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Ayra Starr: Nigerian music sensation lands Hollywood role in Children of Blood and Bone movie

Nigerian musician Ayra Starr is set to make her Hollywood debut in the highly anticipated movie adaptation of Children of Blood and Bone

By The Nairobian Reporter 2025-03-15 09:05:00

Ayra Starr: Nigerian music sensation lands Hollywood role in Children of Blood and Bone movie

Sherie Ngigi: Kenyan photographer immortalising life's fragility through lens and memory

By Anjellah Owino 2025-03-14 09:19:00

Ngartia's 'DaiVerse': Theatrical masterpiece born from pain, protest, and poetry

Ngartia made his long-awaited return to the stage with DaiVerse, a stage production, which combined poetry, spoken word, storytelling, music, and theatre

By Anjellah Owino 2025-03-14 09:02:00

The XX Chromosome Exhibition: Celebration of women in art

The XX Chromosome features works by Anne Mwiti, Ruth Nyakundi, Joyce Kuria, Martina Petrol, Naom Agwata, Faith Amanda, and Barbara Wanjiku, among others.

By Anjellah Owino 2025-03-11 18:23:00

The XX Chromosome Exhibition: Celebration of women in art

Why author David Maillu wants to start 'University of Witchcraft'

Mailu, an expert in cultural values and spirituality shared the vision for the university on a Facebook post, highlighting its focus on the academic exploration of African witchcraft.

By Boniface Mithika 2025-03-11 15:27:34

Why author David Maillu wants to start 'University of Witchcraft'

Holy sins and criminal saints: Twists and turns of NaiRobbery cocktail

Picture this, it is a Saturday night and a priest on the prowl picks up a hooker and they end up in his house, located in a church compound.

By Mbugua Ngunjiri 2025-03-10 09:02:00

Holy sins and criminal saints: Twists and turns of NaiRobbery cocktail

Art, luxury, elegance: The flawless home of top dermatologist, Dr Pranav Pancholi

The architectural brilliance of the house is undeniable, with an inviting pool, a lavish hot tub, and a steam bath seamlessly integrated into the landscape.

By Nailantei Kenga 2025-03-09 10:34:28

Art, luxury, elegance: The flawless home of top dermatologist, Dr Pranav Pancholi

Inside 'Tom Mboya': Mugambi Nthiga on directing the award-winning play

The stage and screen actor, writer, and director recently bagged an award for Best Director at the Kenya Theatre Awards for a play, ‘Tom Mboya.’.

By Anjellah Owino 2025-03-04 12:46:54

Inside 'Tom Mboya': Mugambi Nthiga on directing the award-winning play

How the national theatre found its calling through struggle, defiance

Veteran thespian and theatre researcher Steenie Njoroge recounts the journey that got the Kenya National Theatre (KNT) and Nairobi’s theatre art scene to where it is today.

By Anjellah Owino 2025-03-03 14:49:12

How the national theatre found its calling through struggle, defiance

Inside 'Diani': New film exposes the beauty, horror of the Kenyan Coast

‘Diani’ movie plucks scenic spots off this dreamy tourist attraction on the southern coast popular for its endless stretch of blue waters and soft white sands.

By Anjellah Owino 2025-03-02 11:13:38

Inside 'Diani': New film exposes the beauty, horror of the Kenyan Coast

From war to canvas: How art helped two women heal

Kenya’s Sheila Bayley and Sudan’s Ythreb Hassan brought their deeply personal and evocative works together in a duo exhibition, ‘Confluence of Forms’ at the Kemet Art Gallery.

By Anjellah Owino 2025-02-25 13:35:00

From war to canvas: How art helped two women heal

Souleymane Cisse, father of African cinema, dead at 84

Tributes poured in for Cisse, whose trailblazing work on the silver screen across more than half a century was marked by a commitment to African storytelling.

By AFP 2025-02-20 13:03:09