Date: August 2, 2014
Venue: Migaa, Kiambu County
Time: 2 pm till dawn
Tickets: KES 2000 at the Gate
The Rift Valley Festival Launch Party, Aug. 2 2014 @ Kuona Trust
The Rift Valley Festival are giving you a taste of RVF 2014 in Nairobi at The Kuona Trust Art Center.
Date: August 2, 2014
Venue: Kuona Trust
Time: 5pm- 11pm
Charges: Ksh 300
You’ll get a sense of what’s to come in Naivasha at the end of August at the Rift Valley Festival 2014 showcasing Kenya’s live music, art, inspiration and the people who create it! It will also be a chance to see the artworks of and meet the amazing people that are the Kuona Trust.
RVF 2014 LIVE ARTIST’S performing…
SARABI – YELLOW LIGHT MACHINE – KIARASH BIAZAR(Iran)
RVFV 2014 DJ’s spinning…
DREAD STEPPA – SANTURI SAFARI – FAMBULAWe then invite you to join us for a big phat AFTER PARTY at QUIN’S BAR on Ngong Rd from 12 midnight onwards.
For more information, please visit the RVF website
The GoDown Gig and Nai Ni Who II Kick Off feat. Rabbit Kaka Sungura, Jun. 28 2014 @ the GoDown Arts Centre
The GoDown Gig also marking the Nai Ni Who II kick off
Date: Saturday, June 28 2014
Venue: The GoDOwn Arts Centre, Industrial Area
Time: 2-8 pm
Performing Artists: Ythera, Octave Band and Rabbit Kaka Sungura
Lusophone Film Fest Fourth Edition Screening, Jun. 21 2014 @ Goethe-Institut Auditorium
Date: Saturday June 21 2014
Venue: Goethe-Institut, Auditorium
Time: 3.00 pm
Admission: free
The fourth edition of the Lusophone Film Fest is dedicated to the diversity of documentary production in the Portuguese-speaking countries. The focus of this session will be on Hereros Angola, a documentary on this isolated tribe from the southwest of Angola by Brazilian photographer and film maker Sérgio Guerra.
The Lusophone Film Fest is a showcase of the diversity of film production in the eight Portuguese-speaking countries spread across four continents. Started in March 2014, the festival will present multiple works (documentaries, animations, shorts, and feature films) in six monthly sessions of several films from different countries.
More information at www.facebook.com/lusophonefilmfest
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival showcasing Kenya’s Folk Life, Jun. 25-29 & Jul. 2-9 2014 in Washington DC
Theme: Kenya Mambo Poa
Dates: June 25-29 & July 2-9 2014
Location: Washington DC
A wide array of indigenous Kenyan cultural practices will be on display accompanied by exhibition curated by Kenyan artists from all walks of life.
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For more info visit http://www.festival.si.edu/2014/Kenya/
Also check out the festival’s Facebook Page
A partnership between the Smithsonian Institution and the Government of Kenya Ministry of Sports, Culture and the Arts.
2nd Edition of Koroga Festival feat. Baaba Maal from Senegal, Jun. 15 2014 @ Arboretum Gardens
Date: Sunday June 15, 2014
Venue: Arboretum Gardens
Time: 12 noon to 7 pm
Tickets: Kshs 2000 at the Door. Entry is free for children under 12 years.
Performing artistes include Eric Wainaina, Aaron Rimbui, Chris Adwar and The Villagers.
Special guest Baaba Maal from Senegal.
Screenings: 23rd European Film Festival, May 13-Jun. 1 2014 @ Alliance Française Auditorium
Dates: May 13 – June 1, 2014
Venue: Alliance Française Auditorium
Time: weekdays – 5.30 & 7.30 pm and weekends – 3.00, 5.30 & 7.30pm
Entrance: Kshs 50
Participating countries are : Austria, Blegium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and guest country: Switzerland.
20 critically acclaimed films from 14 European countries and 2 films from the ACP-EU support programme for the ACP cultural sector will be on the menu for the 23rd edition of the European Film Festival.
The Festival is a singular rendez-vous for lovers of cinema and presents a unique opportunity to experience Europe’s diverse cultures.
2nd Nairobi Cultural Festival: Different Colours One People – Visit Emb. Of Mexico Stand, May 10 2014 @ National Museum
This will be the Second Nairobi Cultural Festival in which the following countries alongside Mexico will showcase their cultural expressions and sell typical food and drinks: Switzerland, Germany, Finland, Mexico, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Japan, Botswana, Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya.
There will also be a Children’s Corner, where for a small fee kids can have tattoos and face painting done, do their own paintings and play under supervision.
Date: Saturday May 10, 2014
Venue: National Museum Grounds
The event starts at 10 am and goes up to 5 pm.
Entrance is free.
Day of Cultural Expression is organised by the Research Institute of Swahili Studies of Eastern Africa (RISSEA) that is part of the National Museums of Kenya.
International Jazz Day 2014: For the Love of Jazz, Apr. 30 2014 @ Tree House – Museum Hill
Date: April 30, 2014
Venue: Tree House
Time: from 7 pm
Tickets: Kshs 1000 – at the Door
The 2nd annual Jazz Day celebration at Tree House brings together more than 8 bands on one stage, Kenyan jazz enthusiasts, the international Community and corporate partners in celebrating jazz with the rest of the world.
Theme for this year is For The Love Of Jazz
