Diary of a proud Kenyan Woman
Dancing in the streets of Cape Town
We came across this group of traditional dancers entertaining people in the streets of Cape Town just before the Cameroon Netherlands game during the 2010 World Cup. Similar displays have caused an uproar with some people feeling that it is inappropriate for women to dance topless. Others however, feel that it is no more than [...]
Pilgrimage to Cameroon V. Netherlands
We decided to take a walk from the Green Point stadium in Cape Town to the Fun Park a couple of hours before Cameroon was set to meet Netherlands. I figure Mardi Gras must be something like this! Netherlands fans flood the street as they walk to the Green Point stadium in Cape Town ahead [...]
Up close and personal with fans at the World Cup
Someone once said, “In Africa, football is not a religion, but it is everything a religion should be.” Every day we wake up to the sound of vuvuzelas in the streets. It is like a clarion call for all football fans to wake up to another day of electrifying games. South Africa has been swept [...]
Ghanaians cheer the Black Stars
Ghanaians waving flag from nekesa were on Vimeo. Ghanaians support their team at the coca cola fanfest in Cape Town during their match against Germany Ghanaians cheering at the 2010 World Cup. Ghanaian fans drumming and singing at the Cape Town fan park during 2010 World Cup
Free style Jukwaani!
Jukwaani: story tellers, rappers and hip hoppers.
story telling ‘The Tale of Fumo Liyongo’ performed in Kiswahili by Zamaleo Sigana Storytellers. The story told for centuries along the East African Coast traces one man’s confrontation with dictatorship iresspective of the inherent angers. I like story telling. When it is done right, it involves and resonates with an entire audience no matter their [...]
Ngeli ya Ju-Kwa!
Swahili poetry Thursday began with a two hour session of Swahili poetry with Ahmed Nassir, Ahmed Sheikh Nabhany, Amira S. Msellem, Mahmoud Mau and Abdilatif Abdalla. Appreciation of poetry and perhaps, of the classical form of Swahili poetry in particular, depends on the mindset of the listener. You must appreciate the Swahili culture to appreciate [...]
Jukwaani! Festival for performance literature
href=”http://www.goethe.de/ins/ke/nai/prj/juk/enindex.htm”>Jukwaani! is a festival of performance literature running from Thursday, 17th September, 2009 to Sunday, 20th September 2009 at the Goethe-Institut. Jukwaani! Is a project by Goethe-Institut and Alliance Française in association with the Kenya Cultural Center. It is a joint initiative supported by the special fund for cultural projects established by the Ministries of [...]
Hoisting Spirits
On Sunday, 29th March, 2009 we made our way to Ayany in Kibera where we were set to meet the Kenya Youth AIDS Ambassadors group made up of youth living positively with HIV and AIDS. We turned in, off a tarmac road, to a steep, narrow maram road, which led us downhill passed shacks and [...]
Is Domestic Violence African?!
Today morning, a facebook friend’s status update caught my eye. I read Eddy’s response and was tempted to leave it, but I just had to say something. I am just shocked that today, in the 21st century, we have people who think just like Eddy. Here is the transcript: Hassan Damn! Iz Chris Brown the [...]
