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This is a 1992 film based on a book of the same name  by Noam Chomsky & Edward Herman (which I'm currently reading). It is nearly 3 hours long,so get a comfortable seat.. but it's worth it. Enjoy your weekend! Peter Wintonick and Mark Achbar made this penetrating documentary about the career and views of linguist and media critic Noam Chomsky. While the man is the subject of the movie, the filmmakers wisely and carefully choose not to make Chomsky more important than his insights into the way print and electronic journalism tacitly and often willingly further the agendas of the powerful. We learn a lot about Chomsky's formative experiences as a child, student, academic, activist, and politician (he has campaigned for office), but we learn just as much about the media institutions that deny him access today, from ABC to PBS. The centerpiece of the film, arguably, is a long examination into the history of the New York Times' coverage of Indonesia's atrocity-...

I used to like this song which is a few years old, but it seems the video has just come out.

Whatever opinions you have one way or another about Kwani? Storymoj a and the like, (and trust me I do have my opinions on them which I may post one day) you can't deny that they are at the forefront of an Kenyan-urban literary revival.and that is a good thing, it is obvious that Kenyans are a relatively politically aware and opinionated lot and it was just that we needed the freedom to express ourselves which the KANU regime totally regimented. So, I'm not really surprised by the thriving literary scene which continues to grow by leaps and bounds. I went for this literary festival last year at Impala Grounds called the Storymoja Hay Festival and I was left feeling encouraged and hopeful about what the future holds for literature in Kenya. It has only just begun, I believe. Anyway check out this article from the Christian Science Monitor about this burgeoning scene.. It might be just another club night in party-hearty Nairobi. In a littl...

featuring Milee & Rachel

Listen: Liz Ogumbo - "Maro Pa More"

Nneka speaks of what inspires her and discusses Concrete Jungle, her first album to be released in the US on February 2, 2010.

featuring Tickie Tah, Luther T and Crystal Fabulou s

A film by Wanuri Kahiu Check out an interview Wanuri did with Wired News Previously: Pumzi: Does Kenya's first sci-film hold up?

featuring Tahilla This song is kinda growing on me...Rufftone, one of the earliest urban Gospel stars still going strong, big up!

featuring Dunco & Rufftone

Previously: Listen - I La La Like It

Venue: Tribe Hotel, Village Market Date: Thursday, January 28th 2010 Time: 6:30 - 10:00pm Entrance: Ksh 500 (Proceeds from drinks will benefit relief effort in Haiti)

From his debut album Someday

From their upcoming collaborative album Distant Relatives Nas & Damian Marley - "Strong Will Continue"

Here’s a shocker for you. I had never heard of Noam Chomsky until about three years ago; I hope that does not say something about my ignorance. But I happen to suspect the reason I had never heard of him is because I was never supposed to; it was designed that way. That I only heard of him because my father had travelled to the U.S while I was there and wanted to meet him says a lot. Though my dad never did get to meet him, it did pique my interest in who exactly this person is. Officially, Noam Chomsky is a Professor of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT , Boston who was born and grew up around the time of the Great Depression . But “on the side” he is a brilliant political activist and thinker. He is what most people would call a leftist radical or as he might term himself, an anarchist . Noam Chomsky as I have come to learn is widely known and gets to speak around the world. But this is where it gets paradoxical; if Chomsky is in high demand as a speaker and is known why had I ...

Have You Heard From Johannesburg? is six documentary stories, produced and directed by Connie Field, chronicling the history of the global anti-apartheid movement that took on South Africa’s entrenched apartheid regime and its international supporters who considered South Africa an ally in the Cold War. Read more here Watch the full film in 6 parts  here Previously: RIP Dennis Brutus

featuring Danco & Baa Mdogo I'm liking this kapungala sound.. who knows it just might become an established music genre. Listen: Ngashville - "Fanana Naye"

This was always one my favourite songs from her 2002 album MTV Unplugged. 2.0 Listen: Lauryn Hill - "Adam Lives in Theory" Previously: I Miss Her Education!

Previously: illdoc on MJ

LOVE IS .... presents an all STAR lineup, Songstress Dela, Just a Band, Sauti sol, Muthoni the Drummer queen and Stan on one platform. On the eve of Valentines day, PENYA AFRICA presents LOVE IS....An all rounded concert to celebrate our love for one another,for our country,our music and our diversity. Date: February, 13th 2010 Time: 6.00 pm Venue: National Museum, Museum Hill, Nairobi Price: Ksh 400(advance) 500(at the gate)

Slideluck Potshow is a New York City-based, non-profit arts organization that provides an opportunity for artists and arts-appreciators to gather around food, friends, and artwork for an unforgettable night. This event, which began in a Seattle backyard eight years ago and regularly draws crowds of a thousand people in NYC, is coming to Kenya! The evening begins with a couple hours of mingling and dining on the home-cooked delights of those who attend, and then the lights are dimmed, the crowd is hushed, and a spectacular slideshow commences. Please join us by the pool at Tribe on Saturday, January 16th, for an engaging, unique, and fun evening. The Nairobi event will feature Kenyan and African photographers and artists along with a handful of international artists. Presenters range from the very accomplished to the up and coming, and everyone has a maximum of 5 minutes. Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010 Time: 7pm Potluck, 9pm Slideshow (Afterparty to follow) Venue: Pool...

"I've lost the use of my heart/but I'm still alive..."

Here are some places donations can be sent through The ICRC , World Vision Yele  and Salvation Army Follow events taking place in Haiti concerning the earthquake through Ushahidi Haiti is a country that has really suffered alot through the decades, please pray for Haiti and do whatever you can to assist, even in a small way.

Juliani addresses the issue of climate change and talks about the effects it will have on the future generation. Juliani and DJ Vic were also part of the Climate World Summit that happened in Dec 2009. They took their message to The Opera House, performed on a Cruise and finally presented at... Copenhagen petitions collected from Juliani's Kenya Uni Tour. See: Juliani Copenhagen Performance Previously: Jaya - "Msamaha"

"People must learn their..African name/people must find their..African style/people must know..Africans pray/for a new Africa I can see..." Listen: Fela! - "Upside Down" Previously: Fela on Broadway video

A full 30 min set of Gospel music spanning from 2008 to current Gospel tracks. Featuring M.O.G, Michelle, Eko Dyda, Daddy Owen, Ringtone  and more! Download the mixtape here Visit his website here and here

                                                 Our Purpose: To tell a different story about Africa. The Re-branding of Africa. The story everyone knows and yet no one knows. Africa Knows is about the challenges, triumphs, dreams and nightmares of being an African in a 21st century city that is straddling several revolutions at the same time – the technological revolution, the agricultural revolution, a democratic resurgence and a post-colonial identity crisis complicated by old ethnic tensions. Africa Knows about its own land and its own people more than any international media agency can ever know. Africa tells its own story to those who want to listen with their hearts and their heads. This is the beginning of a new identity, starting with Kenya...

I'm not saying they're biting Sauti Sol's Lazizi , I'm just saying...the themes sound similar ...

So far the Fela! Musical currently playing on New York's Broadway has been getting rave reviews! Some are saying its breathing new life into Broadway which had become boring. They so need to do an African tour...*sigh Revolution: Listen: Fela! On Broadway - "Everything Scatter"

“Blood Is Not Going To Clean Bloodstains” Njoki Ngumi who wrote “Someone Lied to you, Mwananchi” explains why she doesn’t like to read newspapers, and wonders what will happen to us all in 2012.

A film by Amie Williams starring Edi Gathegi and  Idris Elba 02-JUA KALI FINAL SCENES from Brian Olson on Vimeo .

I admit, I wasnt really aware of Dennis Brutus' work, but I'm fascinated the more I learn. Dennis Brutus was a South African poet and activist against the Apartheid Government of South Africa in the 1960s and fought for social justice throughout his life. Read more about him here Here is one of his poems. Purchase a collection of his works here THEIR BEHAVIOUR (by Dennis Brutus) Their guilt is not so very different from ours: —who has not joyed in the arbitrary exercise of power or grasped for himself what might have been another’s and who has not used superior force in the moment when he could, (and who of us has not been tempted to these things?)— so, in their guilt, the bare ferocity of teeth, chest-thumping challenge and defiance, the deafening clamor of their prayers to a deity made in the image of their prejudice which drowns the voice of conscience, is mirrored our predicament but on a social, massive, organized scale which ...

The Sauti za Busara music festival, Zanzibar features a rich variety of African music from the region with more than four hundred musicians participating over four days in historic Stone Town supplemented with fringe events around town and across the island including a festival street parade and finalé beach party. Date: 11th - 16th February 2010 Venue: Stone Town, Zanzibar ( map ) Time: Late afternoon till the early hours Price:  Free to East African Residents before 5pm ( click here for ticket info ) 2009 Festival recap For more information click here and  here

What can I say, I just realized last year she's now my favourite artist. I don't know, it's like there's a type of artist I've been looking for, for years and I just hadn't found him/her until now.There's just no one (since Lauryn Hill) who was really inspiring me. So if I post alot of Nneka stuff, please bear with me...lol