Art & Culture
Who Are You?
Send this article to Twitter!I want to move away (for one moment) from talking about global economic crashes, devalued currencies, war lords, machete’s and William Ruto. I need a break.
I want to talk about you — the readers and commentators on this blog. Who are you and what are you about? And I want you… »
Bollywood or Nollywood? Indian Cinema or Nigerian Films?
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I want to get away from political talk for one moment and talk about my newfound love for Indian cinema (not those bollywood movies though). I’m talking about the new Indian movies that people are referring to as parallel cinema or multiflex cinema. These are at their core, Indian movies, with… »
Mind, Body & Soul
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It’s a slow Friday and I want to take a break from bashing Raila (but of course, if he starts his domo, domo, domo, I’ll have to reverse this policy and relaunch the attacks).
Anyway, I want to talk about health today. Why? because I’ve noticed that when I get together with… »
The African “Usher”
Send this article to Twitter!From Kinshasa, Congo…..
Fally Ipupa…….
JAH Lives in Africa (now pass me some of that herb…)
And of course, if you like this song, you can download it from Ares.com for fffffrrrrr
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How Long Will You Live?
Send this article to Twitter!There’s an interesting article in the Economist Magazine (Just freeze me like an Egyptian Mummy) about where human beings inherit their lifespans. What scientists are now discovering is that children’s lifespans correlate in length to that of their parents, but only one parent — Their father’s.
Additionally, what they also found… »
“Authentic” Kenyan Music…
Send this article to Twitter!I’m listening to Ayub Ogada’s song “kothbiro” (it was featured in the movie “The Constant Gardner”) – it’s a classic, up there with the song “malaika”.
I also like Suzanne Owiyo’s “Kisumu 100” – she’s another underrated talent (she should be up there with the likes of Miriam Makeba)…why isn’t she?
Eric Wainaina… »
The Kenyan Poet
Send this article to Twitter!I was looking through the blog listings on Mashada and discovered this new blog called Kenyan poet — it’s a blog about Kenyan/ African art and poetry and dance and literature and music and neo-soul nights, and, and, and…wow!
It’s so nice to see a site that doesn’t focus on that pop… »
A Modern Indian’s Struggle With Arranged Marriage
Send this article to Twitter!This Indian writer has a very funny and informative piece on her parents desire to see her married and she chronicles her difficulties with this age old tradition that is now confronting her.
The writer is a Jain, a sect of Hinduism that adhere to a strict vegetarian diet. However, as she… »
Cultural Innovation
Send this article to Twitter!I just came across an interesting article in the New York Times that discusses this issue of cultural innovation — where it comes from and how it manifests itself. Here are a list of stereotypes that the author highlights (I prefer to call them truism’s because I think that they… »