Due to the recent events at Westgate, this video launch has been postponed to a later date by the organiser out of respect to the lives lost, their families and friends, and to the collective trauma we all feel at this time.
Date: September 28, 2013
Venue: Kuona Trust
Time: from 6 pm
Tickets: Kshs 500 [inclusive of a free glass of wine courtesy of Wines of the World]
Performances by Maia Von Lekow with her Band and DJ Tendwa
Date: September 14, 2013
Venue: Forty Thieves Beach Bar
Time: from 9 pm
Tickets: Kshs 500
Date: September 12, 2013
Venue: Tree House
Time: 8.30-11 pm
Entry: Free
Bio
Maia represents another amazing side to Kenya’s dynamic musical scene. Her voice and style has an affinity with female jazz vocalists of the 1930s and soul and folk music of the 1960s. In all her compositions, Maia is blazing new trails in Kenya; experimenting with different styles, and creating a hybrid sound that is her very own.
Whether busking on street corners while backpacking around the world, or jamming with friends at university in Melbourne, Maia’s sound has developed from playing with musical talents from around the world, injecting her own personality, background and culture into her sound.
Her first single, Altered Light, was the result of collaboration with a funk bass player in Melbourne. Since then, Maia traveled to Berlin and continued writing, singing and collaborating before coming home to Kenya and continuing her work with artists, friends and producers. Drift, Maia’s first album, is a culmination of her travels, her meetings, her collaborations and her experiences; a global cross-pollinated vibe. Maia weaves her adventures, stories and memories with the help of young guitarist Kato Change, producing jazzy riffs with folk licks to soulful percussive dub, to produce a unique addition to Kenya’s music scene.
In Kenya, Maia has performed for numerous awareness campaigns including the Korogocho Slum Campaign and a UN (youth) campaign on awareness in Mathare and Kibera slums, raising money for various schools in those areas. Maia has also composed jingles for various advertisements in Kenya and Berlin and music composition for a South African/Canadian theatre production, Crossroads, that raises awareness in Africa on issues of rape, gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS (www.cmfd.org).
Her latest composition “Uko Wapi?” was featured in the much-acclaimed Kenyan production, “From a Whisper”, depicting events of the 1998 bombing in Kenya.
Experience Kenya’s dynamic music scene while enjoying the luxury of Vipingo Ridge*
Date: August 16, 2013
Venue: the ClubHouse Rooftop, Vipingo Ridge
Time: 6.30 pm
Tickets: Kshs 1,500
Reservations: 0733 155 155
Website: http://www.vipingoridge.com/
Performance by Maia Von Lekow
* Vipingo Ridge is one of the most beautiful, scenic and tranquil location on the Kenyan Coast. It houses the five-star private residential golfing destination built to feature in international golfing circuits.
Date: June 22, 2013
Venue: Tamambo Village Market
Time: from 8.30 pm
Entry: Kshs 500
Date: May 23, 2013
Venue: Choices
Time: 8-11 pm
Entry: No cover charge
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Date: February 28, 2013
Venue: Tree House
Time: 8 pm
Entry: Free
Date: February 14, 2013
Venue: Que Pasa
Time: from 8.30 pm
Performances by Maia Von Lekow and Band
www.maiavonlekow.com
Nairobi Live @ Tree House is a new series of concerts at Tree House featuring the best of Kenyan performers and international acts.
The music profile will focus on jazz, blues, afro fusion and singer/songwriters showcasing both established and upcoming acts. Key artist factors are: A strong showmanship, raw talent and an outstanding ability to entertain.
Dates & Time: Every single Thursday, throughout the entire year, from 8.30 to 11.00 pm.
Entry: Free [No Cover Charge]
Expect: Free ample and secure parking right outside the venue. Great view of the Nairobi skyline plus Tree House is the only open terrace venue in Westlands.
Thursday night special meals and special bar offers only for Nairobi Live @ Tree House.
Line up February
Thursday 07.02.2013: Christine Kamau “The Jazzist” and her band.
Thursday 14.03.2013: Nina Ogot + band. (Valentines special)
Thursday 21.03.2013: Wakake featuring The Outlaws, Victor Muli, and Nathan Okite.
Thursday 28.02.2013: Maia Von Lekow, (record release)
