KinandaFest8 – Infographic
Here is the infographic from the chilly, August Edition of the Nairobi Kinanda Arts festival.
Our thanks to
@chillimangoo for the design and @saitonne @rimbui and @kevdanative for the collecting the data. #teamkinanda
Check out the photos by @reumac and @itsmrwave here and here
You can also download the hi-res infographic here. Share it widely.
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Kinanda Fest 8
Hey good folk. We are on to the 8th edition of Kinanda Fest, how cool is that?! A big up to all the people who have made Kinanda Fest their monthly plan.
Before we roll out the exciting details for Kinanda Fest 8, let’s recap Kinanda Fest 7,shall we? This is how it went down:
18 #hemediswag ones;
33 sausages
and still had room to drink
30 pairs of earings,
5 very cool white kinanda tshirts by worn by #teamkinanda…..
1 ipad allowed
My! Twas plenty of fun. Check out the beautiful pictures of all ye beautiful people here and here.
On to the next one!! Kinanda Fest 8 presents:
Music by:
Moraa
Steve Chege
Jason Sibi Okumu
Ma3
The Villagers Band
Poetry by:
Kevin Man-Njoro
Wanjiku Mwaurah
KinandaFest 8 Poster
Your usual dosage of fun,food and cool merchandise is guaranteed 
See you there!!
Where : Kifaru Gardens
(Get on to James Gichuru Rd. Turn of at Kanjata rd. ( leads to Loreto Convent Msongari) It is the 2nd white gate to your right. ( has a black rhino)
Date: Sunday 28th August 2011
Time: 1.30 pm-6.30pm!
Cost : 200 bob only!
Children under 12 come in free
More Info:
Twitter: @KinandaArtsFest
Facebook: Nairobi Kinanda Arts Festival
Nairobi Kinanda Arts Festival,
Discover Something New.
Nairobi Kinanda Arts Festival Ltd.
P.O. BOX 24113
00502
Nairobi,
Kenya
+254 728 306 630
+254 722 357 489
info@kinandafestival.com
sifa@kinandafestival.com
kinandafestival@gmail.com
Counting the days…(Kinanda Fest Recommends)
So!!We’re counting the days till the next Kinanda. We’ve missed you a whole lot. The 7th edition was an absolute blast: the music, poetry, you fabulous lot and of course the infamous #HemediSwag… Check out the pics in the last post.
While we’re counting the days to Kinanda Fest 8, here are a few musical gems to keep the longing away(or enhance it all the more… 
).
We’re traveling across the continent with this post. First up is the very talented Ngwatilo Mawiyoo, who has graced the Kinanda stage (or is it grass?).Introducing: July, the first single from her new album- ‘Introducing Ngwatilo‘. The lyrics are from her book ‘Blue Mothertongue‘. Talk to her on twitter @Ngwatilo if you want to find out more.
From Nigeria, Nneka is back with her second album. The first single off it is the title of the album “Soul Is Heavy“, a powerful, poignant song which remembers the late activist Ken Saro-Wiwa. It is a heavy song, the truth of which she sings will tug at your heart no doubt.
Next up is Y’akoto,who I discovered on my twitter stream. I love the crowd I follow; so brilliant and ecletic. She has a beautiful haunting voice with traces of Sade. I haven’t been able to find out much about her so if you do please let us know in the comments.
Next up is another African Queen, just noticed all the artistes featured are women. Got to do one for the fellas (coming up soon) Her name is Fatoumata Diawara, who is Cote d’Ivoire born and Mali raised. The video is interesting, you can so appreciate the culture that is uniquely African. Language not withstanding, that is some beautiful music. So you better watch out for the next post on gentlemen from across the continent.
Nairobi Kinanda Arts Festival,
Discover Something New.
Hiyo Ndio Swagga…. #HemediSwag!!!
Sometimes words do injustice to…well….things like this. The umbrella has never gotten this much love(not since Rihanna’s so-titled hit single.)
Introducing the ‘swaggists’: (click their photos to catch up with them on twitter…say a special prayer for them while at it will you?)
1.AnnieSoul-budding artist:
2. Nanjira- instigator of this debacle.
3. Alice- holder of a degree in Civil Engineering.
4. Njeri-fierce!!
5. Ng’endo- has a serious day job.
6. Noni- also has a serious day job (or so she’d have us think)
7. Fena- Swagxy.(swagger+sexy=swagxy she says)
Kinanda Fest 7
Kinanda Fest 7 goes down this Sunday, July 31st, 2011. This is what we have lined up for you:
Music by: Kato, AnnieSoul, Dempsey ,Aziza Muzik ,Maia Von Lekow
Poetry by: Kiptum and Dennis Inkwa (Mstari Wa Nne), Kadryn,
Photo Gallery by: Mwangi ‘Mwarv’ Kirubi
The July edition of Kinanda Festival is particularly interesting as it is involves our giving back drive. Our beloved nation is plagued with a drought that’s left many fellow countrymen in a dire state. We have to do our best to help our starving brothers and sisters, and as such we have come up with cool ways to do this!
We will have Ahmed Salim, a bona fide Kenyan hero, who single-handedly started a social media campaign(#feedKE) that has mobilized Kenyans in raising well over Ksh. 335,000 in 1 week, speaking to us about what drove him to take this bold step.
To find out more about #feedKE and how to get involved, click here:
We will be supporting Ahmed’s initiative using Foursquare check-ins. We will be attempting to unlock Foursquare’s Super Swarm badge. More on how this works here.
For every check-in at Kifaru Gardens, Urban Bites will donate Kshs. 15 to The Kenya Red Cross through #feedKE.
The UrbanBites QR code treasure hunt is back this time with more exciting clues and with very enticing hampers to be won.
We will have random photo shoots with some of our ‘veteran’ photographers so you don’t wanna miss.
It’s gonna be an afternoon of great music, poetry, photography, fun; all this while supporting a noble cause.
So to recap:
What: Kinanda Fest7
Which is: A Monthly Arts Extravanganza
Where : Kifaru Gardens
(Get on to James Gichuru Rd. Turn of at Kanjata rd. ( leads to Loreto Convent Msongari) It is the 2nd white gate to your right. ( has a black rhino)
Date: Sunday 31st July 2011
Time: 2 pm-6.45pm!
Cost : 200 bob only!
Children under 12 come in free
More Info:
Twitter: @KinandaArtsFest
Facebook: Nairobi Kinanda Arts Festival
All this plus you usual mix of great artsy vendors and great company
Nairobi Kinanda Arts Festival,
Discover Something New.
Nairobi Kinanda Arts Festival Ltd.
P.O. BOX 24113
00502
Nairobi,
Kenya
+254 728 306 630
+254 722 357 489
info@kinandafestival.com
sifa@kinandafestival.com
Kinanda Fest 6 Line Up
This Sunday the June 26th Kinanda is on.The Fabulous Nina Ogot. In case you don’t know about her it’s said her music breaks boundaries between the old and the new generation’s taste in art. Singing in French, English, Lingala, Luo and Swahili, her vibrant style of musical expression breathes life into her lyrical content that addresses day-to-day issues faced by the society at large.
Listen to her below.
The fabulous musical trio Aziza Music, find them on Facebook here
Watch their video below:
Jason Sibi-Okumu from the Berkelee School of Music student….enough said!
You can check out his video below.
We’ve got the genious photographer Mwarv, he’s a modest guy but extremely talented. You can find more of his work here
Here is just one of his amazing photos.
The poets…. well you can come see them and find out what we have in store but here’s a taste of the lyrical wordplay.
