The Korean Embassy in Nairobi hosts the Korean Film Festival;
Dates: June 24-26, 2015
Venue: Alliance Française Auditorium
Time: 5 & 7.30 pm
Entrance free!
Films to be screened: Forever the Moment, Nameless Gangster, The thieves, The host, Papa and Haeundae
More information on the Korean Embassy in Nairobi
ABOUT SUGAR
Sugar is one of the Kenya’s most promising and rising femcees. She is currently signed by Phoenix Recordz. The album “SWEET” has been produced at Phoenix Recordz and features beats by 25flow producer K Da Great – a track that pushed Bamboo and Sugar out into Africa. Sugar’s songs focus on girl power and youth empowerment. All the proceeds from the album sales will go into supporting Paradise Community Centre – children’s orphanage where Sugar mentors young girls to help educate them and raise awareness.
Dates: Until July 12, 2015
Venue: Circle Art Agency, 910 James Gichuru Road
Addis Contemporary curated by Mifta Zeleke
The fourth installment of the Drumjam Showdown is taking place at;
Date: Sunday, June 21 2015
Venue: PETMA Restaurant opposite KFC Kimathi Street
Time: from 2 pm
Tickets: KES 300
About
The Drumjam Showdown is a showcase of East Africa and Central Africa’s best sixteen drummers battling it out through ten rounds for a cash prize and the bragging rights of being the best drummer in East and Central Africa.One of the official judges is Tetu Shani, who had this to say, “There is an artistic renaissance that is taking place in Kenya and Drumjam is one of the forums that is capturing this movement and providing a platform for musicians to feed off of one another’s creative energy and ultimately build up the regional music scene. I would encourage anyone with a love for healthy competition and music and come out and see the best that Kenya has to offer”
Every installment of the Drumjam showdown also features “mentors.” These are some of the most influencial musicians in the region who offer advice and a short workshop detailing their unique approach to their instrument. This installment’s mentors features some of the best percussionists in the country like Kasiva, Tetu Shani, Mobutu, and Gachago.
In regard to the mentorship program, Tetu Shani had this to say, “In the past there has been a lack of active mentorship from seasoned musicians to those who are rising through the ranks. The idea to have workshops by musicians was the brainchild of Thomas Olango’o and it creates an environment of active learning to make sure this musical generation is better equipped to handle the rigors of a music career.”
Date: June 25, 2015
Venue: Choices, Baricho Road
Date: Sunday, June 21 2015
Venue: PAWA 254
Entry is only KES 500
Date: June 22, 2015
Venue: Alliance Française Auditorium
Time: From 2-5 pm
Entrance free
Performances by the Alliance Française student’s band, H_art The Band among other many other acts.
Dates: June 19-21, 2015
Venue: Alliance Française Auditorium
Time slots: 3 & 6 pm
Tickets: KES 500
The play is about Vera, a barmaid who seeks to avenge her brother who was take to the mines of Siberia. She finds herself plotting to kill the reigning Emperor Czar, but unknown to her one of the plotters is Alexis, son of the Czar.
The story presents themes of political revolution and love
A Strathmore Drama Society production
Book Launch: Kenya’s Past as Prologue. Voters, Violence and the 2013 General Election,” edited by M-A. Fouéré, S. Mwangi, M. Ndeda & C. Thibon (2015)
Date: June 25, 2015
Venue: BIEA/IFRA
Time: 3 pm
“During the run-up to Kenya’s 2013 general elections, crucial political and civic questions were raised. Could past mistakes, especially political and ethnic-related violence be avoided this time round? Would the spectre of the 2007 post- electoral violence positively or negatively affect debates and voting? How would politicians, electoral bodies such as the IEBC, the Kenyan civil society and the international community weigh in on the elections?…The book’s centre stage tries to explore Kenya’s inescapable past and whether it would prepare the scene for a new political order.”
Published by Twaweza Communications
Date: Saturday, June 27, 2015
Venue: Japan Information & Culture Centre, Embassy of Japan, Mara Road, Upper Hill
Time: 2:00p.m.
Gates Open: 1:30pm
Entry: Registration Required | Entry Free
Synopsis: The third installment in a popular comedy-drama series following the lives of residents of a Tokyo neighborhood, this time taking place in 1964. Shot using the same 3D system as James Cameron’s Avatar, it vividly evokes the vitality of the times by interspersing nostalgic CG recreations of the Tokyo Olympics, the bullet train soon after it went into operation, and more.
As the benefits of Japan’s economic boom begin to be felt in Third Street in Sunset Town, novelist Chagawa (Yoshioka Hidetaka) finds himself upstaged by a younger writer and falls into a slump. Then he receives word from his family home in Nagano that his father is seriously ill…
