Thursday Night Live January 2013: 5 Artists in a Month of 5 Thursdays @ Choices – Baricho Road
Dates: January 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31
Venue: Choices – Baricho Road
Time: 8-11 pm
January 2013 artists line up: From songstress Barbara Guantai, guitar and vocal whiz Fadhilee, piano and love songs of Sage, the jazz magic of Eddie Grey and lastly the electro grooves of Just a Band
Ngoma Jazz Festival, Sept. 28-30 2012 @ Goethe Institut Auditorium
Dates: September 28-30, 2012
Venue: Goethe Institut Auditorium
Tickets: Kshs 200/1 day, Kshs 300/2 days and Kshs 500/3 days
Festival schedule
Friday, 28th September 2012, 6.00 pm
Jazz Girls
Sarabi
Saturday, 29th September 2012, 6.00 pm
Sage
Victor Muli
Sauti Sol*
Sunday, 30th September 2012, 4.00 pm
Ma3
The Villagers Band
*Listen to ‘Range Rover’ Sautisol‘s first single of their self-titled EP produced by Spoek Mathambo.
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Fundraising Party: “Wish You Were Here” Campaign by CraftAfrika, Aug. 25 2012 @ Kuona Trust
Date: August 25, 2012
Venue: Kuona Trust
Time: 9am-till late
Entry: Free
Performances by: Maia Von Lekow, Christine the Jazzist, Valentine Ziki, Stan, and Sage
About
This is a party for the whole family with plenty of food, drink, music, art, craft making and buying.
For more information visit the Facebook event page
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Event/Music & Poetry/Charity: Woman, Mar. 7 2012 @ Michael Joseph centre
Date: March 7, 2012
Venue: Michael Joseph centre
Time: 7-9.30 pm
Tickets*: Kshs 500/-
This is going to be an evening celebrating women, music & poetry.
Performances by: Amare Poeta, Christine Kamau, Dorothy Ghettumba, Elizabeth Njoroge, Essy of Aziza Band, June Gachuhi, Kasiva, Kathy Kiragu, Ma3 Band, Marfy’s Flaw, Ngwatilo, Nicole Maloba, Sage, Sara Mitaru and Sentimental Floetry
* All proceeds will go to Huru’s Sanitary Pad Project devoted to assisting Kenyan girls in schools
Kinanda Arts Festival, Jan. 29 2012 @ KARI Grounds
Date: January 29, 2012
Venue : KARI [ Kenya Agricultural Research Institute – Waiyaki Way]
Location: Google Maps http://g.co/maps/a6xa5
Directions: From Westlands: Get on to Waiyaki Way, KARI is directly opposite the bus stop at the junction of Waiyaki Way and James Gichuru Rd.
From Kangemi: KARI is the second Gate to your left right after Nairobi School.
Time: 1.30-6.45pm
Tickets : Adults Kshs 350 and Children Kshs 50 (Advance tickets: 0728306630 or email sifa@kinandafestival.com)
Music by: Sarabi, Sage, JayDabliu and Wairimu Ng’aru
Poetry by: Jemedari [Jemedari Flows], Wacera [ Girl in the City Bus], Kavossa Asavva [The River of Words Flows]and Wanjeri Gakuru [Live.Love. Laugh.]
Gallery : Best of 2011
Film*: Dawa by Mark Kaigwa and Wageuzi: Battle 2012 by Andrew Kaggia
*This is a new addition to Kinanda plus the two film makers will be on location. You are encouraged to come and chat them up about their work and inspiration behind their works.
As is the case there will be great artsy vendors, good company, crazy cheer and great food/drinks.
For more info and updates: Follow them on Twitter: @kinandaArtsfest, Facebook: Nairobi Kinanda Arts Festival
and Google+: Kinanda Festival
Website: www.kinandafestival.com
Afro-jazz concert with Christine Kamau, Jan. 26 2012 @ Kenya National Theatre
Date: January 26, 2012
Venue: Kenya National Theatre concert hall (Ukumbi mdogo)
Time: 7-9pm
Tickets: Kshs 400 (Available at the gate)
Also performing Sage and Afrology Band
Blankets & Wine XXXI, Dec. 18 2011 @ Leisure Garden Mamba Village
Date: Sunday, December 18, 2011
Venue Leisure Garden Mamba Village
Time: 1-4pm
Advance tickets: ksh 1300, gate price ksh 1500, and children’s tickets ksh 500.
Limited advance Tickets will be available at Dormans outlets from 4pm on December 13th.
You can also buy them online via Pesapal:
http://tickets.pesapal.com/order.aspx/7891aefd-f415-4b7a-9089-48dd4e009493/blankets-and-wine-xxxii
For any questions/ feedback, do write to: info@blanketsandwine.com
Line up: Sage, http://www.africaunsigned.com/#/artists/sage Neema, http://www.reverbnation.com/neemantalel and Eric Wainaina, http://ericwainaina.com/ who has just lunched his latest album Love and Protest and the Afro house trail blasers Liquideep from South Africa. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zspdkzNo85g and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2Cr4h9O4ak&feature=related
End the year in style, call your friends, Pack a picnic, your drink of choice, a Maasai shuka/ blanket/ kikoys/ chairs