Herbie Tsoaeli Spiritual Dialogues: At This Point in Time
Bra Herbie is a key figure within the South African scene. Bassist, Composer, and Arranger, Herbie Tsoaeli is the 2013 Best Jazz Album South African Music Award winner, for his…
Artists from the coast revolutionizing Nairobi’s Jazz scene
Kombo Chokwe. Credits: Quaint Photgraphy Juma Tutu prepares for his inaugural for his set at the local bar; Dagoz, a handful of people come in from their smoking breaks outside,…
Jazz in Kenya: A beginner’s guide to artists you need to hear
Interesting jazz artists in Kenya who have stretched and personalized modern jazz conventions, dictating new terms without discarding the old.
Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Festival 2018 – Nairobi Horns road to Joburg!
Nairobi Horns Project Debut Performance at Joy of Jazz I am a sucker for good music. It is not news anyway. I have a ritual every beginning of the week,…
Chempkemboi Mang’ira: Let’s own our culture people!
I had the distinct honor of chatting with one of my close friends, Chepkemboi Mang'ira, popularly known as Miss Vavavum. She is the founder of Own Your Culture Africa; an…
Review: Dawn to Dusk | By Peter Nyabuto
The first time I heard Shamsi I thought they were ok. The second time they were still just ok. Then they played at Thursday Night Live at J's on Waiyaki…
Savouring the Italian Jazz flavor: An evening with Giampaolo Nuti and Francesco D’Orazio
This was the precursor to the most anticipated jazz music event of the year, the Safaricom International Jazz festival. Slated to take the stage were the Italian duo, Giampaolo Nuti,…