Dates: August 23-September 4, 2011
Venue: Alliance Francaise
Time: 6.30pm Weekdays, 3 & 6.30 Weekends
Tickets: Kshs 500
“A Kenyan will pay Kshs 20,000 yearly school fees in painful installments but manage to buy a phone worth Kshs 70,000 on the spot!”
This comedy is a hilarious look at a Kenyan’s journey of Rags to Riches.
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Media Development in Africa [MEDEVA] in conjunction with the GoDown Arts Centre, continues the search for a TV presenter to take up the fame and command the Kenyan youth to their TV screens.
To apply, send your CV and profile explaining why you should be the presenter, Contact details and a passport size photo (Showreel links are encouraged)) to presenter@medevatv.com and copy to pekuruh@medevatv.com
Deadline for applications is on 22nd of August 2011. Only short listed candidates will be invited for the auditions.
2 Time Kisima Award winner brings his modern Benga stylings to one of Nairobi’s most respected live music venues. The show is scheduled to start at 8pm and will feature songs from “Suluwe” and “Benganology” as well as new material from the upcoming album.
This will be the first show of an entire concert series in support of The Mabawa project an initiative that seeks to mobilize donations of books and other learning materials for distribution to needy school kids.
Entrance to The show is free.
This is concert is supported by Akiba Uhaki Foundation, Sippers Pub and Goode Communication.
It’s all about catching the stars under the stars, every Sunday at Capri 7
This week, back to the 80s with the Kingpin himself; Tony Montana – as played by Al Pacino in SCARFACE.
Remember “In this Country you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women.”
Time: 7pm, Local Beers: 150, Entry: Free!
Ricky na Marafiki band will perform on the 20th of august @ DASS restaurant, playing tunes from their album TUCHEZE. The album comprises of different genres of Afro jazz tunes. While you are at it also enjoy some Anjera and Ethiopian coffee at an affordable price. Doors open at 9pm if you come five guys one of you gets a free ticket. Tickets are purchased at the door and are going for only 300. If you have any questions and would like to purchase tickets or make reservations, call 0722228978
Spotlight 2011 draws attention to the lesser known musical traditions of Northern Kenyan communities under the programme ‘Vital Voices and Culture’: Increasing People Participation in Good Governance and Development’ – Arts and Cultural Synergies for the Empowerment of Communities, a programme being implemented by the Ministry of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs with funding from the European Union.
This month’s concert will feature the music of the El Molo, Konso artists from Moyale, Rendille/Burji artist Abdi Jero and special guest artist Ayub Ogada.
Free entrance
La Vergüenza (The Shame)
by David Planell, 2009, 1h47
presented by the Embassy of Spain
Pepe and Lucia don’t know how to deal with their adopted son’s behavior. They decide to send him back until they realize the consequences of such a plan…
LUKENDOMCITY
Presented by Kikwetu Limited
Alliance Française auditorium – 400/-
Sat. 3, 6 & 8pm, Sun. 6 & 8pm
A comedy on a maiden journey of a village Hero travelling from deep within rural western Kenya to the Big City.
Dates: August 27-September 15, 2011
Venue: Banana Hill Art Gallery
Location: Limuru Road, 9 minutes from Village Market
Tel. contacts: 0772 903 358/ 0733 882 660/ 0711 756 911
