This post is dedicated to my cousin Vive, with whom I share both a love of knowledge and of TEDTalks.
It occurred to me recently, during a phone conversation with Vive, that though I had talked a lot about TEDxDar on Facebook and Twitter before it happened, I never came back to you, my blog readers, to tell you how it went. Better late than never, here’s that story… Continue reading →
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The event that I have most enjoyed attending in the two years I have lived in Dar es Salaam is, without a doubt, the Visa 2 Dance Contemporary Dance Festival. If you live in Dar es Salaam and have never heard of Visa 2 Dance (like a friend recently told me despite his having lived in Dar es Salaam for the past eight years), then you are who I write this post for. I won’t be roundabout; I’ll get right to it.
What is the Visa 2 Dance Contemporary Dance Festival? Visa 2 Dance is an annual, international contemporary dance festival that takes place every October in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (though the 2010 edition did also include activities in Zanzibar). In the words of its organizers (taken from the Visa 2 Dance website): Continue reading
Tamasha Ltd.
Roughton Plaza
Argwings Kodhek/Jabavu Close
Hurlingham, Nairobi
Tel: +254-(20)-2711772
Website: www.buffetpark-tamasha.co.ke
Is it possible that what I am going to post about today will be new to anyone? I am sure I will be amazed, which is why I am going to go ahead and post about it anyway. After all, a couple of weeks ago, I got an SMS from a sworn Tamashan telling me that he was enjoying Sunday Jazz for the first time. Who knows? Let’s see whose life I am going to change for the better! 
I cannot believe that this is my first time to post about Tamasha on ChickAboutTown. I thoroughly love the pub, and if I did not restrain myself, this entire blog could be about how great and fun Tamasha is. Well, I am not going to try to cover Tamasha in one post. Rather, today, I’d like to tell you about a theme night that takes place at Tamasha every Sunday night - Jazz Night. Continue reading
Pavement Club ‘N Cafe
Westview Centre, Ring Rd
Tel: +254 (20) – 4442357
What’s interesting to do on a Thursday night in Nairobi? Quite frankly, there’s a lot to do as the city seems to wake up for the weekend as early as Thursday. If you are in the mood for something really different and fun, then consider going to Pavement in Westlands where a salsa night takes place every Thursday. Continue reading
Update (Jul 22, 2009): The next Makutano Junction 2009 will be held on Fri. Nov. 27 and Sat. Nov. 28 (10am – 6pm) at Diamond Jubilee Hall in Dar es Salaam. For further information – both for participants and attendees – please contact:
Rachel Kessi
Tel: +255-784-782770
Email: Mawazogallery@gmail.com
The entrance fee will be 3,000 TSh for those over 18, while minors enter free!
I finally made it to the Makutano Arts & Crafts Fair last Sunday, late in the afternoon. For a fee of 3000 TSh, I had a great afternoon discovering Tanzanian arts and crafts. I was very impressed by what I saw!
Unlike many craft exhibitions that I have seen in East Africa, where most of the crafts are Kenyan imitations or imports, Makutano truly showcased Tanzanian goods. I saw furniture built from dhow driftwood, as well as art influenced by Zanzibar’s distinct culture. There were myriad creations from kanga, as well as from other local materials such as coconut wood. Continue reading
Update (Jul 22, 2009): The next Makutano Junction 2009 will be held on Fri. Nov. 27 and Sat. Nov. 28 (10 am – 6pm) at Diamond Jubilee Hall in Dar es Salaam. For further information – both for participants and attendees – please contact:
Rachel Kessi
Tel: +255-784-782770
Email: Mawazogallery@gmail.com
The entrance fee will be 3,000 TSh for those over 18, while minors enter free!
Makutano, a centre for Tanzanian art, organizes a bi-annual arts and crafts fair to bring together artists from all over Tanzania to sell and exhibit their crafts. Continue reading
Before today, I used this website to write reviews. Today, I am going to do even better and give you a plan! Continue reading
