CinemAlliance: Traces of the Trade, May 9 2011 @ Alliance

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Date: May 9, 2011
Venue: Alliance
Time: 6pm
Entrance: Free

TRACES OF THE TRADE by Katrina Browne (2008 – 1h26)
10th May in France is a National Day of Remembrance of the Abolition of Slavery.
To mark this day Alliance Française and Pamoja Film Initiative present: ‘Traces of the Trade’ The film maker discovers that her New England ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. She and nine cousins retrace the Triangle Trade and gain powerful new perspectives on the black/white divide

Exhibition: Painting & Sculptures, May 5-31 2011 @ Alliance

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The French Cultural Centre is showcasing paintings by Moses Nyawanda and Sculptures by Kepha Mosoti

Dates: May 5-31, 2011
Venue: Alliance Française ground floor gallery
Entrance: Free

Moses Nyawanda-Paintings
Moses Nyawanda shows his recent paintings inspired mainly from his personal lifestyle and experiences and influenced by the cubist style. He uses his art as a tool of remembering, recognizing and appreciating one’s history, as well as for keeping records for future use.

Kepha Mosoti-Sculptures
Kepha is a graduate of the Buru Buru Institute of Fine Arts. A multi-talented artist, Kepha prefers to concentrate on sculpting using mixed media. He is greatly inspired by African culture and women. He has recently been using mahogany wood to create hyper-realistic work that is quite mind boggling.

Kwani? Open Mic, May 3 2011 @ Club Soundd

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Kwani Trust is inviting you to Kwani? Open Mic on Tuesday 3rd  May 2011 7pm at Club Soundd, Hamilton House Kaunda Street Entry ksh 100/- only.
Featured Poet will be Number 8
Featured Artist will be Masanduku Junior.

He just completed his degree at Kenyatta University studying BA (Business Studies and Economics). He began reciting poetry in high school (The Lenana School) in form 1 and represented the school in the national music festivals from form 1 through form 4. He was the best in Nairobi in form 3 (2001).

Dan began to write his own poetry in 2006. Actually, his first poem is dated 12th July 2006. He’s not the “academic” or classical poet who is bound to number of stanzas, lines per stanza, use of Queen’s English or coastal Swahili, etc. he writes as he would speak on the street. His style is heavily biased towards hiphop.

Concert: Fair Play Live and Direct, Apr. 29 2011 @ Sarakasi Dome

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Date: April 29, 2011
Venue: Sarakasi Dome
Location: Ngara Rd Nrb
Time: 8-11pm
Tickets: Kshs 400 (available at the Sarakasi Dome)

Featured artists: Kafulu Xenson (Ugandan Hip-Hop), Young life (Roots Reggae from Vanuatu), De bruces a mí (colombian Reggae Hip-hoppers), Teddy and Tenny (Urban soul from Bulgaria)

Guest artists: Koko Band & Sauti Sol

This Concert comes after the 2nd Global Youth Anti-Corruption Network Forum held at the Dome from April 27-29, 2011 where young leaders from all over the world representing youth-led organizations working against corruption, young journalists, and musicians met.

Launch: Maddo Online Community, May 4, 2011 @ Alliance

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Date: May 4, 2011
Venue: Alliance Française Gardens
Time : 7pm
Entrance: Free

Maddo, one of Kenya’s long standing media cartoonists, and Sasa Hivi Media launch Maddo’s Online Archive & Community website ‘Itsamaddworld.com’.

Maddo has continued to engage Kenyan readers with his satirical look at Kenya, the world, people and politics for the last 22 years, through his full page composite cartoon feature ‘It’s a Madd Madd World’ that appears in the Standard newspaper ever Saturday.

The launch will be spiced by the Spotlight artist and Ohangla man ‘Makadem’.