The Upstairs event will be at The Tree House from 8 p.m. with featured performers Rahlff & The Distortionists, Sage, Dr Doom (a.k.a Blinky Bill).
The after-party lineup: DJ Bodacious, DJ Eddy, DJ Richie.
Entry: Kshs 500
For more information: Call +254 733 422 726
Pack your picnic baskets, wine, blankets and join the 44th edition of Blankets & Wine. On stage at this edition of East Africa’s premier music festival will be the ambient Prisca Ajwang, the jaunty Dela, the undiluted Alsarah from Sudan and the phenomenal 2013 double South African Music Awards winner, Zahara from South Africa.
Date: June 2, 2013
Venue: Carnivore Grounds
Time: from 1 – 9pm
Tickets: Gate Kshs 2000, Advance Kshs 1500
Children between 5 to 12 years pay 500 Ksh. and free for children under 5
Fresh out of Sauti Academy’s magnificent music factory, Prisca makes her big stage debut as part of Blankets & Wine’s promise to deliver fresh talent every month.
Our 2nd act, US based Sudanese singer Alsarah promises a unique treat with her ethno-urban flavour.
On her second Blankets & Wine appearance since her 2010 debut, Dela returns with new material from her soon to be completed new album.
2013 double South Africa Music Award (SAMA) winner Zahara winds up our amazing lineup bringing on board her acclaimed sound and a slew of chart topping singles and platinum selling albums. Zahara’s highly anticipated performance will be a sure delight for young and old music lovers alike.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N5gwLnQeBw]
This edition will host the first ever Blankets & Wine Craft Fair with over a dozen Kenyan artists and designers showcasing and selling their locally made crafts at the event.
Blankets & Wine will also be commemorating the June 5th world Environment Day under the theme ‘Think.Eat.Save’ as part of Blankets & Wine’s ongoing ‘Up-Cycling’ project geared towards Reducing, Recycling and Reusing waste and environmental pollution.
Exhibition opens on Sunday 26th May at One Off from 11am to 5pm.
Location: #16 Rosslyn Lone Tree
Exhibition Runs Until: June 26, 2013
Tel: 0722 521870
Anthony Okello’s exhibition opens at One Off and very topical it will be. This coming week his diptych will come up for auction at Bonhams in London at their annual ‘Africa Now‘ auction. This work from his Masquerade series has also been chosen for the invitation to the event (shown below).
Other works from the same series will feature in this exhibition.
Anthony Okello
Anthony Okello is a graduate of Buru Buru Institute of Fine Art. He went on to make art in earnest when he joined the Kuona Trust at its National Museum site.
In this exhibition, Okello’s explores the human psychology of disguise and the covering of true identity. He says the ‘masks hide the real intention of the wearer’.
For the past five years he has simultaneously been producing works which depict his interpretation of tribal allegory and mythology. Whilst the auction at Bonhams this week will be the most public exposure of Okello’s ‘Masquerade series’ in Britain, two of the works from this other series already exist in the private collections of Robert Devereux and Robert Loder.
Okello has exhibited his work extensively at home as well as in Uganda, France, Holland and India.
Celebrating 50 years of Kenya’s Independence Big Tune Live presents
Tarrus Riley and Alpha Blondy live in concert
Date: June 15, 2013
Venue: KICC Grounds
Time: 6 pm to dawn
Tickets: Kshs 2500 at the gate & Kshs 2000 advance
Hosts: Kriss Darlin, Kajairo, Mbusii & Mbonoko
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OKNG7-8RVs]
Date: May 25, 2013
Venue: Nyayo Stadium
Time: 7 am
T-Shirt at Ksh 1000 Caps at Kshs. 400 or Wristbands at Kshs. 300 from any Nakumatt or Galito’s outlet in Nairobi and Mombasa.
Donate via PayBill Number – 52630
Nairobi Route Map
Out of Town Races
Mombasa: Mombasa Sports Club at 9 am
Mumias: Booker Academy at 8.30 am
For more info visit: http://www.materkenya.com/materheartrun2013
Date: May 25, 2013
Venue: Inter Continental Hotel
Time: 9 am for 10 am
Guest Speaker: Habil Olaka CEO of Kenya Bankers Association
Date: May 31, 2013
Venue: Island Bar & Lounge, Westlands
Time: 7 pm
Tickets: kshs 500
Dj set by: Dj Protege and Dj Hypnotiq
This is also the launch for Lumiglow Kenya an events company, which majors in glow in the dark merchandise and novelties.
Date: May 31, 2013
Venue: Alliance Française
Tickets: Kshs 500
Ricky na marafiki present an evening of afro jazz divas edition on the 28th of may at the phoenix theater.
This month’s show features some very talented divas who will be doing their own songs and a few covers. The divas include Mishel Muriuki, Edna Arona, Val Ziki and Cece Sagini.
Ricky Na Marafiki band includes Steve Munge on sax, Mike Okinyo on keys, Kelvin Gashago on drums Mobutu on Percussions and Ricky Nanjero on bass.
