Arts & Culture
John Katana, Suzanne Gachukia Opembe, Eric Musyoka and Angela Ndambuki (photo by Bernard Orwongo) Kenya’s rich and ever-evolving music story is finally getting the spotlight it deserves and it is loud, proud and unapologetically Kenyan. The Recording Industry of Kenya…
Artist Adlan Yousif explores loss through fragmented sculptures Adlan Yousif explores deprivation through fragmented sculptures, rebuilding discarded materials into human figures. His subjects are never whole. The bodies are deliberately incomplete, reflecting fragmentation both in material and lived…
Kenyan literary giants face off in 2026 TBC Penmanship Awards The deadline to vote for your…
Artists rally to support veteran Patrick Mukabi’s medical care with benefit exhibition Two exhibitions are running…
Journey Through Her Twenties, a debut novel by Shangwe T. Khalwale (R) Joeni thought her twenties…
Nalani Njeri Ngunyi, who plays Sarafina in a collaboration between Igiza Arts Production and Kirawa Road School. [Courtesy] The seminal musical Sarafina! returns to the stage this April in a school production by Igiza Arts Production in collaboration with Kirawa…
Amina Hamisi had spent most of her married life raising children and supporting her husband’s fishing business in Mombasa. When her last-born left for university, the silence…
Arts & Culture Weekly Round Up
An entrance at the Little Theatre Club in Mombasa County on Friday 5th November 2021. [Kelvin Karani, Standard] One of the main stages of…
France to return sacred drum to Ivory Coast after parliamentary vote [Courtesy/RFI] The French Parliament last week voted to return Ivory Coast’s sacred royal drum,…
Sachy Otieno’s Fabric of Resilience [Courtesy] The auditorium at Goethe-Institut Nairobi has been transformed into a stunning immersive space, thanks to the imaginative work…
Italian luxury king Giorgio Armani, designer to the stars and leader of a high-end lifestyle empire, has died at the age of 91. “The…