Vioxii Dede ft. Kaa La Moto – “Alikufanya Nini?” Song Review

Two vocal advocates of Swahili hip-hop are finally on a song together. Fans of both emcees, from Kenya to East Africa and beyond, should be excited about this. If you’re one of them, you must have thought about it at some point. The two emcees are known for championing the use of the Swahili language …

Unchained Voices II: Teardrops & Mufasa Take It Back to Where It All Began

As already indicated, Unchained Voices was first held in October 2014 at the Alliance Française Wangari Maathai Auditorium. Despite the nascent days of Kenyan spoken word on the mainstream, the auditorium was more than packed. Last Thursday, on October 31st, after preceding editions at the Kenya National Theatre (Nairobi) and Agora Milimani (Nakuru), the sequel …

Neno toka Akoth Jumadi: “I Am an Architect of the Future” (Interview)

My perception was that Akoth Jumadi was in Uganda. I’d been told something along the lines of her relocation there. So, when I spotted her enter the Nairobi Museum for the Poets You Should Know edition which featured Sanna Arman (Sunario) and Trabolee, I was surprised. After the show, our conversation in the dimly lit …