It all seems quite unfathomable that we are still living through a pandemic. In Kenya, in particular, there have been tougher restrictions in regards to lockdown and curfews, huge gatherings…
Nairobi Horns Project
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Written by Joy Ruguru Unlike the owner of this blog, I’m not an ardent fan of jazz. Maybe as background music when I’m eating or reading. I blame it on…
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Jazz Appreciation Month fondly known as J.A.M was officiated under the auspices of Smithsonian National Museum of American History in 2012 and is celebrated annually in the month of April.…
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Interesting jazz artists in Kenya who have stretched and personalized modern jazz conventions, dictating new terms without discarding the old.
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It is a golden release! Nairobi funkiest outfit are storming into the music arena this 2019 with their debut album Black in Gold. This follows after their sold out EP…
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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,…
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#AfroSynthesis – Of Collaborations and the Jazz Sub-Genre in Nairobi Written by: Mackinlay Mutsembi Let’s talk Industry; try understand Industry building. One thing that “Industry” does is that it creates…
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EventsReview
Musical Collaborations take over at the Safaricom International Jazz Day Celebrations 2018
I will say this with all honesty; there is nothing as beautiful as music crafted by musicians and the audience can resonate and connect with. I am still buzzing with…
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Safaricom Jazz at 5 – A Motley of Baby Steps. Mackinlay Mutsembi – Nairobi Horns Project When the first edition of SIJF I was not residing in Nairobi yet; I…
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EventsJazz Opinions
Rich sounds from Africa at the Safaricom International Jazz Day Celebrations 2018
If you know me personally, then you know that I absolutely love jazz. I am just from the 19th Cape Town Jazz Festival, and my whole inner being is still…