Gufy broke a promise. He became the governments he chastises in almost every show of his. Following the emotional intensity of his “Love Lives On” performance during his May 2022 show, Black Boy Joy, he vowed he wouldn’t want his audience crying again. “I said it will be my last ever sad piece. I wouldn’t …
Between Ngartia’s last show and his April 21 return, Dai Verse, he became a pillar of Kenyan history storytelling and theatre in the name of the beloved Too Early For Birds (TEFB), a collective that also had a comeback show in November 2022. How time flies. On November 19, 2015, he staged Losing Grip at …
I am black, I am beautiful, I am sexy.
On Wednesday 19, 2022, Gufy Dox staged his eleventh performance show at the Kenya National Theatre. As I’ve noted, he is one of the most consistent performance poets. Subsequently, he sells out shows as if it is child’s play. When we write the Kenyan poetry/spoken word story, we must acknowledge him as a culture mover …
Continue reading Gufy – The Other Things & Love (Event Review)
Since 2016, when the format of Poetry Slam Africa was changed – from crowning Slam Kings and Queens bimonthly to having preliminary winners every three months, who contend for the ultimate title at the end of the year – Cre8ive Spills has been curating the Poetry Slam Africa Festival/Grand Slam. The intensity, vibrancy, and significance …
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 …
Continue reading Unchained Voices II: Teardrops & Mufasa Take It Back to Where It All Began
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