::Kenya Christian::

I won't say much, I'll just post on this imitative from a blogpost on another site . I heard Safaricom just waived the fee when you send in. I sent Ksh300 today, please spare a meal today and contribute. May God bless you, and thankyou @ahmedsalims your initiative is an aswer to my prayers. We dont need to wait for gava, this is how we change our country, grassoots movements. After 1 WEEK - #FeedKE A week ago I started this initiative of having Kenyans Sacrifice A Meal to help Feed Kenya !!! My initial TARGET was 10,000 Kenyans with atleast a minimum of 250/=Ksh donated to The Kenya Red Cross Society under #FeedKE Account Name . What amazed me is the response of us Kenyans – everyone who heard about it; shared it, talked about it and also some acted on it!!! Today, I post what we have collected so far and what YOU have donated as a Kenyan!!! As at 26 th July 2011 from 172 donations we have collected 140,880/= Ksh I would like to appreciate all who have taken part in th

SOUL BOY: Directed by Hawa Essuman Where: Kifaru House off Kanjata Rd next to Msongari School. House with Rhino on gate - No.3 When: Saturday August 6th 2011 Gates open at 2pm for relaxed drinks, nyama choma and chill out jams; movie starts at 7pm Advance tickets 800Ksh - buy online here (MPesa/Zap/Credit Card) http://www.screenonthegree​n.co.ke/tickets Gate tickets 1000ksh ONE FREE PLATE OF TASTY NYAMA CHOMA WITH FOR FIRST 100 GUESTS WITH TICKET Also available are Live DJ, Popcorn, nyama choma, hot chocolate Carry a picnic and blanket to sit on and make this a fun experience for you and your friends. Dress Warm for evening show!!

I am so sad and depressed by this right now. It's like gosh..all I can ask is WHY..you know? *SIGH!!** I dont think you understand, she is(was) like my top 2 favourite artists right now(apart from Nneka I think). The thing I love about Amy is she gave me hope in music again, hope that there are artists out there with real talent, with great lyrics, who are pushing boundaries. Amy Winehouse was instrumental in reviving pop-soul music in the UK and US for cyin out loud. She made American singers look bad, and showed them how soul should really be done again- made them rediscover their creation! I ve listened to Back to Black more times than i can count just exploring her voice, and sound, every note she sang and change and her no-holds barred, expose-it-all intelligently written lyrics were soo great to hear. This is just sad, I was used to regularly check sites for any news on a new album. I know she was currently on tour, I also scoured the internet for any music I hadnt heard like

In April of 2011, the cast and crew of FELA! on Broadway traveled to Lagos, Nigeria becoming the first original Broadway production to be performed on African soil. Afropop correspondent Mark Gettes was there to document the historic occasion. Read his report here

I'm really liking this #instantclassic Produced by The Neptunes Cee-Lo - "Bridges"

OK, my secret mission is I've been trying to get this woman to perform in Kenya. Anyone know any concert promoters who can organize this? This is the first single from her forthcoming third album Soul Is Heavy . Can't wait!

One of my favorite Kenyan films will be showing at next month's Screen on the Green. Don't miss this, support Kenywood! ( pron, Keni-wood , ya I just made that up:) Synopsis: Nairobi, Kenya. 14 year-old Abila lives with his parents in Kibera, one of the largest slums in East Africa. One morning the teenager discovers his father ill and delirious. Someone has stolen his soul, mumbles the father as he sits huddled in a corner. Abila is shocked and confused but wants to help his father and goes in search of a suitable cure.Supported by his friend Shiku who is the same age as him, he learns that his father has gambled his soul away in the company of a spiritual woman. The teenager doesn’t want to believe it and sets about looking for the witch. When he finally discovers her in the darkest corner of the ghetto, she gives him seven challenging tasks to save his father’s lost soul. Abila embarks on an adventurous journey which leads him right through the microcosm of his home town.

via NairobiNow Ngwatilo Mawiyoo is at it again in a whole new exclusive concert at The Michael Joseph Centre in Safaricom House, Westlands on July 8th 2011 at 7pm prompt. The young poet, celebrated at home and abroad in literary and entertainment circles, shall share some of her newest poems and a few favorites in a new collaborative experiment of poetry and music – supported by some of Kenya’s most talented and vibrant singers and musicians. Ngwatilo In Concert builds on the successes and ambitions of The Puesic Project staged at Alliance Francaise last December to a sold out audience; to allow other art forms to complicate, simplify and amplify the best of contemporary Kenyan poetry. Advance Tickets are Ksh500 Gate Tickets- Ksh 800. Tickets available at PesaPal Time: Friday, July 8 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm Location: Safaricom House, Waiyaki Way, Westlands Queries: 0702 845533 or email tickets@ngwatilo.com

I'm jealous! I've always wanted to have a podcast, oh well I guess she got to it before me. Will be checking this out regularly. To bigger and better things for this podcast. Kenyanpoet Pilot Podcast by KenyanPoet This is a show that draws mainly from the KenyanPoet blog which is an artistic space for Kenyan Arts. The KenyanPoet Podcast will mainly be featuring music, poetry, news and information on the Arts in Kenya through feature artists, interviews, poetry performances and readings. The show's host is Njeri Wangari a renown Poet and blogger.  Here is the playlist

The plot pivots around the theme of acceptance and love as the protagonists – parents, four daughters and their lovers – come to terms with HIV and ghetto life. Cutting back and forth from fiction to documentary, from the original stage play to actual locations, the film takes viewers on two parallel journeys: we watch the story, but we are also watching it through the eyes of the ghetto audience.