for those quiet Saturday evenings, when you just want to kick back and listen to something soothing.

KC blog rating: 4/5 stars

"No really great songs on it, but Stan has great vocals. A solid debut."

Video: Just A Band - "FunkyFineBeautiful"

Here's another video from their debut album Scratch to Reveal

Just A Band "82" Album launch. Click here for more details

Video: Da' T.R.U.T.H - "Lost"

featuring Tia Pittman



Even Da' TRUTH is reppin Passion 4 Christ. It's a movement! P4CM Coming to Kenya?...stay tuned.

Video: Taji - "Heaga Hinya"

Video: Wakenya Pamoja - "Tupendane"

Video: Brian King & Chizi - "Change The World"

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In other news, one of my fav Kenyan blogs is about to go private.Wish I had a Wordpress account, kenyaunlimited wont be the same without you!

Michael Jackson: Memories of the Greatest

Pure, live, modern-day musical Genius!But was he really? That’s what I have debated with myself over the past few years. But all my mental debating was finally put to rest about two years ago when I watched a concert of his on the internet. On the internet, you say? Yes, MSN posted up a three hour concert of his held in Tokyo Dome in all it’s HD glory (I had a fast internet connection) on their website, and it finally dawned on me that this man Michael Joseph Jackson was a true and living genius. Debate over.

One of my recent life’s wishes was to go for a Jackson concert (either Michael, Janet or The Jackson’s) Well, I guess those plans are trashed now, though I still wouldn’t mind seeing a Janet concert. Of course it just wouldn’t be the same without the star attraction of the show Michael. (I have watched a Janet Jackson concert DVD though and she is definitely one of the great live performers and is not that far behind her brother.) The Tokyo concert was just a visual marvel and spectacle the likes of I’ve never witnessed before. I had seen songs from out of this concert like Heal The World, but had never watched the concert from beginning to end, with high quality and sound. If watching it on my home computer was mind blowing enough I could only imagine how unreal it must have been to have been there. Well, it was not that hard to imagine as you could see grown men and women crying, screaming, mouths agape, and of course fainting.

The funny thing about Michael Jackson is that the earliest memory I have of seeing any music video is the “Thriller” video. Ever since I was a kid I have always had that Thriller image in my head of MJ in a red jacket, and dancing in a zombie get-up. Later on I learnt that the Thriller video release was a worldwide event and must have been big in Kenya too! I could just imagine hip Kenyans at the time dressing in white gloves, red jackets, fedora hats and the front curl.

When you talk to Kenyan MJ fans about the man and his music, most of them will begin by talking about his plastic surgery and the “Bad” or “Black or White” era onwards. This is kind of unfortunate because you realize they are mostly aware of the period when his career started its decline. Majority of Kenyans my age(20’s) are(understandably I guess) largely oblivious to the Thriller period and before. They may have read more about this period due to the coverage of his funeral, but people my age start mostly from the “Black Or White” video onwards.

I don’t blame them though. That “Black Or White” video, what another big event that was! Man, I was still very early in primary school but I can remember my classmates and I raving about the song and video for weeks! “I read my message in the Saturday Sun..” we even tried to outdo each other on who knew more of the lyrics. There was also this debate and confusion about the message of the lyrics, because MJ was obviously a white person now. Was he talking about himself? Even though I was just a boy, I remember a personal feeling of betrayal that MJ had chosen to get white skin. “Why would he do that?” I thought.

I obviously heard the song before I saw the video and boy, the skit at the beginning remains one of the best. Macaulay Culkin (who was a huge star at the time) telling his dad to “eat this!” Brilliant!(stick it to the overbearing parents, every kid must have secretly shouted). And you should have seen my siblings and I’s mouths when we saw the morphing thing at the end of the video, agape! “Wow, how did they do that?!” The morphing technology was still new. We taped the video from KBC and watched it over and over again.

That’s another great thing about MJ. His music videos, they were all so epic, and different. They just became these events that people talked about for weeks every time a new one came out. MJ was also always at the cutting edge of computer graphic technology with his videos. Check out the “Stranger in Moscow” video, in my opinion that was an early incarnation of the stop-motion technology(geek note2: used three years later in Matrix movies).

But even with all his CG-laced videos I have to finally declare that my favorite MJ video remains “The Way You Make Me Feel.” (I hear you saying “what?!“ well deal with it) There’s just something so profound(romantic?) about that video to me, it was like a “Romeo & Juliet” for the pop age. First of all the woman in the video(even at my young age) was just stunning.(I heard MJ lengad her when she tried to holla after the video, now that’s crazy!) MJ though was just the absolute smoothest, coolest guy in the world after that video to me. I could kind of see myself in that video, the shy-guy at first who picks up the courage and woos the “playing hard to get” beautiful lady, all the while jumping through and on top of cars. C’mon now..ultimate cool factor! He gave us shy-guys a courage we never thought we possessed, woo!lol That video until today to me, remains one of the best, the song has really held up too.

I guess I was lucky in that my family had the “Off The Wall” and “Thriller” LP(yaani vinyl.. we still do), plus one or two The Jackson’s LPs. So I knew of MJ’s I would say “middle-career” period when most kids my age were still singing baby songs. There is still a debate as to which is better “Thriller” or “Off The Wall.” Admittedly I am a bit undecided too; sometimes I am in the mood for one, other times for the other. I must say though I lean more towards Off The Wall, it just seems like the more raw, pure, funky and less commercialized album than the rock/disco/pop of Thriller. Both are some of the greatest albums ever made though.

The “Bad” album is a mixed bag. Some people didn’t like the direction he was took in blatantly trying to reach out to the pop(read white) crowd. The “Bad” video though is another one I have childhood memories of, (at the time) I really loved the video. I watched it again recently though and I must admit the song and video have aged badly, though at the time the record was a worldwide smash hit. The same goes for the album, some songs sound really dated yet others like “Man in the Mirror,” “Smooth Criminal” etc remain some of the best pop songs ever made. “Man In the Mirror” ..sigh. Is there anything more that can be said about this song? If MJ ever had a moment of true genius during his “decline” period it was “Man in the Mirror.” The album vinyl had been in our house since the year of its release, but it wasn’t until mid-primary school that I rediscovered this record and proceeded to learn the lyrics and sing the song for weeks in school. The angels must have given MJ this song, its just remains that powerful. After listening to this song you feel you can change the world.

“Remember The Time” was another great single and video from Michael. This was another song we dubbed from KBC and watched again, and again and again. With all the cameos from Eddie Murphy, Magic Johnson, Iman..etc and the spinning to gold dust at the end, it was a great song and video. Who can forget the storm “They Don’t Really Care About Us” kicked up, I think the record had to be pulled and edited from stores because he had what was deemed a racial slur in the song.

As for Michael Jacksons dancing, again what can be said that hasn’t already been said. I was watching the “Beat It” video a month or two ago and man those moves are really spectacular. I can just imagine how much those early videos changed the game, kids & teens must have gone berserk after those Thriller videos. Everyone who grew up watching that “Thriller” video has tried to mimic the moves in it, and the way they combined the zombie movements with a pop twist is truly something. I remember just about learning the moonwalk(a primary school classmate of mine could do it, and he taught me). I tried it the other day and I was a bit rusty but its still there somewhat(I had to use socks of course). As for the swift high kicks, and crotch grabs and hee-hee’s I could never quite get them right, haha.

On the topic of Michael Jackson’s controversies, for a big MJ fan such as myself(everyone claims to be his biggest fan) I wont say much. You could call it blocking the bad stuff out I guess (is that sycophancy?) Yes, it was painful to see MJ go from one controversy to another(and I admit I used to get mad when a new accuser popped onto the scene.) By the way that whole period when MJ was marrying one random woman after the other was a big…huh?? for me. That flew past me, I didn’t get it..like “whatever, when is his new album coming out” you know? Plastic surgery. There are so many stories. For the longest I didn’t believe the vitilgo reason but over the years its seems to have been confirmed. As for his nose…ewww, avoid subject. But I laughed and knew the guy had lost his marbles when he said on The Martin Bashir doc that his nose just kept growing.(remember when everyone was glued to KTN to watch its premiere some years back? lol)

Although I knew many of MJs hits as part of the Jackson(s) 5 its not until recently that I have delved more into his really early stuff. I now have all his Jackson’s albums, plus his solo albums. Some of those albums are really great. If you know me I am huuge on Motown(sound) and there is some really great stuff there(J5s Motown albums). I even have I think their first ever single(before they were signed) which is called “Big Boy” and its a good song. Michael Jackson’s voice even at an early age was truly phenomenal, and in my opinion it must have been one of the best voices at the time, young or old. The emotion, range and voice control he was able to display out of such a small body(and young age) was truly from God.

Speaking of God, although I am a big fan and have been since I can remember(late 80s) I was never one of those crazed obsessive fans. Many fans probably thought he was God/a god and thus I wasn’t really surprised at the reports of people committing suicide on learning of his death. A weird thing is I didn’t cry at all for MJ, was just very sad (though I did shed a teeny one for Aaliyah, can’t believe I admitted that. Hey I love(d) Aaliyah, sue me!) Around the late 80s-early 90s you couldn’t convince me Michael Jackson wasn’t the most popular human being on the planet, sorry Pope! The man was just global, everyone who had a radio knew MJ. Even though all this I always reminded myself he was but a human being so my fan-hood(?) never reached obsessive levels like some people. I think Japan had the most crazed MJ fans, and probably those Eastern Europe countries. My goodness, I don’t know how MJ endured that level of hysteria that I havent witnessed with any other artist(human?)

To go back to MJ controversies for a second, there is something many people don’t realize, or they cant comprehend. It’s kind of my conclusion/theory about him that has sort of settled my mind. MJ grew up in a totally different environment and circumstances than any other person I can think of. As in this guy was s star since he was a toddler. Apart even from the savage abuse meted out by his father, just the pressures he was under must have been incredible. First of all he was extremely shy ,and his childhood was totally robbed from him because he had to grow up fast and be a professional star. Can you imagine never having one second of a normal life since you can remember? Not many of us can grasp that, not being able even to walk out of the gate without hordes of screaming fans hounding you. There are just so many factors no one can understand that came together and totally messed up MJ’s mental & physical state(as it would anyone). And this is the perspective I think we should look at his later controversies from. The early signs I guess was when he started collecting all those exotic animal species and really believing he was Peter Pan.

MJ, MJ, MJ…. Wacko Jacko(I really hated when people said that. Ungrateful haters!!) Anyway, people sometimes ask will we ever have another like him? Hmmm, difficult question to answer. Of course no one can really see into the future and predict, so I will only give my opinion. The chances we will see another MJ in our lifetime are zero. The chances that the world will see another MJ ever are small. Michael Jackson (maybe like Usain Bolt now) was a freak of nature of the music world. He was a god(forgive the term) of music. You see, in my opinion the thing that separates MJ from other artists was his mental state. Michael Jackson was so absolutely focused on achieving perfection and taking things to an unbelievable level, and it’s a quality that few humans are able to possess. That is why we have had the Ushers, R.Kellys, Justins etc since then but they have always been them down here….then MJ up there. He was just on another plane mentally and in his focus. Some things are just rare and God-given and they cant really be duplicated. Michael Jackson was one of those rare events that I am very grateful to have witnessed. It will be interesting to see how historians of music treat MJ and his music, and what future generations will learn from him. Here’s to hoping they get to witness and feel even a bit of what us who were alive have witnessed. Beatles, Elvis give me a break..(sure they sold records) they don’t come close artistically, not by a mile..especially Elvis.

Here’s to you MJ, thanks for changing the world! Where would music have been without you??

To The Greatest….MJ.(this post is late, but I had to do it for you) One.

The best TV show ever?

Although I hardly watch TV for any significant amount of time these days(I'm discovering Citizen TV's local shows more of late though) I haven't completely given up on the "idiot box." I mostly flip through channels to see if there's anything remotely interesting. If it isn't Tahidi High(btw,OJ was LOL this week "wacha mpango wa kando") or maybe some interesting personality on Jeff Koinange's "Capital Talk(or The Bench)" its TV off for me. So if I hardly watch any Kenyan TV, you know I am not watching that American stuff. Heroes..huh? Lost..what??..ati 24?? Maybe I'm missing out, but I am just hardly interested in watching any of it.

That's not to say there isn't some really great TV out there, and yes this TV show is American. I don't know if it has ever aired on Kenyan TV, but if you haven't checked it out you're missing on some really first rate television. The show is called The Wire and it first aired in the U.S in 2002, and run for five seasons until 2008(I felt lost when it ended). The Wire is a TV show created by former police reporter David Simon, and takes place on the urban streets of Baltimore, Maryland. It follows the interactions between the police, locals, drug dealers, port workers and everyone in between in this gritty city, and when I say gritty, I mean just that.
This show is just raw through and through and is definitely not for the faint of heart. The main star of the show is Dominic West who plays Baltimore cop Jimmy McNulty, and there are other standouts like drug dealers(and personal fav) Omar and Stringer Bell(Idris Elba) and Senator Clay Davis. The thing about this show is that it is as i mentioned raw, gritty, and yes explicit...but most of all, it's just real(and may I add refreshing?)



I'll be real here, you will not be watching this show with your folks! You will probably ask, should a Christian watch this show? Well I'll leave that up to you to decide, but the way I see it the realness, first-class writing and just boldness of this show are something to be seen. Just because something is "ugly" doesn't mean it isn't real/happening and doesn't have any redeeming value, but that's a debate for another day. (I may catch flak for praising this show, but again its up to the viewer to decide, but its definitely not for kids)

There have been other great TV shows in the past like The Sopranos, early X-Files episodes etc etc(I haven't watched akina Lost,Heroes so no opinion). But in my opinion The Wire is the best TV show I have ever watched, bar none. The crazy thing is that the Emmy's totally snubbed it I guess because of its blackness/urbaness? In any case I say let the fans decide, and the fact that its the only TV show box-set Ive ever purchased says I vote it no.1.

The Wire...the best TV show you have(probably) never watched.