Concert: Ayub Ogada presents… Muziki wa Kenya, May 14 2011 @ Goethe

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Ayub Ogada presents new Kenyan artists

Date: May 14, 2011
Venue: Goethe-Institut Auditorium
Time: 6-11:30pm
Entry: Free

Karthum Studios and Ketebul Studios in conjunction with African Heritage House present a crop of new artists. This cooperation between Ayub Ogada who concentrates on developing talents in Kenya, Tabu Osusa producing the music, and Alan Donovan providing a beautiful African backdrop will be a most memorable music experience.

Atis Sanna is currently working on an album which combines jazz, traditional, zuck, and afro fusion types of music. Atis plays guitar and Nyatiti, and sings along with her powerful voice.

In the beginning, Freeman performed in clubs and at charity concerts, after refining himself and his music. His first song landed him a gig in Mombasa to curtain raise for the UK based reggae group The Stargate Family.

The Steppers Band started performing in 2006, mostly in the slums to prove to the youth that if you believe in yourself, you can make it. Their repertoire ranges from traditional music to HipHop.

UPDATE Concert/Video Art Exhibition: Kidishnyao! [Trnsmssn II], Apr. 2-June 4 2011 @ Goethe

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UPDATE!
Due to the high demand Goethe Institut has extend the video art exhibition by Just A Band till June 4, 2011.
In addition Goethe Institut is organizing a finissage of the exhibition with a DJ set by Just A Band.

Finissage with DJ-Set
Date: June 4, 2011
Venue: Goethe-Institut Auditorium
Time: 8.00 pm
Entry: Free

Video art exhibition and concert by Just A Band
Opening with concert
Date: April 2, 2011
Venue: Goethe-Institut Auditorium
Time: 8.00 pm
Entry: Free
Exhibition Dates: April 4-June 4, 2011
Days & Time: Monday to Friday, 1-6pm
Entry: Free

In 2009, Goethe Institut-Kenya challenged Just A Band, one of our their long term partners in the Nairobi scene, and commissioned them with a video art exhibition: TRNSMSSN which turned out to be a very popular show.
Now, with many videos and the first Kenyan viral video phenomenon Makmende on their back, Just A Band is ready for a follow up exhibition with: KUDISHNYAO! The video-art installation uses 6 parallel audiovisual streams to tell stories of fate, love, deceit and escape; with a cast of dancers, lovers, terrorists, victims and survivors.
On the occasion of the opening, Just A Band will perform one of its rather rare concerts! It is also a farewell party, since Bill, Jim & Daniel depart for the US the next day, where they will also exhibit KUDISHNYAO!

Screenings and Discussion: Homage-Willie Owusu, Apr. 16 2011 @ Goethe

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Date: April 16, 2011
Venue: Goethe-Institut Auditorium
Time: 4pm
Entry: Free

Goethe Institut continues with its series of retrospectives on Kenyan filmmakers. This month they feature the works of Willie Owusu.

Willie Owusu has been at the heart of creative boom in the Nairobi scene. Behind the scenes he has made a name for himself for a highly creative approach to film and video and as a founding partner in the production company Big Ideas. His specialty is the short but excellently produced formats: films such as Me First that got an award at the famous Oberhausen Short film Festival/Germany, and music videos, commercials and documentaries.

As usual in this series, G.I. will screen a representative selection of his corpus of work and will accompany the screenings with a discussion with the filmmaker.

Discussion: Media and Diverse Politics in Kenya, Apr. 13 2011 @ Goethe

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Date: April 13, 2011
Venue: Goethe-Institut Auditorium
Time: 6-9pm
Entry: Free

Without doubt, political temperatures are rising as the elite jostle for power, and political heat is likely to rise all the way to the 2012 elections. Oblivious of what the electorate really want, our politicians have started beating the drums, and the stage is being set in earnest for a drama that will keep us in sweat and tears. Citizens look up to the media for unbiased information and interpretation of the political events in the country.

Are citizens’ expectations of the media unrealistic and misguided? How should the media manage the process of reporting political wrangles without driving the country into an early election mood; without sidelining other important stories in the country? This open discussion forum will bring together media scholars, journalists and political scientists to explore the role in media.

This discourse is organized by Twaweza Communications in collaboration with Ford Foundation.

Album Launch/Concert: Vunja Winga (Breaking the Boundaries), Apr. 1 2011 @ Goethe

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Join Sharama of Ukoo Flani as he launches his debut solo album Vunja Winga

Date: April 1, 2011
Venue: Goethe-Institut Auditorium
Time: 8pm
Entry: Free

After a successful album with former partner Cannibal, Sharama of the Hip Hop conglomerate Ukoo Flani launches his debut solo albumVunja Winga (Swahili for “Breaking the Boundaries”).

Recorded at Headbangaz International, it features appearances from various Hip Hop, RNB and Reggae artists. This album is bound to ruffle feathers within the local Hip Hop scene due to its diverse content. The tracks on Sharama’s album spread messages of daily life, hope, love, as well as club hits.

This launch will have performances by various guest artists

Back up by DJ Bob & MC Rich (Ukoo Flani)

Concert/Video Art Exhibition: Kidishnyao! [Trnsmssn II], Apr. 2-29 2011 @ Goethe

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Video art exhibition and concert by Just A Band
Opening with concert
Date: April 2, 2011
Venue: Goethe-Institut Auditorium
Time: 8.00 pm
Entry: Free

Exhibition Dates: April 4-29, 2011
Days & Time: Monday to Friday, 1-6pm
Entry: Free

In 2009, Goethe Institut-Kenya challenged Just A Band, one of our their long term partners in the Nairobi scene, and commissioned them with a video art exhibition: TRNSMSSN which turned out to be a very popular show.

Now, with many videos and the first Kenyan viral video phenomenon Makmende on their back, Just A Band is ready for a follow up exhibition with: KUDISHNYAO! The video-art installation uses 6 parallel audiovisual streams to tell stories of fate, love, deceit and escape; with a cast of dancers, lovers, terrorists, victims and survivors.

On the occasion of the opening, Just A Band will perform one of its rather rare concerts! It is also a farewell party, since Bill, Jim & Daniel depart for the US the next day, where they will also exhibit KUDISHNYAO!

Screening & Discussions: 45th Lola Kenya Screen Film Forum, Mar. 28 2011 @ Goethe

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Lola Kenya Screen invites you to the 45th monthly film forum that holds at Goethe-Institut Library Lounge.

Date: March 28, 2011
Venue: Goethe Institut Library Lounge
Time: 6pm
Entry: Free

This is an evening that is aimed to entertain as well as give stakeholders in the audiovisual sector to exchange ideas as well as comment on short productions from East Africa; the forum shall screen two short dramas by versatile filmmakers within the Kenyan audiovisual sector.

SALOME and ROSE PETALS are short dramas that reflect the day to day life of the common Kenyan citizen. They address various issues including the collective spirit of a society depicted in the films.
Allan Aligula together with the crew and cast that worked on the productions will join the audience to field questions pertinent to the films as well as share their ideologies about filmmaking.

Lola Kenya Screen monthly film forum is the initiative of ComMattersKenya/Artmatters.info in conjunction with Goethe-Institut.

Performance, Reading & Discussion: Literature Forum, Mar. 26 2011 @ Goethe

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AMKA invites you to its March literature forum.

Date: March 26, 2011
Venue: Goethe Institut Library
Time: 10am-1pm
Entrance: Free

Discussions will be based on ‘If’ and ‘Reclaiming my Stilettos’ among other submissions.
SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) will also make a presentation on what they do.

Amka Space is a forum for upcoming, unpublished as well as established women writers and literary critics to share stories, poetry ideas and ideals with the aim of enhancing women’s creativity.
Interested participants may send their short stories and poems to amkaspace@yahoo.com

This forum takes place every last Saturday of the month.

Concert/Party/Battle: Translating Hip Hop Street Party, Mar. 25 2011 @ Goethe

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Date: March 25, 2011
Venue: Goethe-Institut Auditorium
Time: 8.00 pm
Entry: Free

Translating Hip Hop is about the content of Hip Hop. As part of a series of workshops in Columbia, the Philippines, Lebanon, Germany and Kenya, selected lyrics are translated into the languages of the participating rappers. Based on these lyrics, the participants draft different versions of the same songs in their own language.
Invited guests are Anne Kahn and Mad Maxamon from Berlin, La Melanina from Bogota, Restly Perez from Manila and Malikah from Beirut.

The Kenyan artists MC Kah and Nazizi will be the steady participants of the project and in Nairobi they will be backed by MCs like Octopizzo, Lness, Moroko, Wanjiku Mwaurah, Big Mic and Sharama.

The highlight of the Nairobi module will be the concert moderated by Buddha Blaze, where all musicians perform their songs on stage, together with DJ Steel and DJ Zaq.

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Concert: Muziki wa Kenya, Mar. 19 2011 @ Goethe

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Date: March 19, 2011
Venue: Goethe Institut Auditorium
Time: 6pm
Entry: Free

Ayub Ogada, a world music legend, has been performing since the late 1970s, and is arguably the best known Kenyan musician internationally. Born in Mombasa to Luo parents, he was educated in the US and in Kenya. He spent his career as a musician in Kenya, then 20 years in London, before coming back to Kenya in 2008.

As a master of the 8-stringed lyre Nyatiti, complemented by his unique voice, Ayub Ogada caused a sensation in world music. He released several albums, the most famous being En Mana Kuoyo which was recorded by Peter Gabriel’s Record Label Real World. Ogada has had his songs featured in a number of prominent feature films such as Buffalo Soldiers, I Dreamed of Africa, and The Constant Gardener.

After his return from the UK, Ayub Ogada has concentrated mainly on developing talents in Kenya. On this evening, Ogada gives a rare solo concert – which is only the 2nd live concert after his return to Kenya – performing his own music: It will simply be his voice, percussions and the trancelike Nyatiti.