Category Archives: Art

The Unlikely Heroes

Ger’s journey has been both tumultuous and triumphant in many ways. He traveled a long way to escape war in Sudan, morphed into an international top model and actor, and now answers a calling to return home to play a part in the rebuilding. An … Continue reading

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Blankets and Wine X Thandiswa!

Blankets is Huge this Sunday in Nairobi.. one of the founders of Kwaito music and ex member of  Bongo Maffin Thandiswa Mazwai is set to Perform. tickets are out. www.tickets.pesapal.com or at Dormans.. Ksh 1,000 this week and Ksh 1,300 for adults … Continue reading

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ROCK DUDE..!

Kudishnyao! Exhibition opening and Street Concert! Saturday 8PM Nairobi Gothe-Institut Entry Free

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Frank White Pop Up Shop + Gallery

If you are in the NYC area, be sure to stop by the Frank White Pop Up Shop + Gallery which is running for next few days at 923 Fulton Street (bet Clinton + Waverly). Get your Jamhuri Wear T-Shirt available for sale … Continue reading

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Wafalme's "1 Minute To Save The World" award winning video

A group of teenagers from the slums of Nairobi have joined together to make a winning video on environmental protection. See video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTlCIrflE4o&feature=player_embedded The film competition “1 Minute To Save The World” challenged young filmmakers to create a one-minute … Continue reading

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Modern Man in Search of Soul

If Myron Christian Macauley’s 1st solo exhibition is anything to go by, it is an indication that it certainly won’t be his last. Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the opening reception at MCM Collective Holiday Pop-up Gallery, 362 West Broadway, … Continue reading

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Still Searching..

We had the pleasure to roll with Photographer MyronChristian last year to magical Brazil, Watched him complete a  journey that took him Seven years’ thro Thailand, Peru, Kenya, India, Brazil, Greece, Japan and on. it’s amazing and a trip to finally … Continue reading

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Show me the Money!

What if Africa had its own unified currency like the Euro? Well In 2002, Mansour Ciss and Baruch Gottlieb (pictured below) created a “prototype” currency, called the AFRO, which they presented at the Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Art on … Continue reading

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African Film Festival NY.

Don’t miss the 17th Annual African Film Festival that opened yesterday April 7th and will run until May 31st at various NY locations. Under the theme, ”Independent Africa” the festival will spotlight 17 African Nations ( Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, … Continue reading

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Caribbean Cultural Center Exhibition (New York).

Go Get Lifted! Wearing Spirit: Aesthetically Personifying the Feminine in African Sacred Traditions opened on Thursday, March 11th. The Exhibit features the work of 27 artists who have created pieces honoring the feminine energy found present in African Spirituality. This … Continue reading

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