A London music festival on Wednesday removed controversial New York rapper Azealia Banks from its lineup after she went on a racially charged attack against former One Direction heartthrob Zayn. Banks, in a series of…
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Grammys launches festival in Brooklyn
The Grammys, the biggest night of the music industry, is throwing an inaugural festival in Brooklyn to showcase a diversity of genres. Dubbed Grammy Park, the event runs from Thursday through Sunday across New York’s…
5th edition of Kwani? Litfest in full swing
The fifth edition of Kwani? Litfest, a biennial gathering of writers, artists and thinkers from across Africa, is taking place from 1st- 6th December 2015 in Nairobi, Kenya. This year’s literary festival, Beyond the Map…
Kenyan Hip-hop artist set to perform at one of World’s largest music festivals
Kenyan Hip-hop artist, Muthoni The Drummer Queen, will join a host of international artists in an impressive line-up for the upcoming 40th Edition of The Paléo Festival – one of the largest music festivals in…
Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2015: Artist line-up
Dubbed as “Africa’s Grandest Gathering,” Cape Town International Jazz Festival is celebrating 16 years of exemplary entertainment. Moving from strength-to-strength, CTIJF has evolved from a pure jazz event to being one of the continent’s premier…
#Festival: Kanye West to headline at Glastonbury
Kanye West is to headline at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. The 37-year-old rapper took to his Twitter account yesterday (16.03.15) to announce he will be performing on the Pyramid stage at the annual event on…
Westhouse Hotel hosts inaugural Wine, Chocolate and Cheese Festival
The inaugural edition of the Wine, Chocolate and Cheese Festival will take place at the Westhouse Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya from the 6th to 8th of February 2015. The Festival brings together notable brands of…
Pharrell Williams seduces Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland
“Clap along if you know what happiness is to you,” Pharrell Williams sings and the room pulsates with clapping hands and joyous dance moves. Williams, whose ubiquitous hit “Happy” has taken the world by storm…
Cannes Film Festival opens, Kenyan delegation represented
The 66th annual Cannes Film Festival opened on Wednesday in the eponymous city of Cannes, France. The festival, possibly the most prestigious of its kind in the world, opened with the Baz Luhrmann directed film…
Ghanaian musician dedicates love song to Kenya
US-based Ghanaian musician Rocky Dawuni will use a peace concert in Nairobi on Thursday to launch and dedicate a love song to the city that he loves. Rocky, who has toured the US and Europe,…