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Mnazi: vuta n’kuvute
The curtain fell on the Jukwaani! festival for performance literature today with several great performance; notably; Mnazi:Vuta N’kuvute (Coconut tree: Pull and I pull you), a poem by Abdilatif Abdalla, and Talking Drums. The curtain fell on the Jukwaani! festival for performance literature today with several great performances; notably; Mnazi:Vuta N’kuvute (Coconut tree: Pull and [...]
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 [...]
The Kenya we deserve
This our Kenya.. Our leaders are stealing from us. Innocent people have lost their lives. Human rights activists have been murdered. Women and children have been raped. We have pathetic infrastructure. People are dying from hunger. Our police force has been compromised and we no longer feel safe in our own homes. We blame our [...]
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 [...]
Live Chat with Ambassador Ranneberger
Ambassador Ranneberger will be back for a live chat on February 25 at 12:00 GMT. Go to: https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/nairobi/. Choose “enter as guest,” type in your preferred screen name, and join the discussion. Hope to see you there! (Thanks Sarah)
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 [...]
Random Thoughts On A Journey
Do you ever look at people around you wondering what they are all about, wondering what is going on in their lives, wondering why they are the way they seem to be? I took a bus trip and sat in seat 9A.. The ride on the bus was rough. In fact, it was as tumultuous, [...]
