Party: From Paris with Love # 02, May 18 2012 @ Tree House

Ladies and Gentlemen, dear friends,

After almost 2 months of preparation, FRENCH CONNECTION is ready and proud to welcome you again at Tree House for the most exciting Electro-House party of Nairobi: FROM PARIS WITH LOVE # 02 !

After the amazing success of the first event, we are in a mission to make it harder, better, faster and stronger… I don’t want to add anything… You’ll see by yourself 🙂

This is happening this Friday 18th May, from 10:00pm. Don’t come too late if you want to find a good parking and don’t worry, it’s not raining in Tree House !!

Entrance is 500 Ksh
Strictly 21 & over

Don’t hesitate to share with your friends, and see you Vendredi

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Exhibition: Chuma Pascal’s The Language of African Art, May 19-Jun 1 2012 @ Banana Hill Art Gallery

Chuma Pascal started drawing when he as 5 years old. He go empowered by his parents and friends, participated in many art competitions and won prizes an awards. Later he joined Buruburu Institute of Fine Arts (BIFA). He has exhibited at the National Museum, Village Market and elsewhere in Nairobi.

He imparts art skills to children and the youth at the Bobea Art Centre, which he directs. He is PNMW coordinator in Kenya.

Read more about Chuma Pascal and the Bobea Art Centre in an article by Margaretta Wa Gacheru

Call for entries: Slum Film Festival 2012, by Jun. 15 2012


The Slum Film Festival continues with its mission to promote stories about informal settlements and filmmakers from different slums… It’s new edition is now under preparation and here is the opportunity to participate in its next showcase, now open to East African filmmakers.

Are you an East African filmmaker? Do you have a film about slums realities or about life in informal settlements?

Submit your movie to the 2012 Slum Film Festival – to take place in Kibera and Matahre in Nairobi, from 3rd to 12th August 2012!

Slum Film Festival 2012 Application Form
Slum Film Festival 2012 Entry Guidelines Form

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The 2012 Diani Summer Festival, Jun. 27 2012 @ Diani

Amazing Space have teamed up with the Dance Republic and UnCut to bring you the ultimate summer experience: The Diani Summer Festival!

Join the event for a weeks all inclusive accommodation at Boabab Resort, transport to and from Ukunda, and in and around Diani, watersports, beach football, beach volleyball, deep sea fishing, cultural fun days, kikoy sundowners by the beach and epic dance nights at Forty Thieves with DJ’s Creme De La Creme, Mr. Dru, Protégé and much more!!

The festival kicks off from the 27th of June for 7 days and 6 nights and will cost 85,000/- per person for a Diani all inclusive summer affair!

Accommodation included, food and drinks included, transport included, party each night all cover charges included!!

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Concert: Sal Davis & Maia von Lekow, May 25 2012 @ Tree House

The King of East-African Funk is Back! After a 15 year hiatus from the Kenyan stage, the man who bought you the hits Makini, Ayaa Uhuru, and Unchain My Heart, is back FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY.

Playing all the hits LIVE ON STAGE accompanied by his daughter Maia von Lekow.

For those who want a taste of the 1970’s Nairobi funk that had everyone on the boogie, this is your chance!

when: Friday, May 25, 2012 8:00pm
where: Tree House, Museum Hill

Advance tickets for the shop are now available at Java Junction, Java Sarit, Java Yaya, Java Koinange st, Java Gigiri, Java Galleria

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Swahili Classes by the Research Institute of Swahili studies of Eastern Africa (RISSEA) @ National Museum

The Research Institute of Swahili studies of Eastern Africa (RISSEA) is a directorate of National Museums of Kenya. It is now offering Swahili classes in Nairobi at the National Museums of Kenya Headquarters.

The Institute offers Four Modules:-
Swahili Language (Swahili basic beginners and advanced)
Teaching will be conducted on Swahili grammar and phonetics depending on one’s level of proficiency in Swahili.
An entry examination will be conducted to determine the student’s level of proficiency in Swahili.2. Swahili Literature and Performance
Contemporary Swahili novel and play: In-depth analysis of the two genre of Literature that is play and novel in terms of-The plot, characters, themes and language used.
Short story in Kiswahili literature

Swahili poetry
Classical Swahili poetry and contemporary Swahili poetry.
Types of Swahili poetry.
How to write Swahili poetry
Language use in Swahili poetry.
Swahili epic
Oral Literature
Swahili songs, dances and music

Swahili History and Identity
The study of the origins and history of the Swahili
Swahili economy and international relations
Spread and development of Kiswahili in East Africa and the Diaspora.
Dialects of Kiswahili.
Swahili and her neighbors

Anthropology of the Swahili
Economic activities of the Swahili eg. Fishing, farming, weaving, dhow making, stone house building, wood carving etc.
The Swahili way of life, (birth, marriage and death )
Art, dressing, adornments, and other forms of creativity and personal beauty.
Religion Beliefs and forms of worship.
Swahili songs and dances.

Download the Lesson Schedule and contacts RISSEA Kiswahili Lessons Schedule[1]

Exhibition: Shades of Time, May 15-31, 2012 @ National Museum

Shades of Time is an exhibition by Kaafiri Kariuki. This exhibition will be held at the Nairobi National Museum at the Creativity Gallery from May 15-31, 2012.

The name Kaafiri Kariuki is synonymous with the intricate and time -consuming technique he calls” dancing pen”.

He uses this to critique the status of society, something that he refer to as an “ironic existence”. The village, the slum and the “big”city are symbols that he always uses to base his critical outline with nostalgic references to “naive” Africa. All these are mixed with personal experiences and an attachment to music, which he plays.

Entry: Museum rates apply

Out of Town/Festival: The 5th Lake Turkana Festival, May 18-20 2012 @ Loyangalani-Turkana


Turkana has been in the news lately for all the right reasons! So here is a perfect excuse for you to visit this region.

The 5th Lake Turkana Festival, which will take place from 18th to 20th May 2012 on the shores of the world famous Lake Turkana, the so-called Jade Lake.

The Lake Turkana Festival is organised jointly by the German Embassy, the National Museums of Nairobi, Private Safaris and the local community of Loiyangalani and sponsored by various institutions and companies. The aim of this event, which has taken place every year since 2008, is to promote peace and cultural understanding among the local communities. The Lake Turkana Festival not only became famous for its colourful, stirring and moving music performances, sports events and arts exhibitions but also won the hearts of locals and politicians and support of several companies, NGOs and foreign embassies for its ability to address and promote issues relating to the sustainable development of the Turkana region.

It may sound like light culture entertainment but the event serves a deeper purpose: the Lake Turkana Festival gives the region with its lack of infrastructure, fights among ethnic communities and environmental challenges an opportunity for cross-cultural interaction and reconciliation. This is a chance for both, Kenyans as well as Expatriates, to experience the living conditions and fascinating culture of the ten participating tribes.

Transport is either by car convoy or by plane. The road travel option will take visitors on a magical journey across Kenya, from Nairobi to Loyangalani. As the convoy will progress through the changing landscapes, the accompanying and highly knowledgeable expert staff of the National Museums of Kenya will explain the different cultural habits and unique features of the communities along the way.

Be advised that accomodation space is limited and already starting to be filled.

Travel details, programme and other information on the Festival can be found on the official website.

Explore this unique territory and be a witness of the terrific performances and demonstrations of ten different ethnic communities!

This is truly the adventure of a life time!