Date: August 22, 2018
Venue: Alliance Française Gardens
Time: from 7 pm
Entry: Free
This Showcase Wednesday features Leo and the Swahili Blues band who bridge the gap between old and new. Their songs tell stories of history and culture, politics, migration, inequality and love. They are throwbacks to the 70s and 80s with classic Tanzanian ‘zilipendwa dansi’ sounds mixed with contemporary twist, blues and afrobeat.
Date: July 18, 2018
Venue: Alliance Française Gardens
Time: from 7 pm
Entry: Free
Dates: June 16-28, 2018
Venue: Alliance Française Gardens
Entry: Free
Catch some of the group stage action as the teams navigate their way to the knock-out stage.
Date: February 19, 2018
Venue: Alliance Française Gardens
Time: from 7 pm
Entry: Free
About
Benga is undoubtedly Kenyan’s original dance music. Bengatronics, coined by sound producer/DJ Gregg Tendwa, can be a sound, a vibe or a movement. It is essentially a cocktail of folk, dance, electronic and experimental fusion from East Africa. Borrowing heavily from authentic benga styles, it introduces digital influences such as real-time remixing, sampling, and improvisation of arrangements in a live performance setting.After performances at the Kilifi New Year Festival, the Bengatronics collective showcase some of the heavyweights of Kenyan music scene (the Wakuu) with Makadem, the nyatiti wielding ohanglaman and Kasiva Mutua, the globe-trotting percussionist.
Date: October 25, 2017
Venue: the Alliance Française
Time: 7 pm
Free Entry
About
Showcase Wednesday provides a small intimate setting for singers, musicians, music and poetry collaborations to get exposure and build audiences.Daraja Band performs music that fuses the sounds of Africa with that of others parts of the world. The group’s music provides a bridge to connect with people from all backgrounds. Many colors, one sound. The band comprises of Kirit Pattni on the Indian flute, Rapasa Otieno on Nyatiti and Adung’, Steve Kimani on guitar, Prasad Velankar on the tablas, Kamaich Kamau on percussion.
Vocalists include Señor Cjays who brings a blend of Swahili, English and Spanish rap, Daniel Osanya who carries a Jazz sound and Fezile Mauncho who ties it in with rhythm and sounds from Southern Africa.
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Venue: Alliance Française Gardens
Time: 7pm
Free entry
About
Showcase Wednesday provides a small intimate setting for singers, musicians, music and poetry collaborations to get exposure and build audiences.SONO AIRLINES
First stop Kenya. French DJs Tom Select and Blacksad embark on a musical odyssey in search of local music off the beaten path.
For this Showcase Wednesday, the DJs will mix their individual styles to take you back in time to the RnB era of the 50s, the disco-funk years of the 70s and bring you back to today’s afro-electro sounds. They will also have you dancing to French music, from rock to hip hop to reggae.
http://www.alliancefrnairobi.org/nairobi/concerts/
Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Venue: Alliance Française Gardens
7pm | Free entry
About
Join us on Wed. 30th August for the monthly Showcase Wednesday. We will be featuring Jowaa, an afro-electronic French-Ghanaian duo of DJ BBRAVE and music producer GAFACCI.Preceding their concert will be a showcase by a collection of Kenyan DJs who will give us a taste of their music creation/performance skills.
Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Venue: Alliance Française Gardens
Time: 6.30 pm
Free entry
Date: December 2, 2016
Venue: Alliance Française Gardens
Time: 7-10 pm
Tickets: KES 1,000 at the Door
Performances by Eric Wainaina & Athieno – both alumnae of Berklee School of Music.
Date: November 4, 2016
Venue: Alliance Française
Time: 7-11 pm
Entrance: KES 1,000 (Advance tickets available on *510*2004#)
About Reggae vs Benga
Reggae battles benga beat as the R&B and reggae artist, Wyre, meets the Benga musician, Makadem.Makadem aka Mganga Mkuu, mixes traditional Benga and up-tempo Afro Beat in a unique blend. WYRE is arguably one of the best reggae artist’s in Kenya and won the 2013 Best New Entertainer award at the International Reggae and World Music Awards.
Who will triumph? Makadem with his energetic command of the stage or Wyre with his reputation as a king on the dance floor?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHQxJ_UEk50
