Concert: Nneka, Feb. 4 2012 @ Tree House


Date: February 4, 2012
Venue: Tree House (Next to former club Afrique)
Time: 8pm
Tickets: Kshs 500 (Tickets available at Goethe-Institut)

Supporting Acts: Dan Chizi Aceda and DJ set by Zelalem

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Goethe-Institut Nairobi presents Nneka, the sensational Afro-German warrior princess stretching from teardrop soul-singing to freestyle rapping. She grew up in the Delta region of Nigeria and later relocated to Hamburg. In 2005, she put out her first album,Victim Of Truth, followed by No Longer At Ease (2008) which impressed US rock star Lenny Kravitz so much that he invited her to be the supporting act on his tour.
The tour was followed by an extended stay in her native country, where she composed many of the songs on her third album, Soul Is Heavy (2011). This album is multi-faceted and “politically conscious”, a potpourri of Reggae, Soul, Afro, R&B and Hip Hop.
Nneka is setting out for an East Africa tour to Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and the Sauti za Busara Festival in Zanzibar, made possible by Goethe-Institut.
Some regard the powerful vocalist Nneka first as an activist, and then as a musician. “I wouldn’t see myself as a political activist,” says the soul singer, “but if there were no pain in the world, I wouldn’t sing.”

Concert: Nneka, Feb. 4 2012 @ Tree House

Goethe-Institut Nairobi presents Nneka, an Afro-German warrior princess stretching from teardrop soul-singing to freestyle rapping. She grew up in the Delta region of Nigeria and later relocated to Hamburg. In 2005, she put out her first album, Victim Of Truth, followed by No Longer At Ease (2008) which impressed US rock star Lenny Kravitz so much that he invited her to be the supporting act on his tour.

The tour was followed by an extended stay in her native country, where she composed many of the songs on her third album, Soul Is Heavy (2011). This album is multi-faceted and “politically conscious”, a potpourri of Reggae, Soul, Afro, R&B and Hip Hop. Nneka is setting out for an East Africa tour made possible by Goethe-Institut to Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and the Sauti za Busara festival in Zanzibar.

Some regard the powerful vocalist Nneka first as an activist, and then as a musician. “I wouldn’t see myself as a political activist,” says the soul singer, “but if there were no pain in the world, I wouldn’t sing.”

Who’s playing: support act DAN CHIZI ACEDA & Band, main act NNEKA, DJ-Set by ZELALEM

Tickets: 500Ksh, pre-selling from 30th January @Goethe-Institut, Monrovia Street

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2012
Time
8:00pm until 5:00am

Where

Tree House Nairobi, Museum Hill near Chiromo Flyover

Album Listening Party: Stories by the Lake by Eddie Grey, Jan. 28 2012 @ Tapas Tamambo


Date: January 28, 2012
Venue: Tapas Tamambo, Village Market
Time: 8.30-11.30pm
Tickets: Kshs 200

After two years of collecting ‘some’ of East and Southern Africa’s finest artists, Jazz guitarist/composer and arranger Eddie Grey presents the album Stories by the Lake.
This Recording features, Winyo, June Gachui, Oith Ratego, Dela, Nali Rabeson, Jameri Sax, Benga pioneer Ochieng’ Nelly among others.

Join us this ensemble for an interactive and intimate encounter with the band performing ‘up-close’, talking through the recording experience and enjoying the environment.

Limited edition (advance) copies of the album stories by the lake will be available this night.

Rock Festival: Party Rock Hardy, Feb. 4 2012 @ Club Barn


Party Rock Hardy is the ultimate Rock Festival to kick off 2012 on. This is a Rock festival happening at Club barn, with the main purpose being to revive the now reclusive rock night. We have the best in entertainment lined up; including live performances from Murfy’s Flaw!, Simply Tomas (formerly M2O),ParkingLotGrass & Mojo. On the Decks will be DJs. m.K(Miller), Jack, Chopstix & Cliq. Come enjoy the best of Rock music with the hits from the 70s to todays chart topping rock tunes and more of the entertainment you love.At the same time enjoy blazing new en old school tunes from the Djs.
Come enjoy a cool,nice,relaxt & chilled out atmosphere,provided at our exclusive V.I.P.area.For shisha lovers SWEET SMOKE will be in the house.

Party starts from 5pm till dawn.
Tickets available at the gate: Kshs 500 only
BOGOF from 5pm to 7pm on local beers

Screenings: ESoDoc International, Jan. 29, 31 & Feb. 3 2012 @ Goethe


Dates: January 29, 31 and February 3, 2012
Venue: Goethe-Institut

On the occasion of the first residential workshop of ESoDoc International in Africa which will be held in Nairobi from 28th January to 4th February 2012, there will screenings and presentations of outstanding films and projects from Europe, Africa and Asia.

ESoDoc International is a training initiative for documentary filmmakers who work on films with a social impact and who apply innovative techniques and methods of storytelling and distribution.

Participatory Video is one these, a way of telling stories from within, a social tool where ethics meet aesthetics. On Sunday 29th and Tuesday 31st January a selection of award-winning projects realized with this method will be shown.

On Friday 3rd February, new documentary, cross-media or participatory video projects developed at ESoDoc International will be publicly “pitched”.

ESoDoc International is promoted by ZeLIG school for documentary (Italy), in partnership with Formedia (India) and Amref (Italy), with the financial support of the new EU Fund Media Mundus (international.esodoc.org).

Reading and Discussion : Amka Space Literature Forum, Jan. 28 2012 @ Goethe

Date: January 28, 2012
Venue: Goethe-Institut Library
Time: 10 am – 1 pm
Entrance: Free

The Literature Forum brings together upcoming women writers and literary critics to share and discuss stories, poems and current literary trends with the aim of enhancing their creativity. The forum provides a space to listen to the voices of established and budding female writers – voices of women with a passion for literary adventure.

The first product of the Literature Forum is out and available in bookstores in Nairobi: Fresh Paint – Literary Vignettes by Kenyan Women. The volume comprises a selection of poems and short stories presented at the Forum over the last 3 years.

AMKA and the Goethe-Institut organise the monthly readings in the library of the Goethe-Institut every last Saturday of the month.

Participation in the forum is open to both men and women and interested participants may send their poems and short stories to amkaspace@yahoo.com

Concert/Album Launch/Muziki wa Kenya: Michel Ongaro – Mazoea, Jan 28 2012 @ Goethe


The release concert of Michel Ongaro’s new album Mazoea will take place on

Date: January 28, 2012
Venue: Goethe-Institut
Time: 6pm
Entry: Free

Michel Ongaro is one of the best known singers and songwriters in Kenya. Ever since he was a young child he had a strong interest in music. Influenced by African rhythms, Jazz as well as Latin and classical music, he gradually became a multi-instrumentalist and started to compose his own music pieces. He produced his first album in collaboration with the German band The Embassadors.

Since then Michel Ongaro never stopped engaging himself in music. GI are proud to announce that the release concert for his new album will be held at the Goethe-Institut Nairobi. The album’s title is Mazoea, which in English means “habit”.
The music is largely acoustic, a fusion of Kenyan rhythms such as chakacha and bengaamong others, creating a unique sound, which you are going to experience at the concert.

Brazil World Music Museum looking for African/Arabic albums, Feb. 5-7 2012 @ Nairobi

We are working with a music archive/ museum in Rio de Janeiro. We are looking for as many vinyl albums of African and Arabic music as we can find from any country on the African continent. Our goal is to attain up to 10,000 vinyl albums over a year or two.

We will buy record collections from collectors or music fans in Kenya and will pay a fee to the person we hire for each album they buy for us. We will also pay to ship the albums back to the museum. The albums must be in good condition – both covers and playing surface.

We will be in Nairobi February 5 – February 7 if you happen to have a readily available collection and would be interested in meeting.

Looking for immediate work- please contact via email as soon as possible if interested! email: Kelley@rockamedia.com

The Brazil World Music Museum website

Charity Event – Screening of “Life Before Death”, Feb 4 2012 @ Braeburn School

Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association (http://kehpca.org ) and Kenya Cancer Association are holding a special film screening at Braeburn School on Saturday 4 February 2012, 2.30pm.

The event will be a charity awareness film event for World Cancer day, which is an initiative that takes place in countries across the world every year. The film to be screened, Life Before Death, is a multi-award winning documentary about terminally ill patients, their families and the extraordinary health care professionals fighting to change the culture of medicine to be more focused on care, rather than exclusively on cure. It is an intimate hopeful and life-affirming collection of stories about living well and dying better. The film travels to 11 countries, and through the eyes of patients and their families we discover the inherent humanity that empowers the best of us to care for those beyond cure.

The Kenya World Cancer Day theme song ‘I Fight For You’ featuring Abbi Nyinza, Ilaria Della Bidia and Charlie Lustman will be launched during the event.

The event is free to attend.