Geco Café: Slithering with good vibes in Nairobi
Breakfast at Geco Café along Mbaazi Avenue, It feels like the right place to be. Being on-trend in the restaurant business isn’t difficult, sniff the air to work out which…
A Kenyan Opera: Nyanga The Runaway Grandmother
Nostalgia of all kinds played a part at the live showcase of Nyanga: Runaway Grandmother in Nairobi, Kenya. From 6th – 8th November 2020, audiences witnessed Extracts from Nyanga: Runaway Grandmother, a Kenyan Opera produced…
Kenyan Classical Musicians keep the music alive in the wake of COVID-19
As weeks morphed to months following the imposition of economic and cultural lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the resumption of live music performance remains an unknown. As a…
Pilani Bubu: Jazz Breaks Me Open. Songs from Across Africa for International Jazz Day
The ninth annual International Jazz Day celebrations was slated to take place in Cape Town and other cities across South Africa. Due to the unprecedented times, the international Jazz Day…
The Love Zone Thrills fans on Valentine’s Day
The 2nd Edition of The Love Zone left us all in the feels this past Valentine’s. The unique intimate event was held at Braeside High School, Muthangari Road. Opening the…
Shamsi Music Sophmore Album: Afrosynthesis
Shamsi Music, an award-winning jazz and afro-jazz fusion band from Nairobi Kenya, which prides itself in creating memorable musical experiences 1 released their eagerly awaited sophomore album; Afrosynthesis. Shamsi Music…
Safaricom Youth Orchestra: 6 years strong!
The Safaricom Youth Orchestra now in its 6th year, has been providing music education and performance opportunities to young talented musicians in Nairobi for over 5 years. The Late Bob…
Pictorial: Kabisa Jazz Collective album launch in Nairobi
Matteo Di Leonardo and his Kenyan counterparts celebrated the release of their CD release brand new collaborative project ‘Kabisa’ with an album-launch party held at Michael Joseph Centre, Nairobi. They’d…
ALBUM REVIEW: MAIA AND THE BIG SKY
The one thing I spend considerable time doing is listening to music, maybe a bit too much because I should practice a lot more than I actually do. And perhaps…
Femi Kuti in Kenya: A Kenyan voyage to Afrika Shrine at Koroga Festival.
Femi Kuti at Koroga Festival Femi Kuti and the Positive Force brought the house down during the 26th edition of Koroga Festival. The Sunday event hosted over 4,000 music revelers…