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      How to work with producers in Kenya by…

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      The Love Zone Thrills fans on Valentine’s Day

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      Shamsi Music Sophmore Album: Afrosynthesis

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      Down memory lane: An Evening Remembering Whitney Houston

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      Nairobi Orchestra Returns! at Kenya National Theatre

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      An Evening Celebrating Stevie Wonder in Nairobi

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      Ngewa: Kasiva Mutua rhythmical tales on percussion

      April 26, 2022

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      Herbie Tsoaeli Spiritual Dialogues: At This Point in…

      December 10, 2021

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      Sage Chemutai: Love is all we need

      April 26, 2021

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      Jack Muguna: Journey of the Soul

      April 20, 2021

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      WYNTON MARSALIS interactive session with Kenyan artists: Mythology…

      November 26, 2020

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      Nairobi Music Society and Nairobi Orchestra Love; Liberty…

      May 4, 2022

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      Nairobi Orchestra Returns! at Kenya National Theatre

      July 2, 2021

      Classical Music

      A Kenyan Opera: Nyanga The Runaway Grandmother

      November 17, 2020

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      Beethoven 250 Years on, A Spirited awakening in…

      September 25, 2020

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      David Ralak: A visionary pioneering figure with great…

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      CoronaVirus: Kenyan Artists in a time of a…

      March 19, 2020

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      How to work with producers in Kenya by…

      February 26, 2020

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      Shamsi Music Sophmore Album: Afrosynthesis

      February 6, 2020

      Jazz Opinions

      CoronaVirus: Kenyan Artists in a time of a…

      March 19, 2020

      Jazz Opinions

      Experience Nairobi Horns Project Debut Album – Black…

      July 18, 2019

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      Artists from the coast revolutionizing Nairobi’s Jazz scene

      April 9, 2019

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      Jazz in Kenya: A beginner’s guide to artists…

      February 26, 2019

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      Pilani Bubu: Jazz Breaks Me Open. Songs from…

      April 29, 2020

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      How to work with producers in Kenya by…

      February 26, 2020

      Jazz Spotlight

      Shamsi Music Sophmore Album: Afrosynthesis

      February 6, 2020

      Jazz Spotlight

      ALBUM REVIEW: MAIA AND THE BIG SKY

      September 26, 2019

      My Afro Jazz

      Dan Aceda, Juma Tutu to Grace Ricky na…

      November 17, 2015

      My Afro Jazz

      Eric Wainaina Thrills fans at An Evening of…

      August 31, 2015

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    Nairobi Music Society and Nairobi Orchestra Love; Liberty concert in Nairobi

    by Maureen Shelmith May 4, 2022
    May 4, 2022

    The Nairobi Music society and Nairobi Orchestra showcased an exhilarating concert on the 30th April and 1st May at the Kenya theatre. The concert was not quite like any other…

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    Nairobi Orchestra Returns! at Kenya National Theatre

    by Maureen Shelmith July 2, 2021
    July 2, 2021

    Last Sunday, we were treated to a short but sweet concert dubbed, Nairobi Orchestra returns. This eagerly-anticipated gig was sold out, and it’s not difficult to see why. The Sunday…

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    David Ralak: A visionary pioneering figure with great virtuosity

    by Maureen Shelmith June 16, 2020
    June 16, 2020

    David Otieno Ralak, is a Nairobi man fully conscious of his extraordinary talent. He isn’t one to waste words, neither does he waste any describing the music he plays and…

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    Kenyan Classical Musicians keep the music alive in the wake of COVID-19

    by Maureen Shelmith June 4, 2020
    June 4, 2020

    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…

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    In pursuit of discovery: Wamocho’s commanding presence with the Ghetto Classics

    by Maureen Shelmith January 16, 2018
    January 16, 2018

    In pursuit of discovery: Wamocho’s commanding presence with the Ghetto Classics For a professional classical musician, Benjamin Wamocho has an ever smiling face that radiates his youthful demeanor. At five…

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    Review: Nairobi Orchestra June 2017 Concert

    by Maureen Shelmith June 19, 2017
    June 19, 2017

    The Nairobi Orchestra had planned a two-day event to mark this concert. The concert took place at Braeburn Theatre. Braeburn has remarkably good acoustics. The impeccable Dancun Wambugu conducted Sibelius’s…

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    The Kenyan Classical Music Culture

    by Maureen Shelmith May 16, 2017
    May 16, 2017

    Kenya is bustling with music, bopping heads from every corner especially of the capital; jazz bands, rap artists even beat boxers. Despite the music scene being so colorful, not much…

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    Basically Bass-ing it; I am Papa

    by Maureen Shelmith March 14, 2017
    March 14, 2017

    Nowadays, we are accustomed to the mellow tunes of violinists within the Kenyan musical scene. A rarer person or even a group of people bring down an octave or so…

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    Levi Wataka: For the Love of Classical Music and Rugby

    by Maureen Shelmith January 24, 2017
    January 24, 2017

    Standing in front of the orchestra, Levi Wataka, holds a baton on his right hand, as the other hand rests on a music stand. He reads the score to interpret…

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    Nairobi Orchestra’s End of Year Concert, 2016.

    by Maureen Shelmith November 16, 2016
    November 16, 2016

    Nairobi Orchestra kicked off its 2016 end of year concert with four performances that celebrate works of various composers: Holst Gustav Suite No.1 E flat for military band, Mendelssohn which…

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Maureen Shelmith

My mission here is to take you on a Kenyan musical journey that is exceptional.

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