Arts

A new month is upon us and Nairobi stays busy. She hates sleep, thrives on hustling, keep on going is what she does best. And that’s why we love her. A new month is upon us and Nairobi is the busiest of bees. Bubbles at the Vineyard, October 7th @ Vineyard Rhapta Road, Westlands Vineyard

Many people probably don’t know that one of Nairobi’s most popular DJs and spiritual guides to the local Reggae/Dub movement, Dread Steppa, was once a punk rocker with long stringy hair and black painted nails. But as legend has it, one night at a pub in London while attending university, he caught a dub act that changed his life’s trajectory forever.

It is getting dark on a cold Nairobi Friday evening and the curve at the end of Fire Station Lane is choking in traffic; four lanes have formed on a street two vehicles can barely squeeze through. A sharp, snapping sound draws passengers’ heads left.

Georgina Goodwin is an award winning Photojournalist born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2015 alone she was nominated in four international competitions for her exceptional work capturing the diversity of Kenyan imagery - from Wildlife to the wilds of the city.

“I’m trying to be true to myself. If I am, I believe I will be different from everyone else.”

Nyege Nyege
noun: nyege nyege
1. The feeling of a sudden uncontrollable urge to move, shake or dance.