Date: June 17, 2011
Venue: Alliance Françaises Gardens
Time: 7-10.30 pm
Entry: Free
Featuring live performances by Iddi Achieng, Simon Mugo, Ronald Ontiri, Doris Chepchumba, Sauti Sol, George Mutinda, Peter Wambugu and Bismillahi Gargar
‘Weapon of Mass Reconciliation’ showcases the best of the Spotlight on Kenyan Music programme, an Alliance Française project that continues to nurture Kenyan music inspired from local musical traditions.
The “Weapon of Mass Reconciliation’ is a digipack composed of:
– an audio CD featuring the 14 Spotlight tracks including Wakati ni Sasa (the project’s flagship song featuring Kenya’s leading afro-fusion artists),
– a DVD with 10 music clips by a selection of Spotlight artists and Iddi Achieng, member of the Spotlight Steering committee
– a DVD that documents the Spotlight on Kenyan Music journey and directs the spotlight to the next stage
In the wake of the Kenya’s post-election crisis of early 2008 when the country was divided along ethnic lines and rivalries, the Spotlight national tour came at an opportune time contributing to the various reconciliation building efforts in the country. This weapon of mass reconciliation was used to promote ‘unity in diversity’ by taking musicians and music from different regions to introduce them on new turf in an effort to create a better understanding and tolerance of ‘similarities in differences’.
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