Sounds of Sasaab: The Launch, Nov. 30 2019 @ the Alchemist Bar – Westlands

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Date: November 30, 2019
Venue: the Alchemist – Westlands
Time: 8 pm – 5 am
Tickets: KES 1,000/-

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About
Midi Minds Kenya in conjunction with The Safari Collection, Backdrop & Madorasinda House traveled to Samburu National Conservancy to capture and highlight the musical identity of the Samburu warriors, women and children, in form of a song based sample pack, a documentary format video, and a Various Artists music compilation (VA).

This project is set out to raise awareness, financial ability and cultural highlight towards the Samburu tribe and community, through selected recordings for the production of this 19-track compilation. It features productions by Laolu, Armonica, Da Capo, Caiiro, Shimza, XtetiQsoul, umami, Klement Bonelli and many more, as well as local Kenyan talent, such as SURAJ, Saint Evo, Foozak & Dylan-S.

Find more information, here.

2 Day Craft Entrepreneurship Workshop: Strengthen Your Skills in Digital Commerce – Organized by the GoDown Arts Centre and facilitated by Erica Topple (from Etsy), Nov. 16 & 18 2019 @ 70 Kayawhe Rd, Kilimani, Next to Kayawhe Villas

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Dates: Sat 16 and Mon 18 November 2019
Time: 9.30 am to 4.30 pm
Venue: 70 Kayawhe Rd, Kilimani, Next to Kayawhe Villas

Registration 500/= – a contribution towards the rebuilding of the GoDown Arts Centre.
– M-pesa paybill: 681471
– Account Name: Your Name

About
We invite you to this two-day craft entrepreneurship workshop facilitated by Erica Topple, a key member of a specialized team that serves as an incubator for pilot projects at Etsy, inc.

She also works directly with sellers to optimize their shops and think creatively about ways they can expand their visibility and reach.

Exhibition: ‘I Will See What I Want To See’, Nov. 13 – Dec. 7 2019 @ Circle Art Gallery

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Dates: November 13 – December 7 2019
Venue: Circle Art Gallery

Featuring: Jessica Atieno, Jonathan Fraser, Peterson Kamwathi, Yaye Kassamali,
Onyis Martin, Florin Mmaka, Miska Mohmmed, Anthony Muisyo, Elias Mung’ora, Dennis Muraguri, Precious Narotso, Sujay Shah, Gor Soudan, Lemek Tompoika, Beatrice Wanjiku, Agnes Waruguru

I WILL SEE WHAT I WANT TO SEE
Circle’s second guest-curated exhibition this year brings together sixteen artists, looking at how artists use drawing to record the days of their lives, turning continuous observations of the world into meticulous renderings that exist between recollection and imagining. It also considers the ways in which artists reduce the world to their own image, inviting us to that interior space that evades direct description.

Curated by Jonathan Gathaara Sölanke Fraser

Archiving Kenya’s Past and Futures, Nov. 12 2019 @ McMillan Memorial Library

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Date: November 12, 2019
Venue: McMillan Memorial Library, Banda Street
Time: 9 am – 3 pm

About
This event is led by Angela Okune and Leonida Mutuku. It brings together researchers, archival specialists, open data technologists, and government representatives to think about the intersection between open data technologies, digital humanities and research data practices in Kenya.

How might we imagine more equitable and inclusive systems of knowledge production and infrastructure by/in/for Kenya? Three panel sessions explore how diverse institutions have attempted to support student interests in research and archiving; raise questions about the genre of the academic journal article for scholarly knowledge sharing; and dive into the politics and geographies of data localisation and governance.Key discussion points from the meeting will be synthesised into a report for public dissemination and will include concrete next steps.

Participation is free and registration is open until 5 pm on 7th November 2019: here