Cover Story: SAMOSA FESTIVAL 2018
SAMOSA Festival 2018 - Beads of Hope
As 2017 came to an end and 2018 loomed a question loomed in front of us. Would it be possible for us to hold a SAMOSA Festival in 2018 at all? The political situation seemed so tense, people felt insecure as attacks on individuals and communities became a norm and no one could predict with any certainty as to what exactly would happen in Kenya. Being a Community festival meant that SAMOSA would be taking a certain amount of risk....
Launch of Joseph Murumbi – A Legacy of Integrity
The launch of Joseph Murumbi – a Legacy of Integrity by Karen Rothmyer formed one of the highlights of SAMOSA Festival 8, especially as it involved a multiple of partners and settings in making it a success. To begin with the author flew to Nairobi from the United States especially for the launch; the ‘Performance Collective’ did a superb job in livening up all the events; a visit to the Murumbi and Pinto grave sites was included and the program...
Threads Of Inspiration, Weaved In Mathare
By Peter Kiama In mid-June this year I attended one of the SAMOSA Fes...
Gender Based Violence – The Persistence Of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Naitore Nyamu Mathenge, Advocate of the High Court of Kenya/ Human Ri...
NEWTON: A FILM about an election in India by Drishyam Films
Director: Amit V Masurkar. Excerpt from Director’s Statement: ‘……As ...
Ghetto Classics Samosa Festival Experience
Ghetto Classics is the flagship programme from the Art of Music Founda...
Murfy’s flaw – Music bringing people closer together
By Reema Doshi I love singing and you would find me singing everyw...
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V S Naipaul (1932-2018)
That V S Naipaul was a literary giant whose name will go down in the annals of English l...
Swarn Singh Sodi (1942-2018)
A tribute by Amin Gwaderi It is my privilege to pen this tribute to my friend Swarn Sod...
Goodnight, Queen Aretha (1932-2018)
Author: Iloti Mutoka Title: Goodnight, Queen Aretha I grew up surrounded by strong spi...
Ode to Samir Amin (1931-2018)
Rhyming along the sound of guitar Cascades my ode to Comrade Samir ...
Kofi Annan (1938-2018)
Born in Kumasi, Gold Coast, Kofi Annan was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh...