Showcase Wednesday – La Francophonie Edition ft. Syssi Mananga & DJ KasbaH, Mar. 22 2023 @ Alliance Française.

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Date: March 22, 2023

Venue: Alliance Française

Time: from 7 PM

Entry: Free

About

Syssi Mananga

With a cultural identity split between Africa and Europe, Syssi Mananga’s music is like the wind (mopepe in Lingala) cross-bordered and fluid. It can’t be caged in or boxed in a single genre. Reflecting my mixed heritage, my musical signature is a fusion of styles, at the crossroads of Kongo rhythms, folk, jazz and pop.

DJ KasbaH

The concert will be followed by a live DJ set with DJ KasbaH.  KasbaH is a DJ, producer and music explorer. Through his Trans Africa Airlines, Kasbah’s music will have you on your feet with a musical panorama of the Francophone world.

Showcase Wednesday – La Francophonie Edition ft. Syssi Mananga & DJ KasbaH, Mar. 22 2023 @ Alliance Française.

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Date: March 22, 2023

Venue: Alliance Française

Time: from 7 PM

Entry: Free

About

Syssi Mananga

With a cultural identity split between Africa and Europe, Syssi Mananga’s music is like the wind (mopepe in Lingala) cross-bordered and fluid. It can’t be caged in or boxed in a single genre. Reflecting my mixed heritage, my musical signature is a fusion of styles, at the crossroads of Kongo rhythms, folk, jazz and pop.

DJ KasbaH

The concert will be followed by a live DJ set with DJ KasbaH.  KasbaH is a DJ, producer and music explorer. Through his Trans Africa Airlines, Kasbah’s music will have you on your feet with a musical panorama of the Francophone world.

Showcase Wednesday with Brian Sigu, Jan. 22 2020 @ Alliance Française

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Date: January 22, 2020
Venue: Alliance Française
Time: from 7 pm
Entry: Free

About
Brian Sigu taught himself music at a tender age finding inspiration from his grandfather. Over the years he has perfected his art by singing with various bands since leaving high school. His Afro fused rhythms delivered with passion and energetic intensity result in a captivating performance.
Sigu believes anything is possible if you feel it in your heart and is currently working on his new album, JA’MBAKA

Showcase Wednesday with Straight Line Connection, Oct. 23 2019 @ Alliance Française Gardens

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Dates: October 23, 2019
Venue: Alliance Française Gardens
Time: 7 pm
Entry: Free

Straight Line Connection is a rock / metal band based in Kenya. Formed around 2017, the band comprises of Gun (Vocals, Guitar), Reuben (Bass, Guitar) and Param (Percussion). The band recently launched its debut album ‘Spaceless’ in Nairobi.

Heavy and the Beast, the all Kenyan rock music website describe the album as a beautifully crafted masterpiece.

‘From start to finish Straight Line Connection manage to blend the ingredients of rhythmic drumming, guttural as well as clean vocals, and both slow and speed-oriented guitars, this is one of the rock / metal albums of all time, simply a must own for any rock/metal fan.’

Showcase Wednesday with Extra Muros, Sept. 4 2019 @ Alliance Française

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Date: September 4, 2019
Venue: Alliance Française Gardens
Time: 7-10 pm
Entry: Free

FLEE is a cultural engineering platform dedicated to the documentation and enhancement of hybrid cultures. It promotes emerging forms of East-African music where traditional music encounters avant-gardist electronic music.

Following a two-week music residency, this concert will feature collaborations between the French techno producer Tite, the Kenyan producer Joseph Kamaru, aka KMRU, known for creating emotive ambient music at the intersection of sonic landscapes, electronica and techno, the Italian electronic music composer, Pier Alfeo and the Flee founders.

Showcase Wednesday ft. Yunasi, Aug. 7 2019 @ Alliance Française Gardens

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Date: August 7, 2019
Venue: Alliance Française Gardens
Time: from 7 pm
Entry: Free

About
Yunasi, the 2004 Kora Award Nominees and the 2007 winners of the BBC Next Big Thing return to the Alliance Française with their signature sytle ‘Sesube’, a combination of Sega, Isikuti and Benga.

Yunais is made up of Tobias Imani (guitar, voice), Erick Odhiambo (calabas, voice), Ngalah Oreyo (nyatiti, voice) and Simon Maranga (percussions, voice). The band will be accompanied by bass, drums and keyboard.

The band will surprise the audiences with flavours from their fourth album, Sesube Sound System that they are currently working on.

Showcase Wednesday ft. Yubu, Jul. 10 2019 @ Alliance Française

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Dates: July 10, 2019
Venue: Alliance Française Gardens
Entry: Free

About
Blues and reggae music with the Kenyan singer-songwriter, Yubu, backed by his band ‘The Downhome Blues Gang’. Citing his influences as Bob Marley, James Brown and Hugh Masekela, Yubu’s music has not only been shaped by Kenyan and African sounds but also those of the gritty streetes and neighbouroods of Memphis, Tennessee, where he lived for sometime.

From the strum of his guitar, the conviction of his vocals, the catchy nostalgic melodies to thought provoking lyrics, get ready for some hip-shaking, finger snapping and head nodding with Yubu.

Showcase Wednesday: Benga Flava by Makadem, May 8 2019 @ Alliance Francaise

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Date: May 8, 2019
Venue: Alliance Francaise Gardens
Time: 7 pm
Free Entry

This is the return of Makadem to the Alliance Française de Nairobi, the place that catapulted his career to the international stage, and where he calls “home”. He returns with his unique “Benga Flava” style which fuses Kenyan and other African music, as well as some international genres, into his native Benga Beats, giving it a fresh and broadly contemporary feel.