Spotlight on Kenyan Music

Concert: Spotlight on Kenyan Music – Coastal Region, Jul. 26 2013 @ Alliance

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Spotlight on Kenyan Music
The 2013 Spotlight on Kenyan Music journey continues along the Kenyan coast and will culminate in the production of Vol. VI.

Date: July 26, 2013
Venue: Alliance Française Gardens
Time: 7 pm
Entrance: Free

This month’s concert brings on stage the Mombasa based artist Nyota Ndogo, with her taarab influenced pop music, the Mwanzindika Drummers from Taita Taveta county with their special healing and exorcism music using the kabunde and kengele drums, and the njuga (leg rattles), the Nyenyezi za kambe group from Rabai with their Kayamba music and dance and Nairobi Melody with modern day taarab, a blend of classical traditions rooted in rich Swahili poetry, local melodies and rhythmic beats.

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Stand Up Shout Out Kenya

Nelson Mandela Day, July 18-20 2013, @ Kilimani Primary School & Monikos Restaurant

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Stand Up Shout Out Kenya
Date: July 18, 2013
Venue: Kilimani Primary school
Plant trees at the Kilimani Primary school with the SA High Commission staff between 10-12am. There is a longer programme at the school, so if you can, drop by and do 67 minutes of services

Date: July 20, 2013
Venue: Monikos Restaurant
inner in support of the School at Monikos Restaurant between 7-9pm.
Monikos restaurant is in Valley Arcade behind the Java Restaurant. Tickets costs Kshs 1,500. The dinner will include a buffet meal, short remarks by prominent Kenyans including Suzanna Owiyo and Gitu wa Kahengeri on the spirit of Nelson Mandela and a presentation on the rejuvenation of the school.

Simply Dogs

Dance Performance: FinjeFinje – Simply Dogs, Jul. 19-20 2013 @ Goethe Institut

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Simply Dogs
Dates: July 19 & 20, 2013
Venue: Goethe Institut Auditorium
Entry: Kshs 500

Within the framework Ukenia Dance Theatre Production the project platform FinjeFinje was developed – which is inspired by the fifty years of independence that Kenya will be celebrating in 2013. As the organiser states, this is a very important milestone for the Kenyan people. While questions still linger as to the equality that Kenyans enjoy and/or crave for in their quest for economic freedom, this is a period that is worth celebrating. The platform, therefore, is geared towards sharing the creative power in celebration of the struggles that Kenyans go through as a people rich of diverse cultural understanding.
Simply Dogs is the first of the creative projects within the FinjeFinje platform that shows a contemporary dance piece, comprising 5 dancers from Kenya and DRC.

Participating alongside producer and choreographer Kebaya Moturi will be dancers with varied backgrounds, namely Adam Chienjo, Sarah Kwalah, Jack Bryton and Congolese Doudou Saidi, who brings in a wealth knowledge of dance from Congo.
Technical support will be provided by Eddy Mokaya.