Cover Story: Protest to Liberation in Music
Music and Protest Then, Music and Protest Now: An Evolution Since The Independence Years
If there are two types of rulers in every society, that is, those who use physical force to subdue men, and those that employ beautiful things, sweet songs and funny stories, rhythm, shape and colour,...
The Anthem of Our Popular Struggle: Wimbo wa Mapambano Ya Umma
1. Kupigwa na Kupokonywa Maisha Hakutatuzuia sisi Wananchi Kunyakua Uhuru wetu Na haki ya jasho letu... Jasho letu X2
On Culture, spirit and humanity
AwaaZ has done well to focus the attention of readers on the topic of ...
Beyond Protest to Liberation Music
Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016, a feat t...
The place of Kenyan Identity in Popular Music as National Emblems
It is wrongly assumed that by singing in Kiswahili the songs of the 60...
Contemporary Musicians and their Songs
Stanley Gazemba, Kenya’s well known author, writes: ‘The overriding t...
Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony
Duration: 1 hour 38 minutesReviewer: Mwongela Kamencu Discussions o...
Retracing Kenya’s Songs of Protest
Duration: 48 minutes 53 seconds Everybody underestimates the role o...
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What now?
Come the end of the year and we start thinking about the next. At the turning point of the midnight hour, the cry goes out `Happy New Year`! We dance and hug and kiss and wish each other well. Beneath all the bonhomie lies a mix of emotions - of relief, regret, anticipation, fear, uncertainty – be...
CHAI in GENEVA
Allow me to share a chance experience in Switzerland which led me to profound musings about the influence of South Asian culture on our day to day lives.
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Other Articles
Religious Education in Kenyan Schools – Profoundly Unethical
Religious Education (RE) is of central i...
Raising A Voice to End Female Genital Cutting Amongst South Asians
Khatna/khafd. Amongst the South Asian co...
A Life of Critical Engagement: An Interview of Issa Shivji by Sabatho Nyamsenda
Issa Shivji is one of the great public i...
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