This Is How I Remember You
Writer, Tonny Ogwa, reflects on the death of a friend and the struggle with coming to terms with the unexpected loss. Read More...
Tonny Ogwa
A Conceptual Show Bringing Back the Originality of African Art
At a time when art is becoming more detached and exhibitionist, ‘Whispers of Power’, a live performance by Kenya-based musician, Liboi, staged at Nairobi’s Sarakasi Dome, counters this trend by creating an environment where the audience is an integral part of the performance. Read More...
Not Every Luo Loves the Lake
When people refer to the Kenyan Luo community as ‘People of the Lake,’ my clan, JoKamreri, do not know what the hell you’re talking about. Read More...
My Father Has Diabetes
The last time we were in the same room like this, we were celebrating the birth of Jesus. Today, nothing was born but father’s diabetes, and yet here we were, almost in a celebratory mood. Read More...
Nairobi in a Song A Boy, His Father, and Old Tunes
‘To Kenyans, 2023 feels like the year the country dies. But within this Rhumba and Jazz establishment in Nairobi’s Tao, it could as well be 1970,’ Ogwa writes. ‘Perched behind a corner table with two cold bottles of beer sweating before me, I pass a quintessential moment, watching folks of all ages waltz elegantly to Cabo Verde Barefoot Diva, Cesária Évora’s “Partida”... For me, old music is not just entertainment, it’s a compass with which I always find my way back to me.’ Read More...
