Panel Discussion: Land, Wildlife, Whiteness, Conservation and Conflict: A Case of Kenya, Feb. 26 2018 @ Louis Leakey Auditorium – National Museums of Kenya


Wildlife Conservation and Underlying Dissatisfactions leading to Conflicts between Pastoralists and Whiteland Owners in Laikipia Kenya

Date: February 26, 2018
Venue: Louis Leakey Auditorium, National Museums of Kenya, Museum Hill Road
Time: 4:30 pm. to 7:30 p.m

Partners: British Institute in Eastern Africa, The National Museums of Kenya, Kenyatta University and The University of Nairobi.

The Nairobi Poetry Café Ft. Man Njoro & Stella, Feb. 22 2018 @ Alliance Française


Date: February 22, 2018
Venue: Alliance Française
Time: 6.30 pm
Free Entry

About
Bimonthly Poetry Cafés that aim to give a voice to emerging poets and spoken word artists as well as serve as a platform for showcasing works by established artists.

The Nairobi Poetry Café will be hosted by Raya Wambui, Slam Africa Queen (Nairobi’s longest running poetry slam competition) and laureate of the Nairobi edition of The Spoken Word Project, and Poet Teardrops, Sheng spoken word poet featured on the Churchill Show.

Dance: Unknown by Dancer and Choreographer – Adam Chienjo, Feb. 24 2018 @ Goethe Institut


Date: February 24, 2018
Venue: Goethe Institut, Nairobi
Time: 6-9 pm
Entry: Free

About
Can we value what we don’t know? Is it possible to experience that which we cannot perceive? Can we then touch the soul of the unknown, can we make contact with it, could we listen to it? Can we feel the texture of the unknown? How does it move? From what direction does the unknown come from and to which direction does it go? Can we describe the unknown as still? Is it silent or is there sound and resonance? Is the unknown within time or is time within the unknown? To what extent does what we know contribute to the experience of the unknown?

Of happenings and experiences from the past, present and future, Unknown is an investigative journey through the experiences and places unknown and therefore deemed unperceivable but felt, can be proved, imagined and accepted as fact. The performance was developed by dancer and choreographer Adam Chienjo during a residence programme in Scotland and involves experimental dance and mixed media. It is accompanied by music that was composed specifically for this project by Ronnie Goodman and a video work by Raymond Ndikwe.

Admission: free.

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Nairobi Annual Lecture: The ‘Not Coup’ Coup in Zimbabwe in November 2017, Feb. 22 2018 @ BIEA Seminar Room – Kileleshwa

The ‘Not Coup’ Coup in Zimbabwe in November 2017 – Background and Implications for the Future

Date: 22nd February 2018
Venue: BIEA Seminar Room, Laikipia road Kileleshwa
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Discussant: Dr. Joost Fontein
Speakers: Professor Brian Raftopoulos

About
The lecture will provide an understanding of the November 2017 events in Zimbabwe and the dynamics of the political contestations involved. It will also look at the possible future implications of these events and their effects on politics in Zimbabwe and the SADC region. Finally the presentation will reflect on the legacy of the Mugabe era.

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Bengatronics (DJ Gregg Tendwa) ft. Wakuu (Makadem & Kasiva Mutua), Feb.19 2018 @ Alliance Française


Date: February 19, 2018
Venue: Alliance Française Gardens
Time: from 7 pm
Entry: Free

About
Benga is undoubtedly Kenyan’s original dance music. Bengatronics, coined by sound producer/DJ Gregg Tendwa, can be a sound, a vibe or a movement. It is essentially a cocktail of folk, dance, electronic and experimental fusion from East Africa. Borrowing heavily from authentic benga styles, it introduces digital influences such as real-time remixing, sampling, and improvisation of arrangements in a live performance setting.

After performances at the Kilifi New Year Festival, the Bengatronics collective showcase some of the heavyweights of Kenyan music scene (the Wakuu) with Makadem, the nyatiti wielding ohanglaman and Kasiva Mutua, the globe-trotting percussionist.