Tonny Ogwa, Author at The Republic

A Conceptual Show Bringing Back the Originality of African Art

Tonny Ogwa·October 13, 2024

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...

Kenya October/November 2024

Not Every Luo Loves the Lake

Tonny Ogwa·July 21, 2024

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...

June/July 2024 Kenya

My Father Has Diabetes

Tonny Ogwa·June 2, 2024

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...

Best of 2024: Essays Father's Day June/July 2024

Nairobi in a Song A Boy, His Father, and Old Tunes

Tonny Ogwa·March 24, 2024

‘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...

Father's Day February/March 2024 Kenya

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Tonny Ogwa

A Conceptual Show Bringing Back the Originality of African Art

Not Every Luo Loves the Lake

My Father Has Diabetes

Nairobi in a Song A Boy, His Father, and Old Tunes

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