The Nairobi Poetry Café Ft. Man Njoro & Stella, Feb. 22 2018 @ Alliance Française

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Date: February 22, 2018
Venue: Alliance Française
Time: 6.30 pm
Free Entry

About
Bimonthly Poetry Cafés that aim to give a voice to emerging poets and spoken word artists as well as serve as a platform for showcasing works by established artists.

The Nairobi Poetry Café will be hosted by Raya Wambui, Slam Africa Queen (Nairobi’s longest running poetry slam competition) and laureate of the Nairobi edition of The Spoken Word Project, and Poet Teardrops, Sheng spoken word poet featured on the Churchill Show.

And then she said

And Then She Said: 5 Novels Re-Imagined, Apr. 14 2016 @ Goethe Institut Auditorium

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And then she said
Date: April 14, 2016
Venue: Goethe Institut, Auditorium
Time: 6-8.30 pm
Tickets: KES 500

About
Five Novels. Five Women. Five Stories. Experience African literature in a totally new way through an intimate re-imagining of five acclaimed novels, performed for the stage. The women grapple with questions of race, sexuality, patriarchy, friendship, love, loneliness and much more.

– So Long a Letter, 1980: by Mariama Ba, re-imagined by Sitawa Namwalie
– Coming to Birth, 1986: by Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye, re-imagine by Mumbi Kaigwa
– The Orchard of Lost Souls, 2013: by Nadifa Mohamed, re-imagined by Raya Wambui
– Maid in SA: 30 Ways to leave your Madam, 2013: by Zukiswa Wanner, re-imagined by Patricia Kihoro
– The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives, 2014: by Lola Shoneyin, re-imagined by Maimouna Jallow

Sitting on a Tree

Poetry & Musical Performance: Sitting on a Tree, Feb. 12 2016 @ Goethe Institut Auditorium

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Sitting on a Tree
Date: February 12, 2016
Venue: Goethe Institut Auditorium
Time: 6-8 pm
Tickets: KES 500

About
Sitting on a Tree is a poetry and musical performance written and performed by Checkmate Mido and Raya Wambui. The story revolves around the very different inner experiences and most intimate thoughts of two lovers as they provide an incisive exploration of relationships and what they take. Sitting on a Tree is a brave take on love.

Wamathai

Wamathai Spoken Word, Oct. 12 2013 @ Louis Leakey Auditorium – National Museum

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Wamathai
Wamathai Spoken Word is back on the 12th October after a short hiatus. The venue has shifted to the more spacious Louis Leakey Auditorium at the National Museum.

The event will be hosted by Sadia Ahmed. It will feature performances by Elani, Adelle Onyango, El Poet, Eudiah Kamonjo, Mwende Ngao and Raya Wambui. There will also be an art exhibition by Nduta Kariuki and Ian Weswa.

Tickets: Kshs. 400 in advance & Kshs. 500 at the gate.
[Buy advance tickets by sending cash via MPESA to 0704 090471 [a confirmation message will be sent to you with a ticket number once payment is received]

Time: 3–7 pm
Contact info: hello@wamathai.com , 0704 090471

Ample and Secure Parking Available.

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Ice Skating Festival, Apr. 27 & 28 2013 @ the Panari Hotel

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Dates: April 27 & 28, 2013
Venue: The Panari Hotel
Time: 2-7pm
ENTRY
Adults: 700 Advanced, 800 ksh Gate
Children: 1000 Advanced, 1200ksh Gate
(Inclusive of bouncing castles, cow rides, free skating & Much more)

Content: Live bands, Ice Skating, Hockey Games, Poetry & Spoken Word and Dj Mixes

Host: Ricardo Benon
Artists: Asali Msanii, Raya Wambui, Teardrops, Ricardo Benon, Fadhilee Itulya, Siri Ya Muziki, Tess da Poetess

FK

Word Up Live! Presents Flying Kisses, Feb. 15 2013 @ Dass Restaurant

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FK
Date: February 15 2013
Venue: Dass, The Ethiopian Restaurant – Westlands
Time: 6:30-9:30 pm
Entry: 400 ksh (Inclusive of a soda) Gate, Advance 250ksh (without a soda) by 13th Feb (Mpesa: 0701606346)

Host: Ricardo Benon

Featured Artists: Angela Wambui Muiruri, Cynthia Waliaula, Pauline Ay, Fadhilee Itulya, Kibali Moreithi, Rix-Poet, Archangel Ngumi, Raya Wambui, Yung Noiz, Dynasty Kamau, Teardrops, Youth at Heart

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WORD UP LIVE! is an event run by Poet-cum-Singer Ricardo Benon. This is platform focuses on giving exposure to upcoming musicians, MC’s, Narrators and Poets and market the products of established artists through marketing their Videos, CD’s and Upcoming concerts.

The event mainly focuses on Live Bands, Poetry and Spoken-Word.

For more information on WORD UP LIVE EVENTS visit http://worduplive.kbo.co.ke/