1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (642+ words) Women teaching the art of henna and kukuna nazi (grating a coconut) are among the ways Wimbi la Sanaa Festival is bringing coastal traditions to a new generation. The annual five-day arts and culture festival to be held in Mombasa…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (556+ words) The exhibition titled The Odyssey of Jalupo is a journey and an introduction to Coster Ojwang’s world, bringing together his interests in fashion, style, music, culture and visual arts. “I’m welcoming people into my world,” he says. The exhibition shows…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (719+ words) Once you visit Malindi, taking a quick detour to the Mambrui dunes is practically non-negotiable. Racing across the wind-swept hills on a quad bike will have you feeling like a full-blown Dubai habibi. But as beautiful as the dunes are,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1100+ words) In 1986, while living in exile, the late Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o published Matigari, a powerful Gĩkũyũ novel about a freedom fighter who returns home convinced that independence has delivered justice. Instead, Matigari finds inequality, exploitation and betrayal. He travels across the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1096+ words) Event Horizon runs at Circle Art Gallery in Nairobi as a trio exhibition with artists Vincent Kimeu and Edwin Thuo from August 16 to September 5. The two series are inspired by pareidolia, tendency to recognise familiar forms in abstract or ambiguous…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (465+ words) The results of the Brittle Paper Flash Fiction Competition are out, with award-winning Nigerian writer, public health enthusiast, and data analyst Mary Ipeh Osise emerging as the winner. The competition was held as part of Brittle Paper’s debut Literary Festival…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (401+ words) Tanzanian singer Diamond Platnumz’s concert in Kigali was abruptly cut short shortly after 2 a.m. on Saturday after authorities enforced Rwanda’s regulations requiring entertainment venues to close by the stipulated time. The singer had returned to Rwanda’s capital for his first…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (414+ words) The slideshow was presented at the Contemporary Image Centre (CIC) Africa on August 29 in Westlands and is curated by CIC Africa founder Adam Ibrahim. The title Who Gets to Create the Archive? depicts his belief that the person creating an archive…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1370+ words) Musician and artist Liboi says that fashion is an extension of her music and identity. Her bold, earthy and slightly ethereal style blends traditional African influences with contemporary silhouettes, textures and unexpected details. She enjoys looking distinctly African while being…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (1338+ words) A visual artist, poet, curator and creative director at HOF Gallery, Nobody Owns Me Gallery and Annex Gallery at the Kibera Arts District (KAD) says that art is as much about creating conversations as it is about making objects. Sino…...