Artist. Founder of Blankets&Wine + Africa Nouveau Festival + perFORM Music Incubator. African. TED Fellow 2019. Feminist. Kenya🇰🇪
#RAHA
is out now! Peep link
This thread is education in how the state manipulates information when the people protest against it. It's using the US situation now, but he who has eyes & ears, read , learn & apply for your own situation. This is not the time for your ignorance or your indifference.
There are several scripts circulating the internet to wane down U.S. public anger and cut support for those in the streets.
1. Claim external forces are responsible.
2. Racial division "I saw white people start it".
3. Pushing the "vote for x instead" campaign.
This is a reminder for young Africans everywhere. These "liberation heroes" have lived long enough to be the villains. Everywhere we see them cling to power & change laws to suit themselves. In Kenya we are calling the power grab BBI. Don't allow it.
This shit ends with us. If you are between 18- 40 years, this crap version of Kenya ends with us. We cannot take this bullshit to the next part of our life, let alone to another generation. Enough. THIS. SHIT. ENDS. WITH. US. It's been time, but now, it's really time.
I remind you all that when Baba got sick a few months ago, he was airlifted to Dubai for treatment & Akina Joho took a private jet to go see him. If this is your King, abandon ship today. Oh, and Babu enjoys Baba's protection via ODM. None of these guys are for us. Accept it.
There is not a single Kenyan youth who believes or has interest in a single word coming from your mouth. You have zero standing to tell the youth of Kenya anything. We see thru the BS. This is prime the prince and princess for take over in a few years. Nope. Absolutely NO.
"When you know you can do something, it empowers you to actually do it."
Six trailblazing women working in music from South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya are sharing their stories to inspire the next generation to learn digital skills →
This is straight fire ghadeeem! Yes! Si si mahoe. Lakini form ikijipa, tunajipa. 💯 Yes! I'm here for my femmes talking that talk! Please help me find these boos 🤩🤩
Guys 😭😭😭 I'm in studio with
#Manchild
(creator of the DEBE sound you hear on Chris Kaiga songs) We both LOVE these girls&have built them a track for this jam but we need to find them. Please please please help me find them. We deserve these girls. I need their number for real
Yo
@KoinangeJeff
remember when I asked to come on the bench & talk about my TED talk then
you said yes but later blue ticked me? Here is what I wanted us to break down. The creative sector is a proper manufacturing industry in KE. Please help us get heard!
Nope. Naaah! We are over the Mickey mouse games. We've been over all of it! Punda imechoka. We need a public healthcare system that works. Everything else is fake. Quality healthcare for all. Now. With the money we're already contributing with our taxes. Promote that instead.
Registration is on for the Beyond Zero Marathon🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♂️Scheduled for next weekend - 10th March, you can choose to be a part of this charitable initiative and run! Deadline to sign up is March 3rd 😊
#runforeachother
Register here:
🙏🏽
#IAmBeyondZero
#BeyondZero
Led us? Where? When? How? What he should lead us to do is mourn for the stadiums he & his boy promised full well knowing they would never deliver. Labbish!!
Justice for DJ Evolve. His mother can't even show her face on TV but his shooter is making threats to us all on another TV station. But what's clear is our relentless tweets have him rattled.
Last night, I told 12,000 people to put pressure on everyone they know for
#SudanUprising
#SudanMassacre
It's important to say something, and even more important to do something. Don't be complicit.
@AfricanUnionUN
do something!!
I'm so excited! My 1st ever TED talk is out! I truly believe creativity is the way to heal Kenya, and that creativity is the true manufacturing industry of the immediate future! Plus I sing too!
I am very excited to be selected as a TED fellow, and to join a global community of thought leaders and
doers. After 10 years in music and culture, and based on research and data, it is clear that the creative
sector is a legitimate manufacturing industry in Kenya, and Africa
Dear Kenyan artist, don't dumb down. Don't reduce your dopeness for acceptance. Don't follow the the market, follow your intuition. Bring forth your magic. Create epic shit. Don't apologise if they don't get it, they will. Elevate people with your artistry. Don't quit.
Yo
@AnneKiguta
Instead of having one more sickening politician on your show, please have me on. I want to share thoughts on Project Kenya & how we the Creative Sector can literally build out Kenya in the image & likeness of us. Enough politics Ann. Help!
So I've been home on maternity leave for some weeks now, but every other day when I have a min I check in to see what's happening here. Today I want to thank the
@perFORMKe
team for the awesome content they've been putting out & repost some. It's really incredible/insightful.
Remembering every woman who has been a victim of Gender Based Violence and Intimate Partner Violence. Today I'm marching in solidarity with you. I love you. We all deserve better
#EndFemicideKE
#TotalShutDownKE
We finished with that crap some years ago. If you were terrible in life and we told you so, you are still terrible in death, and we will tell others of that fact. Death is not omo. If you don't want people to talk ill of you when you die, be a good person when alive.
Whatever political or ideological differences that we have with leaders, it’s not in the African culture or custom to talk ill of the dead.
‘You should respect death and respect the dead, not out of fear, but because it's the proper human thing to do’.
#RipMagufuli
So!
#SHETour19
is going fire. We've done France, Canada, Netherlands and Switzerland so far. Being a touring artist is another ball game y'all. A thread
Nairobi! Spaces like Dagos & Muze have been created by artists as indoor venues to allow us to watch more concerts/showcases weekly. There is no reason to be bored in the same clubs, with same music, same people. Catch a live show instead &have your mind blown by the talent here!
I respect you as my elder& leader in music but here👇🏿you are totally wrong.
@SuzannaOwiyo
You think people are leaving their homes to go to work for fun? Did you know there were less matatus on the road? Fares hiked beyond affordability? You need a reality check. Big shame.
The new look of Nairobi river riparian land in Korogocho area, Embakasi North Sub-County after we rehabilitated the place to create a recreational park for locals and visitors.
And just like that, 25shows across France, Netherlands, England, Switzerland, Belgium and Canada are done.
#SHEtour19
#Summer
circuit is done, but to be honest, we're really only starting
#NairobiTakingOver
See you in the fall& winter. IG is where all the videos live! Karibu!
I stand firmly and in solidarity with the Doctors of Kenya. The government has made a joke of the Pandemic. Kenyans have entertained the madness. Now all of us are swimming in mess with no recourse. I'm with the Doctors.
Jesus!
@TEDTalks
is AMAZING! Just did my 1st performance + talk (it will be up in a few months) So so so happy! I did the thing! I took my shot! Hallelujah! Yesssssssss! I did it!!!!
Got great news this am that a grant we applied for has come through! So pleased ☺️ and very excited to be doing things I have long longed to do! Kumbe Coro was giving me a life break to re-design this living experience into a truly full one! So so happy ☺️
A reminder that Babu Owino continues to walk a free man, paying bind in installments, spreading rumors about DJ evolve being out & him paying the hospital bills. All lies. He is still nothing but an attempted murderer carrying on with life per kawaida because politics
My country people, before you commit your Dec/Jan money, just wait for
@blanketsandwine
announcements in a few days..Weh! The enJOYment we are going to serve 🔥🔥
Blinky and I doing the thing where we knew we would. If you don't take anything else, believe this: Be uncompromising in being you, get really good at being you, have faith in the kindness of friends & strangers and move in full faith that everything you desire is happening
Dear Nigerians, as a Kenyan I literally have no right to say anything. But allow me to say this DO NOT RELENT. This is a generational moment. Rest, regroup, restrategize. But do not relent. You deserve better. We amplify you.
#EndSARS
Guys. I'm not yet ready to discuss
@blanketsandwine
What I know for a fact is that we unlocked the next level for artistry and production in Kenya and East Africa. We shifted the whole culture upwards. Nothing will ever be the same again. Meantime go to IG, peep stories
You say no to a man or refuse his advances or literally leave the relationship,the man follows you to your new house and stabs you. There is a problem in this country, call it by name - Femicide.
Episode 9 is out! Man I've gotten so many NOs on this journey! Imagine sitting across Shaffie Weru at Kiss in 2009, him saying Mikono Kwenye Hewa is bomb AF but Kenyans are not ready to hear a Kenyan who sounds like me. Anyway, I write my own script. Binge watch me today. Thanks.
And Dj Evolves future? What about that one? The one you almost took with your gun at B-Club before you dragged him out & several months later, he is still in hospital, can't sit up & bills pilling up? What about that life? Why are you walking around free?⛔🔇
.
@MeekMill
launches Dream Chasers Records, a joint venture label with
#RocNation
.
@MeekMill
will serve as the President of Dream Chasers, where he will oversee the label and build a staff.
Kenya inaumiza. When Boni posted this, I was unable to read it. Today, I refuse to let my hopelessness keep my head stuck in the sand. Police brutality in Kenya is by design.
Deeply saddened by this news. When Zahara played
@blanketsandwine
Nairobi, we - audience and her - cried through most of that show. She had that connection to the divine. I'm so thankful to have had the honor to celebrate her while we still had her.
Dear
@Pontifex
the Catholic Church in Kenya had refused to heed the position of
@MOH_Kenya
& refused to cancel mass for 11M catholics. For now Corona is contained, but after Mass this weekend, it could spread all over. We don't have the capacity to deal. Can you stop this? Please
All 👏🏾 of 👏🏾 them 👏🏾 No sacred cows. None of them are good. None of them are 'our guy' ALL OF THEM MUST GO! Kenya is for Greatness & were not moving forward with them
Small break from Kenyanese to share some great news! We won the Best Live Talent in Switzerland in the Urban/Hip-Hop category. Many thanks to the judges,our wonderful crew, our loving fans & all those who support our career.The best is coming!
#NairobiTakingOver
@SwissLiveTalent
Summer 2019 tour. France. Belgium. Canada. Switzerland. Netherlands. England. If I could say something to my younger self it would be 'You're doing great sweetie. Uko tu sawa. All boats w rise together, and you MDQ are the tide'
#Global
#Local
#NairobiTakingOver
I haven't read your tweets/messages/posts yet. I just came to say THANK YOU NAIROBI. With your love, time & money, you made
#Blanketsandwine
the best gig we ever had for artists, food & drink vendors. I love you for holding us down & raising up high
#KenyanSummer
#linkupandtoast
I appreciate the apology Bien/
@sautisol
. I accept on behalf of the whole
@blanketsandwine
It really is all love, but I'm glad we addressed the past. Episodes 18-20
#CTA101
bring up alot. Like, alot! See you on YouTube
I love love love 2020. I'm so grateful this music thing is working out!! New music loading because NEW ALBUM on the way! Shoot day 3! 2020=Next level. Kwa wanaonipenda, this year mtafurahia sana. ❤️
Thank you EABL. More please. To be honest, this is the most effective way. When advertises withhold support, the changes that are necessary will happen.
Nairobi Festival is actually really good (not influencing,not promo!) I LOVE festivals & honestly, this one is off to a great start: Great venue! Super clean! Very safe kwanza at night! Family areas & turn up areas. Multiple stages! Go! Don't overthink!
@SakajaJohnson
great job!
Away from the full on BS that is the current Kenyan condition, we're nominated for best artist in the French part of Switzerland.
@SwissMusicAward
is the Swiss Grammys. Wanaonipenda, wish me luck. Could really use the prize money for promo for new album which is now loading🤗
Everytime someone insists Babu's case is already in court & following right channels, what they're really saying is shurrup, chill. Politics owns the courts. Politics will cover up Babu. Think about it, DJ Evolve's mum can't even show her face for fear. Is this not mafia?
Hallelujah Jesus! Angie (their cousin) has helped me find them. It's true, they're in high school (how perfect) but this December it's on!! Guys!! Yes!! Thank you thank you thank you!
Guys 😭😭😭 I'm in studio with
#Manchild
(creator of the DEBE sound you hear on Chris Kaiga songs) We both LOVE these girls&have built them a track for this jam but we need to find them. Please please please help me find them. We deserve these girls. I need their number for real
The set design.The use of visuals. The lighting. The choreography. The vocals. The sound balance. The fashion & costume changes. The set list. The musical arrangement. The synergy. The intro & outro skits. The visual cohesion & execution. Congratulations
@sautisol
#MidnightTrain
Blankets & Wine
#KenyanSummer
prep step 2: Listen to this 🔥🔥 playlist to get you in the zone The artists performing are on it so take a guess! I'll gift 2 correct tweeps some tixs. Meantime, buy your season tixs for real!
Think 'odi' the original song that brought the wave. Think bazokizo. Think Ngori. These songs have been real cultural moments hiding under a gospel wave for acceptability. It's really time to say Fuck it! Fuck respectability. Fuck fakeness. Fuck the Bullshit. (I see you cringing)
I fully support this. Every. Single. Time. From today hence forth anytime I see people on the timeline talking about Baby Owino, I will share this video. A reminder that this person continues to roam free in Kenya with the political protection of your faves. Disgusting.
Nobody cares. Absolutely nobody. You know what matters? Actual good rap. Fire beats. Bars that burn. Moving the culture forward. Real cross over. Real bank. Building structures for new market entry. Fire live shows. Building a new generation of artists. Legacy. Global dopeness.
Section 162 of the Kenyas' Penal code imposed in 1930 criminalizes consensual same sex adult relations. This Friday, the high court gives it's ruling on
#Repeal162
I fully support the repeal. Before you comment/attack, please read 👇🏾 Understand before engaging
#Repeal162
JOB ALERT: Muthoni Music is in an exciting phase of growth & we are looking for awesome, skilled people to join our team! If this is you send your CV to jobs
@performmusicincubator
.com with header of the role you're applying for. Open till 15th July. Pls help me RT widely
Fuck colonizers. When I started music all those years ago, I was told I was toodeep cos I thought about shit like this all the time & put words to it. Fuck colonizers. All of them. Plus their children's children who still live & own shit here in Kenya. Fuck you all.
We
@blanketsandwine
are making a Film - Concert hybrid. Look at all these amazing artists x actors coming together to make dopeness! 15th December it's going to be super!!! Tell a friend. Diarise & share a screenshot here, I may have some rewards for you!
Siku hizi country yote ni Corona but
Tano Terror wanaiba tu chapa!
Anyways, supportini nurse na doctors, hii gava haijali juu wakiwa wagonjwa wanaenda Dubai na tunapay. Mja choka? Must be another way...
1st episode
#EssentialServices
Full video here
Kenya inaumiza. We find moments of joy, but for real, Kenya inaumiza. We are all eating poisoned food & drinking poisoned water & instead, you're in my mentions fighting for Ngina's right to tell you she will sponsor one child to go to China. Have you no self respect as a Kenyan?
If this is true, it tracks with my suspicion that climate change and financing around it will be the cover for some of the greatest scams and shit situations we will see in coming years..
In a huge way, I would like to thank Ezekiel Mutua for the miscalculation he made when banning Rafiki. This movie was going to be very big, but thanks to the ban it’s going to be mega big! 😂😂 (insert beychella Voice) ain’t that a bitch 😂😂
B&W 10 was one of our most attended events. Top 5. It was an all Kenyan program. Super dope!I think the necessary combination is dope artists x the belief that people will actually receive a quality experience. For us, that's come from years of commitment to artists & audiences.
In Vancouver for the next few days for
@TEDTalks
I'm so psyched. At rehearsals all day today. What an amazing gift it is to be a
@TEDFellow
This week I'mma change my life.
@wmnjoya
I have learnt too much from Rosaline Akombe and David Ndii and John Githongo to know you cannot work as a clean person in a rotten system. May they never call me to serve.
You're such a shit
@xtiandela
usually you are dumb, but actually now we see you're an out of reality shit. Kenyans got late grinding to feed families. Read that👇🏿 Don't fucking reply to me. Wait for your karma. It's coming. The tears of the poor have weight where it matters.
Haiya! MDQ and
@blackeyedpeas
same day, stage and festival. Are you kidding me God!! Let me tell you, the universe is over here validating and opening every door. Cosmic shortcuts. I'm here for this!
#summer19
#SHEtour
Ghana has legalized the use of cannabis for health and industrial purposes.
Parliament passed the bill yesterday to make the NACOB oversee its industrial use.
Album art for our upcoming album
#SHE
12 tracks narrating 12 perspectives of womanhood. We started recording this in 2016, finally you can PRE-ORDER it NOW on (iTunes/Boomplay Music) Album drops 2nd March. Please share widely.
@michaelsoi
@phocus_photo
Ditch the church crowd&everything that comes with it. This 'bad boy' image, make it your reality. Curse on tracks. Get 100 tattoos. Do whatever & exactly what you want to do. Just write us real stories. Work with excellent producers. Shape your own sound. Own your own narrative.
Sending good energy to Eunice. Justice prevails. I also want HBR to give her real money as well so these streets know to never put a victims name in their mouth as loose banter. That shit has consequences.
You see why I supported the doctors strike? You will be dead on the theatre table because there is no water in hospital. And no drugs because the govnt has changed the importation rules (not hypothetical, for real drug importers have warned a crisis is happening now) Guys. Kenya!
Many Kenyan doctors will relate:
You have an emergency surgery, there is no running water in theater. You resort to use bottles of IV fluids because a life has to be saved.
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. 😰
#TheSystemisbroken
My heart is so full. My people's time has come. Osbourne, Wanuri, Mutua Matheka, Kevo Abra, Patricia Kihoro, Blinky Bill, Karun, Octo, Mookh, Fena, Sauti Sol, Slum photography, Blinky, Ojin Ngode, Bongosawa, NarokNYC/Taylor gang..the list overflows. It is time for the Sons of God
This tribute by
@HeyHeyBlinky
thanking
@muthoniDQ
for putting him on back in the day then proceeding to put her on for this performance is amazing.
#blinkybilllive3
felt like friends hanging out together after a long time.
Nostalgia Ultra 💯🔥🔥🔥
Tonight.
Swiss Music Awards.
Switzerland is beautiful AF. And cold too. But currently warmed up on prosecco x hopes of winning. Peep my instastories for the ongoing vibes ... We wanna win 😭😭
We are saddened by the loss of Dr Stephen Mogusu, a brilliant and selfless medic who was dedicated to deliver critical care and support to our country during this COVID-19 crisis.
What I would like to know is why we insist on having schools open. Why must we exam? Is there no other way we can approach this? Is this literally the only way to do this?