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Tupo kwenye wingu la mapenzi au la?

How are you feeling Ywaya Tajiri’s solo debut?

The EP features Bobo on the opener, “Wendo”, and production from Wuod Omollo, GL, Hendrick Sam, and Drug & Run. The tracklist includes the recently released "Somebody's Daughter" and the hit song "Chai ya saa kumi".

Slide 2 Photo: Ariff Photography Ke

africori.to/wingulamapenzi

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It's another jam-packed week!

Haya ni yanayojiri hii wiki: 2nd - 8th Nov, 2026.
Pt. 2

#KenyanEvents #NairobiEvents #SanaakwaSana

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It's another jam-packed week!

Haya ni yanayojiri hii wiki: 2nd - 8th Nov, 2026.
Pt. 1

#KenyanEvents #NairobiEvents #SanaakwaSana

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Yanayojiri hii wiki: 26th Oct - 1st Nov, 2026.
Pt. 2

Kati ya haya mengi, utakuwa wapi?

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Yanayojiri hii wiki: 26th Oct - 1st Nov, 2026.
Pt. 1

Una mengi ya ku-attend. Chaguo ni lako.

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In The Water Between Us, Esther Kamba and Louisa Schiedek broke the barrier between performer and audience.

Reality ya climate crisis ili-precede the artistic expectation ya hii installation na performance.

How did the audience react? Find that out and more kwa blog. 👇🏿
sanaakwasana.wordpress.com/2026/10/21/esther-kamba…

(Photos 1-3: Humphrey Gateri / Goethe-Institut)

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Yanayojiri hii wiki: Oct 19th-25th, 2026.

Some events za hii wiki.

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Bien is set to release his new 17-track album, ‘Alusa Continua’, on November 20, 2026.

‘Alusa Continua’ is the acclaimed singer’s sophomore album, following his 2023 solo debut, ‘Alusa Why Are You Topless?’.

Bien made the announcement, unveiling a stacked lineup of features including 2 Chainz, Coster Ojwang, Joshua Baraka, Oxlade, Ywaya Tajiri, Ali Kiba, and more.

(Photo: Joyce Visuals / Bien)

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📢 GUEST POST!

Gladys Njamiu reviews the play ‘Dampened Spirits’, a two-hander by Wasonga Ogutu and Catherine Enane.

Ilifanyika miezi kadhaa zilizopita at The Sanaa Room, Nanyuki.

Isome hapa:
sanaakwasana.wordpress.com/2026/10/14/dampened-spi…

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Gladys Njamiu is a Kenyan lifestyle writer and journalist. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming on The Star, Qwani, Khusoko, Parents Magazine, and VibeYetu.

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 7

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As I stood near the front row, I remembered watching Akua Naru at The Alchemist ten years ago. Thursday, September 22, 2016. I also remembered watching the late David Sanborn at Kasarani Stadium during the Safaricom International Jazz Festival on February 26, 2017, and the late Manu Dibango at Carnivore Grounds on May 1, 2018, for the International Jazz Day celebrations. During the opening moments of the Yussef Dayes ensemble’s performance, I recalled these once-in-a-lifetime occasions.

👇🏿 Read more about the Nairobi Yussef Dayes Experience.

sanaakwasana.wordpress.com/2026/10/12/yussef-dayes…

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