Video: Laura Mvula - "Green Garden"
from her upcoming album Sing to the Moon.
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An Evening with StaceyAnn Chin
About Staceyann A proud Jamaican national, Staceyann’s voice was featured on “The Oprah Show,” where she spoke candidly about her experiences of growing up on the island and the dire consequences of her coming out there. Through her work she seeks to question the oppression and the limitations of identity, race, class, sexuality and belonging. In addition to performing in and co-writing the Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, Chin’s work has been published in the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Guardian. Date: February 15, 2013 Venue: Southern Sun Mayfair Hotel Time: 7:30 pm Tickets: Advance Kshs 1000, Gate Kshs 1500 Tickets available at the NEST( directions here ), BONK Shop(The Junction Mall) and Southern Sun Mayfair Hotel.
Kenya Kite Festival: Kites for Peace
Date: Sunday Feb 10th, 2013 Venue: Jockey Club Kenya, Ngong Race Course Tickets: Gate (Adults Ksh700, Kids 500), Advance (Adults Ksh500, Kids Sh250) Time: 11:00am to 6:00pm Buy tickets here
Kenyan Poet Show - January 2013
The Kenyan Poet Show is back!..after a short hiatus:) About the January show: The year 2012 was one of the most memorable ones for music lovers in Kenya with the most ecstatic lot being the Neo-Soul lovers. This year saw the most notable list of live performances by artists in different genres, a promise of better things to come. Artists such as Erykah Badu, Jah Cure, James Ingram, Johnny Gill, Akon, Donnel Jones, Joe and Incognito are among those who held concerts in Nairobi. As we start off the year 2013, we look back at the new artists and new music that made the year 2012 such a memorable one. Full list and videos can be found on the blog www.kenyanpoet.com Listen here: Kenyan Poet Show - January 2013
Video: "Something Necessary" (Trailer)
Something Necessary is a film about a pivotal period in the life of Anne, a woman struggling to rebuild her life after the civil unrest that swept Kenya following the 2007 elections, claiming the life of her husband, the health of her son and leaving her isolated farm in ruins. Joseph, a troubled young gang member who participated in the countrywide violence is drawn to Anne and her farm seemingly in search of redemption. Both he and Anne need something that only the other can give to allow them to shed the painful memories of their past and move on -- but will either of them find it?
