Fatumas Voice

Fatuma’s Voice: ‘Parliamentary Puppetry’, Oct. 18 2013 @ Pawa 254 Hub

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Fatumas Voice
Join Fatuma’s Voice on an evening of togetherness, heated debates, laughter, deep poetry and soothing music.

Date: October 18, 2013
Venue: Pawa 254 Hub
Time: 4-7 pm
Tickets: Kshs 100

Does the African Union represent the African people or is it there to serve the egoistic lot that runs African governments? I bet no African country was forced into signing the Rome Statute. Why is it that they are now fighting as a unit to get out of it when things have become hot? Is African democracy real or is it still a fantasy? Do the people have a say in making such decisions as their countries being part of the ICC or is it simply a closed room presidents’ affair?

After an emotive session on relationships, this Friday we embark on discussions around the AU verdict that President Uhuru Kenyatta shouldn’t go to the ICC and how African leaders want to escape punishment for crimes against humanity. That, plus what we understand on our political rights as Africans, and how nepotism, injustice, sexism and classism have shaped our politics and cultural lives.

Congo Nights at Tree house

October Made in Congo Concerts: 3 Nights of Live Congolese Music, Oct. 24-26 2013 @ Tree house Club

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Congo Nights at Tree house
Nairobi Live Presents October Made in Congo

Dates: October 24-26, 2013
Venue: Tree House Club, Museum Hill , International Casino Complex
Tickets: Thursday 24th October –FREE! Friday: 25th October KES 400 at the gate & Saturday 26th October KES 600 at the gate.
Time: Thursday 24th October 8.30 -11.00 pm, Friday: 25th October 22.00 -01.00 am & Saturday 26th October 22.00-02.00 am
Entrance from Westlands Road

It’s time to celebrate the Congolese live sound in Nairobi! We have pulled together the best of lingala and rhumba bands, all with a strong Congolese sound and root -and piled them together in a 3 night Congolese music marathon session.

Get on the floor and find your lingala roots!

After the concert selected Djs will play the best of contemporary and roots lingala/ rhumba into the night.

Elements

World Premier: Elements [Franco – Kenyan Play], Oct. 18-19 2013 @ Alliance

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Elements
Author of ‘Role Play’, ‘Minister, karibu!’ and ‘Meetings’, John Sibi-Okumu, returns with the monologue ‘Elements’. This new play is the result of direct collaboration between this accomplished actor, writer, journalist and television presenter, and Nathalie Vairac, French actress.

Dates: Oct. 18-19, 2013
Venue: Alliance Francaise
Time: Friday 7.30 pm & Saturday 6 pm
Tickets: Kshs 500

Elements

A writer is preparing a speech in response to an invitation to participate in the celebration of her work in a foreign country. As with every artist, in her effort to explain the creative process, she has to dig deep into her own life experience. Who will be able to tell with certainty, just by looking at her, where she is from? Appearances are often deceptive…

About
Nathalie draws on a multi-cultural heritage, with influences from Europe, the Caribbean, India and Africa, for her performances on stage.

This Franco-Kenyan production is directed by John Sibi-Okumu, and performed by Nathalie Vairac.

Sarova 50

Sarova Panafric Celebrates Kenya at 50, Oct. 1-31 2013 @ Flame Tree Restaurant – Sarova Panafric

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Sarova 50
Dates: October 2013
Venue: Flame Tree Restaurant, Sarova Panafric
Contacts: 0722 200 945/6 or Panafric@sarovahotels.com

Some of the things to expect: Exhibition by Kenyan artists that you would not normally see hanging on Sarova Hotel walls [the likes of Michael Soi’s Work, Patrick Mukabi Pieces, Tom Mboya and Ian Weswa] and my favourite Staff dressed in colonial attire [Colonial British administration Khaki shorts…]

apple from the dessert

Theatre & Performances: Apple from the Dessert, Oct. 11 – 26 2013 @ Phoenix Players

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apple from the dessert
Phoenix Players Present: Apples From The Desert directed by LYDIA GITACHU

Opening Date: October 11, 2013

Runs until October 26, 2013.
Tickets: Ksh. 500. ǀ Special rates for Students with ID Ksh. 300.

SYNOPSIS
Apples from the Desert is an award winning play written by Savyon Liebrecht. It’s set in Israel and it’s a romantic comedy dealing with freedom; religious freedom, career choice, romance and all sorts of freedom that a young lady with a strict dad and suppressed mother craves.