South African maiden Zamajobe read a difficult Kenyan crowd on Sunday to cap off a fantastic mash-up of artists at Blankets and Wine this past weekend. Dress in a black turtle-neck, black tights and a…
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Lounge Unplugged teams up with Blankets & Wine
The Lounge Unplugged concert featuring neo-soul great Bilal has now been pushed to July 1. Bilal Oliver is now set to be part of a massive ensemble put together by the team from the Lounge…
Lira to headline Blankets & Wine in March
Multiple award winning songstress Lira will be headlining the inaugural Blankets and Wine event this year, as organizers promise even bigger names in the 2012 line-up. The South African musician who recently bagged the Most…
Liquideep ushers in the night at Mamba
Several blankets and wines later, the million shilling question for me is: what exactly is it that brings Kenyans together? With much effort from organisers, the artists come rolling in and out of Mamba Village…
Kenyan music fans dig deep for Liquid’
The two-man Afro House band Liquideep heads to Nairobi this weekend in the first live sample of South African House music in Kenya, months after it started dominating the club scene in the capital. Rather…
Blankets & Wine: All eyes on Mtukudzi, Dempsey
The Blankets and Wine team are getting themselves a high profile Zimbabwean artist as a birthday present when they turn three years old this weekend. Oliver Mtukudzi, whose simple but explosive energy never fails, will…
Blankets & Wine readies for Mafikizolo
South African pop band Mafikizolo will use the Kenyan podium on Sunday to strengthen their musical comeback across the continent. The two-person band is the main show-stopper at the 29th edition of Blankets and Wine…