He Has Opened For Talib Kweli, The Roots, K’Naan. Catch His First Kenyan Performance
This month’s Kwani? Open Mic will take place on the 7th August on the 2nd floor of Hamilton House at Club Soundd on Kaunda Street. The event will take place between 7:00 and 10:00 p.m. The event will be free before 6:30 p.m. and Kshs. 200 after.
The headline poet will be Ian Kamau, a poet, storyteller and MC. His parents love for world culture saw them give the Canadian-born Trinidadian a Kikuyu name. The performer has opened shows for K’Naan, The Roots and Talib Kweli among other big name artistes.
Other performances on Kwani?’s Memorial Edition will be by music artiste, Check Mate and poets, Denise Gordon, Githuku Ndungi, Wanjiku Mwaura and Dan Number 8. The Emcee for the night will be radio presenter and poet, Cindy Ogana. The event is sponsored by Spark Africa and Kwani?
