This ode to Prince was inspired by a visit to his hometown Minnesota last year in May following an invite by the Still Water and Oakland Middle schools to teach poetry to the 5th and 6th graders for two weeks.
Performance Art
We are giving away Tickets to The Safaricom Jazz Festival 2015 with Jonathan Butler
(Image Courtesy) Dear K.P fans, I know that you love Jazz and chances are, you have already made plans to attend this year’s Safaricom Jazz Festival happening this Sunday ( 22nd Feb)…
Spell Cast Media inspiring High School students into Afrocentric Musicals & the Arts
At the start of this month, I attended the inauguration of the 5th American Corner, a resource center setup by the US Embassy in Kenya at the Moi University Nairobi Campus. The…
Simphiwe Dana to launch her latest album Firebrand in Kenya
One of the cover artworks from Simphiwe’s new album Firebrand Its not everyday you get to hear that an internationally acclaimed, non Kenyan artist has chosen to launch their album in Kenya.…
Imagine the world with me at the StoryMoja Festival 17th – 21st Sept
The Story Moja Festival is back despite being cut short last year following the Westgate attacks that took the life of Ghanaian Poet Kofi Awoonor. The list of writers and artist this…
Kistrech Poetry Festival 2014 happening in Kisii, Kenya
The annual Kistrech Poetry Festival is back and will take place in Kisii, Kenya, on 30th July to 4th August 2014. The event will be held at Dados Hotel, in Kisii County, Kenya.There will be poetry reading, presentations of papers on…
Jamaican Poet Stacy Ann Chin is back! 30th January with Binyavanga Wainaina
Stacey Ann Chin performing in Nairobi in February 2013 The NEST will once again host the Jamaican poet and performance artist Staceyann Chin alongside our very own Binyavanga Wainaina this Thursday, January…
Kenya National Theatre to get a 100M facelift from East African Breweries Limited
Kenya National Theatre located on Harry Thuku Road Earlier today, the Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta was at a Public private Sector partnership launch between the The Kenya Cultural Center which is under…
Poem; I ONCE MADE THINGS HAPPEN
(image courtesy of http://artphotogallary.blogspot.com/) I once stood tall hovering above all Arms stretched wide Fingers playing with the sun Casting dancing shadows beneath Feet reaching out like a lovers embrace I once…
The Awakening presents; FEMENINO – A woman’s world
FEMENINO – a woman’s world. At Michael Joseph Center, Safaricom House 23RD MARCH 2013, 4PM Charges 500 Women are known to be different from men. This month, everyone celebrates the woman. Women,…