On Tour in Nairobi
Nikki Bedi is on stage in Kenya’s vibrant capital with artists who are drawing on the myths, histories and traditions of Kenya to shape new ideas for the future.
Nikki Bedi is on stage in Kenya’s vibrant capital with artists who are drawing on the myths, histories and traditions of Kenya to shape new ideas for the future.
There is live music performance by Savara Mudigi and Polycarp Otieno, from Kenya’s top Afropop band Sauti Sol, and by rapper and entrepreneur Muthoni Drummer Queen.
In the Culture Cab, actor Sheila Munyiva shows Nikki the Bomas of Kenya centre, where school children learn about the country’s forty five different communities.
Filmmaker and game designer Andrew Kaggia, reveals the inspirations for his 3D animated feature ‘ Terastorm’.
There is a stand-up comedy set from Doug Mutai and audience members join discussion on Afrofuturism, Afrosurrealism and Afrobubblegum and the position of the LGBTQI community on Nairobi.
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Take a culture cab tour of Nairobi
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