In the decades since the rope trick bridge, the BBC Natural History Unit has also presented a single, unshakable view of wildlife and conservation. No one doubts that it works magnificently; it’s the corporation’s biggest money earner. It formed and still shapes the public’s view of what conservation actually means in distant continents. But, says STEPHEN CORRY, such narratives transmitted into the comfort of our living rooms are deeply counterproductive for conservation, irrespective of their undoubted beauty and the money and accolades they gather.
It is safe to say that Mtukudzi was one of a group of African musicians – alongside the likes of Masekela – who were adopted by Kenyans as one of their own, invited back time and again for representing something which was at once soothing and liberating, always reminding their audiences that Africa was still one. By ISAAC OTIDI AMUKE
Ismael Kulubi is a 66-years-old radio production guru with a scintillating voice that is still in great demand even after retirement. Advertising executives in need of an experienced voice hire him to do radio promos. By all measurable standards, Ismail has had a fulfilling career – he is a widely travelled man who has enjoyed […]
During the early 1800s, the Nuer of South Sudan began pushing out of their traditional homeland and increased their territory four-fold at the expense of their Dinka and Anuak neighbours by the late 1880s. The anthropologist Raymond Kelley described it as one of most prominent cases of tribal imperialism in the ethnographic record. According to […]
East Africa has a colourful history, particularly along the sandy beaches of the Indian Ocean coast where Swahili was born. From as far back as 2,500 years ago and as far away as China, this coastal region has been peppered by influences from a whole lot of visitors. Historically, flavour and ingredients have changed a […]
Lucy Ilado talks to Collins Odour about his art.
The Elephant in conversation with Mshai Mwangola, a performance scholar and researcher and Mwende Gatabaki, Kenya's Digital Transformation Visionary.
A series on how musicians are using their talent to change the world.
The Elephant gives a preview of the Shades of Benga book, the history and the spread of Kenyan music as well as the role of media in promoting Kenya's popular sound. Aghan Odero, Theatre and Screen Director is in conversation with Tabu Osusa, Author, Director at Ketebul Music and Paul Kelemba a Cartoonists and Music Researcher.
The Elephant gives a preview of the Shades of Benga book, the history and the spread of Kenyan music as well as the role of media in promoting Kenya's popular sound. Aghan Odero, Theatre and Screen Director is in conversation with Tabu Osusa, Author, Director at Ketebul Music and Paul Kelemba a Cartoonists and Music Researcher.
