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Tribe's take on the best things to do if you just a had a day in Nairobi

Venue: Secrets Lounge, View Park Towers, Utalii Lane Date: Thursday, September 9th 2010 Time: 7:00 - 10:00 p.m Entrance: Ksh 150 (for reservations text 0723160575)

A documentary film on urban youth culture in Nairobi through the decades, and a new approach to youth consumer engagement – Branded Entertainment. Check out more here

Date: Saturday 29th May - 30th May, 2010 Time: 10:00 am Venue: Sarakasi Dome, Ngara, Nairobi Entry: Free More details here

Soul Boy is a film by Ghanian-Kenyan director Hawa Essuman , shot in the famous Nairobi slum Kibera. This film by German production company One Fine Day Films and Goethe-Institut revolves around Abila ( Samson Odhiambo ), a fourteen year old boy growing up and experiencing life’s lessons in this poor environment. Kibera is a place that has just experienced post-election violence and Abila has to navigate his way through this environment, while at the same time just trying to be a normal teenager. Abila wakes up on what seems like just another day to find that his father is bed-ridden with illness; his soul has been stolen he tells his teenage son. Troubled and worried as there is no one to run their kiosk, Abila sets off to find out how he can help his father. Through the help of his friend Ciku ( Leila Dayan Opou ) he goes to see a witch who gives him seven tasks to complete if he wants to see his father recover. The film then progresses from here with Abila having various enco...

                                                 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...

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 ther...