Jam with Lele the band, sit in the grass and feel an acoustic air around you.
Date: July 23, 2011
Venue: Off King’ara Road
Location: Nakumatt Junction, King’ara road. 2nd left turn then straight on till the road turns right.
Time: 2-5pm
Tickets: Kshs 200
Contacts: 0723003605 or 0721759510 (Charles/Kevin)
This is an intimate setting for friends and close fans of the band. Carry a LESSO. Juice will be sold at affordable prices.
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Kuona Trust & Alliance Française, Mombasa invites you to an exhibition by Mombasa based artist following a week long provincial artist’s workshop & mentoring.
Dates: July 9-16, 2011
Venue: Alliance Française, Mombasa
Location: 2nd Floor, Freed House, Moi Avenue Mombasa.
Contacts: 0733 742 752
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The latest selection of works by this well-known Argentinean artist will be showing at the UNRC.
Working towards abstraction, these works are full of symbolism, featuring vibrant colors, subtle moods, and some funky combinations, in a mix that will surely catch you eyes and souls.
Opening 10th July 2011. Runs until 15th August.
July 15, 2011
Venue: BIEA seminar room
Time: 11.00am – 12.30pm.
Entry: register with Kerry (kerry.kyaa@biea.ac.uk)
The talk, titled the context of primate evolution on Rusinga and Mfangano Islands, forms part of ongoing research focused on understanding the evolution and adaptations of the earliest fossil apes.
The presentation will be made by Dr Kieran McNulty, an associate anthropology professor at the University of Minnesota and chaired by, Dr Fredrick Manthi, a senior Palaeontologist at the National Museums of Kenya (NMK).
Download further details on the talk. Primate Evolution on Rusinga & Mfangano Islands
Date: July 9, 2011
Venue: Goethe Institut Auditorium
Time: 6pm
Entry: Free
The Nairobi Rap Research Group presents Slingshot Hip Hop! This local research group is organised by Wasanii Mtaani as part of their ujuzi labs. It is made up of enthusiasts, historians, creative technologists, cultural critics, linguists, teachers, MCs and academics, who meet to discuss various topics in rap e.g. quantifying art & metaphor, data visualisation, cultural analysis, gaming, curriculum design and more.
The film Slingshot Hip Hop (80 min) covers the stories of young Palestinians living in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank as they discover Hip Hop and employ it as a tool to surmount divisions imposed by occupation and poverty.
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The screening is intended for the purpose of adopting learning lessons that can be applied to the Kenyan situation. Afterwards there will be a discussion on the topic Migratory Aesthetics – A Working Model for International Hip Hop, moderated by Kevin Ovita Teddy.
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When? Saturday 9th July 2011, 10am (for 10:30) to 12:00pm
Where? Austin Theater, Braeburn School, Gitanga Road, Lavington
Theme: Does the freedom to be the architects of our own lives actually hinder rather than help us?
TED Talks presented:
– Tim Jackson founded RESOLVE in May 2006 as an nter-disciplinary collaboration across four areas — CES, psychology, sociology and economics — aiming to develop an understanding of the links between lifestyle, societal values and the environment. He is also the author of the influential book Propserity Without Growth.
– In this new RSAnimate, Professor Renata Salecl explores the paralysing anxiety and dissatisfaction surrounding limitless choice. Does the freedom to be the architects of our own lives actually hinder rather than help us? Does our preoccupation with choosing and consuming actually obstruct social change?
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Argentine Tango Initiation Session (2.5hrs)
Time: Saturday, July 9 · 10:00am – 12:30pm
Location: Sala Michelangelo, Italian Institute of Culture in Nairobi, Kenya
For total beginners, as well as for anyone wishing to strengthen Argentine Tango fundamentals.
A 2 and a 1/2 hour session to solidly introduce and establish the physiological and musical fundamentals of dancing Tango Argentino, and is intended for all prospective beginners as well as everyone else wishing to revisit the all important basics of posture, stepping and cadence. This session is also a requirement to be able to follow any of the other Tango classes we offer.
No prerequisite, but limited to maximum of 6 couples. Email reservation required: nairobi.tango@patamango.com
For more information: www.patamango.com/classes
Tango Milonga@Tribe + demo by maestros David Sasha Tonn & Tatiana Smirnova
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A free “Milonga” (Argentine Tango social dance event) on Saturday 9 JUly, from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm at the Tribe Hotel in Village Market — plus be treated to a tango demo by maestros David Sasha Tonn & Tatiana Smirnova !
Patamango Association is making this milonga free entrance,
Tribe Hotel is offering a specially reduced bar/bitings menu for the occasion,
David & Tatiana are offering a tango demo to all present !
“We will dance outdoors, under the stars — and there will be ample sitting / cocktail table space, so feel free to bring all your friends along! Be early… if you arrive late you risk missing the demo… besides, it is such a wonderful feeling to dance with the sun as it goes down!”
Short biographies:
David Sasha Tonn
David has taught and performed tango around the world for more than ten years. He studied under numerous Traditional and Nuevo masters and has performed at festivals with some of the most respected followers. He believes in the seamless integration of Traditional and Nuevo technique coupled with imagination and musicality. He incorporates his expertise as a yoga instructor and martial artist in helping you discover the deep connections possible between a leader and follower through understanding both the individual and shared axes required of tango.
Tatiana Smirnova
Tatiana’s creativity developed from her childhood in Moscow. Enrolled in an Olympic gymnastics program she studied with a master of Russian rhythmic gymnastics and ballet. In parallel, she began her study of piano and musicality. She continues her studies of music, ballet, ballroom and modern dance basics to this day. She furthered her knowledge of the human body with intense study of the art of Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido, and yoga. When she arrived to New York to pursue her graduate studies in biomedical research, she discovered her passion for Argentine tango. She has studied with such masters as Mariela Sametband, Moira Castellano, Gaston Torelli, Dana Frigoli, Ezequiel Farfaro, Murat and Michelle Erdemsel.
