Dynamic Africa
Formerly, "This is Africa/fyeahAfrica".
(Profile Photo by Mama Casset)
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I do not endorse any of the products or opinions shared on this site, nor do I claim any of the work posted here to be my own - except where stated. All posts originally made by me are credited. If no credit is given then the work is either my own/written by me or reblogged from another source.
A LITTLE ABOUT ME:
Student, 24
Based in Cape Town, South Africa
From Lagos, Nigeria
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(since Oct. 21th 2012)
Vintage Photography: Kenya, 1902
A portrait of Chief Kere, of the Nyakach clan of the Luo. He is adorned in a headdress of authority made of a lion’s mane. Notice that he is also seen adorned with armlets and golden rings, very special in those days.
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Studies from the ‘Queue’ Series, 2010, by Peterson Kamwathi
Don’t be fooled by the attractively colourful and slightly cartoonish signature style of Kenyan artist Michael Soi’s work, for there is a world of seriousness and heavy socio-political undertones in his illustrations.
Soi’s work illustrates visual portraits that serve as social commentary inspired by his observations of daily life in his hometown of Nairobi.
“My work mostly touches on issues related to the youth like fashion trends, music and life in general. I try to create an attitude of what you see might be what you get from it. I am involved in work that deletes, distorts and changes various images into what I want them to be, and am excited by the subtle play that erasure seems to create when executed in certain ways.
“My work is not about the suppression of images or distortion, or the negation of what the image represents, but is about obscuring the images in order to create a different relationship between the final piece and the viewer.
Most of my work is social commentary inspired by the city of Nairobi that addresses everything from this to what we would rather not talk about in public.”
Michael Soi, ‘Faces of Nairobi’
Event in Nairobi are happening through April 2013
Ten Cities, is a global and culturally revelatory project that is documenting the social practice of going clubbing. It is the brainchild of Goethe-Institut Kenya in partnership with Adaptr and C/O Berlin. The project spans two continents, 10 countries and three disciplines (music, photography and writing).
The cities involved are Berlin, Bristol, Johannesburg, Cairo, Kiev, Lagos, Lisbon, Luanda, Nairobi and Naples. About 50 DJs, producers and musicians are teamed up therefore enabling them to produce music together and exchange their knowledge about the club scenes in their countries. Kenya’s popular Just A Band and Camp Mulla are taking part.
Read more.
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CONGRATULATIONS to Kenya’s Priscah Jeptoo who won the Women’s Race at this year’s London Marathon.
Jeptoo took advantage of a dramatic fall by Olympic champion Tiki Gelana to win the London Marathon.
Jeptoo, the 2012 Olympic silver medallist, won in two hours, 20 minutes and 13 seconds, ahead of compatriot Edna Kiplagat and Japan’s Yoko Shibui.
Earlier, Gelana was involved in a collision at a water station with Canadian wheelchair racer Josh Cassidy.
Despite falling, the Ethiopian was able to rejoin the race, but, in clear discomfort, her challenge faded.
Gelana, part of the leading pack at the 15km mark, cut across the path of Cassidy as she attempted to collect a drink.
The collision ended Cassidy’s participation in the men’s wheelchair race, which was won by Australia’s Kurt Fearnley . Britain’s six-time Paralympic gold-medal winner David Weir , aiming for a seventh London Marathon win, was fifth.
In the women’s wheelchair race, American Tatyana McFadden emerged victorious, with Britain’s Shelly Woods fourth.
McFadden also won the Boston Marathon on Monday, a race that was later the target of a terrorist bomb attack.
London paid tribute to the victims of the bombings, with a 30-second silence observed before the start of the men’s elite and mass races.
Some of my favourite artworks from Kenyan mixed-media artist Beatrice Wanjiku.
“My paintings challenge one to look beyond the surface, through the exposure of their hidden stories.”
Some of Nairobi City’s iconic structures #Nairobi #City #photooftheday #kenya #Kenya365 #kenya365structures (at Muindi Mbingu St)
All the elements are right in this video: the music, the model, the location, the clothes and make-up, and the atmosphere these factors create.
The only thing I don’t dig is the bindi-like accessories the model has adorned on his forehead.
Chico Leco is a Kenyan fashion brand.
Seth `Remy`Musindi
Profile:
Country: Kenya
Style: Realism, Narrative expressionism
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Fun Fact: He comes from the famous Bull fighting sport community and “The crying stone” land mark of Ilesi in Western Province of Kenya. As a private candidate in final exams, he registered to take fine art papers with no teacher to guide him and passed with a straight ‘A’ at A levels
Quote:
Paintings
1. False Independence
2. Giants lock horns
3. Untitled
4.Girl with Basket
5. The Woman in the Child
6.Farming
7.Fishing
Contacts
box 699-00515
Buruburu,Nairobi-Kenya
NAIROBI (KENYA), INTL 00515Phone:254 733 539 105
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FULL MOVIE: The First Grader (Dir. Justin Chadwick, 2010)
The First Grader is a 2010 biographical drama film directed by Justin Chadwick, starring Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo, and Tony Kgoroge, and based on the true story of Kimani Maruge, a Kenyan man who enrolled in elementary education at the age of 84 after the Kenyan government announced universal and free elementary education in 2003.
DOCUMENTARY: “
More graffiti walls @Pawa254 during the debut of @TheSwitchK24 show today morning #graffiti #art #kenya365 #Kenya #Nairobi (at Pawa254)
