Album Launch

Album Launch: Ekori Ekoromwe – Akololog Habrikah, Jan. 11 2013 @ Goethe Institut

Album Launch
Date: January 11, 2013
Venue: Goethe Institut Auditorium
Time: 8 pm
Entry: Free

Jackson Ero Nasil aka Ekori Ekoromwe was born in the pastoralist community of Turkana who reside in the heart of the Great Rift Valley. Being the first born in a family of four, he was forced to drop out of school to fend for his siblings. Being the family’s sole bread winner, things were difficult but his ambitions and dreams kept him going. Deep down he had a strong passion for music – inspired by his tribe’s rich culture of soulful traditional songs. This came naturally for Ekori since his late father was a musician. His passion for music grew more and more and he has over the years matured his talent using his music as a tool to enlighten his people.

Ekori has successfully completed his first album entitled Akololog Habrikah, meaning ‘Son Of Africa’. His music, written in Turkana language, is rich in African rhythm and melody, and captivates both the listeners who do and those who don’t understand his dialect. The songs are basically about spreading peace and reconciliation among his fellow nomadic tribesmen, describing the situation of continued violence among the Turkana, Pokot and Marille from Ethiopia.

Political tools for creatives

Workshop: Politics & Tools for Creatives, Jan. 9 2013 @Pawa254 Hub

Political tools for creatives
With two months until the election, what can you do?

Join Pawa254 for an afternoon of workshops designed for the active Kenyan youth and creative. Learn about tools and strategies to achieve social and political change, using your creative skills.

Experts will discuss political social media strategy, digital content production, information visualization, grassroots organizing strategy, and creative activism, from music and video, to Facebook and one-on-ones.

Date: January 9, 2013
Venue: Pawa254, State House area
Time: 12:30 – 4:30pm
Entry: Prior Reservation [info@pawa254.org]

Workshop Experts
– Ahmad, Sudanese activist and artist, Girifna
– Natalie Finstad, Community Organiser and Trainer, Marshall Ganz leadership tradition
– Sam Drzymala, DC political strategist, recent projects include BindersFullofWomen.com
– Anant Bhardwaj, VoiceX civic SMS platform developer and data visualisation expert
– Riche Zamor, political and social media strategist, many contexts
–Tactical Tech Collective, global experts in tech design and information visualisation for activism
… and shorter presentations by data visualisation and civic engagement technology experts

Topics include
– Best practices in social media for political and civic purposes
– Effective campaigns and creative tactics
– Managing and mobilising a social media community
– Content: what goes viral and why, how to release, how to engage people
– How to create engaging visuals of news and civic information

Free Play Duo

FreePlay Duo in Concert, Jan. 20 2013 @ Kenton College

Free Play Duo
Date: Sunday, January 20 2013
Venue: Kenton College, Nairobi
Time: 3 pm
Tickets: Adult Kshs 500/ Students with ID Kshs 400

Award-winning a capella duo Dylan Bell and Suba Sankaran will take you from the concert halls of Europe, to the jazz clubs of Manhattan, to the temples of India and back to the cultural mosaic of their native Toronto, all without leaving your seat. From Bach to Bird to the Beatles, Dylan and Suba effortlessly cross musical boundaries, continually combining and recombining sounds to create a concert of endless variety.
FreePlay Duo’s uniquely diverse concert program has taken them across Canada and around the world, with stops all across Europe, Scandinavia and South Asia.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Pge91Eu65kM] For more info visit http://www.freeplayduo.com/

Winsa Alliance Francaise Poster

Theatre: Wanawake wa Heri wa Winsa, Jan. 4-6 2013 @ Alliance

Winsa Alliance Francaise Poster
Dates: January 4-6, 2013
Venue: Alliance Francaise
Time: Friday 4th 3pm, Saturday 5th 3pm and 6pm or Sunday 6th 3pm and 6pm January 2013
Tickets: Kshs 500

Synopsis
The play is set in Kiambu County in the plush environs of Windsor, Falstaff makes his love and desires know not to one but two married women in identical letters. Upon comparison Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page plot their revenge on Falstaff for being so bold and assuming. The revenge plan unveils itself with almost catastrophic but hilarious consequences. The strength of some relationships with doubts creeping and some grow ever so stronger as the inhabitants of this small town watch and are a part of the unfolding comical events that surround Falstaff amorous adventures.

The cast, we believe, represents the best of East African talent features the gigantic talent from Tanzania, Mrisho Mpoto as Falstaff as well as Ogutu Muraya, Neville Misati, Mourad Sadat, Eric Wanyama, Veronica Waceke, Sylvia Namussassi and Kitt Nyan’aya Kiarie.

Wanawake wa Heri wa Windsor
The production was well received at the Globe to Globe Shakespeare festival in London England in April 2012 and received 5 stars from the Guardian Newspaper. Dubbed “Visually intoxicating” and “slapstick…..tinged with genius” by Andrew Gilchrist of The Guardian it is a must see for any theatre lover and enthusiast.

In November 2012 , the production has a successful tour of 3 cities in India it featured at Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Festival in Hyderabad , Ranga Shankara Shakespeare Festival in Banagalore and the United World College (UWC) in Pune.

“a seamless performance providing hilarity non-stop.” Margaretta wa Gacheru, Daily Nation

Ali Farka Touré

Vieux Farka Toure Concert [son of Ali Farka Touré], Jan 9 2013 @ Alliance Gardens

Ali Farka Touré
Date: January 9 2013
Venue: Alliance Francaise Gardens
Time: 7 pm
Tickets: Kshs 500 [Tickets available at AF reception desk]

The Malian master of the Desert Blues & son of the legendary Ali Farka Touré will be on Alliance Française stage for the opening of the 2013 cultural season!

Lauded as the Jimi Hendrix of the Sahara, Vieux Farka Touré has a reputation for original guitar melodies and deft live performance. & with his 2010 World Cup performance before a billion people in Johannesburg, South Africa, Vieux Farka Touré has become one of the most celebrated African guitarists in history.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqIP5CeEK_c] The artist is on an African tour of 17 countries (from West Africa through to Central Africa, East Africa and the Indian Oean) sponsored by Institut Français, the French international agency for cultural cooperation.

For more info: Facebook event page