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Meet Me: A Love Letter to Genge Nov 14
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Weโ€™re back with another edition of Meet Me, and this time weโ€™re paying tribute to the sounds that shaped a generation. From the early days of Genge and its hip-hop and dancehall influences, through Gengetone and the sounds weโ€™re calling Arbantone today weโ€™re celebrating the music, the artists, the culture and the evolution of Kenyan urban music. ๐Ÿ“… 14th November ๐Ÿ“ Zahabu ๐Ÿ•— 8PM till late ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ KES 800 Ten days to go! Get ready to dance to the sounds that raised us. MEET ME: A LOVE LETTER TO GENGE ๐Ÿ’Œ Get your tickets on Hustlesasa linked in bio Poster design by @jason.tevin #genge #gengetone #arbantone #kapuka by @meetme.ke
For our first editorial contribution to Meet Me: A Love Letter to Genge, weโ€™re excited to introduce Tela Wangeci ( @priestess_telzzzzzz ), our co-curator and writer for this edition. In her article, โ€œWas Gengetone Even Dead?โ€, Tela challenges the way we talk about the rise and fall of musical genres, asking us to reconsider how quickly we declare sounds dead, forgotten or irrelevant. From Genge to Gengetone and Arbantone, she explores the continuities, cultural contributions and industry structures that shape Kenyan urban music. Rather than treating each new sound as the death of the one before it, what if we started looking at them as part of an ongoing conversation? Read Telaโ€™s piece and join us as we revisit, celebrate and interrogate the sounds that have shaped our musical landscape. Meet Me: A Love Letter to Genge. November 14th Read the full article via the link in our bio ๐Ÿ’Œ Advance tickets in bio too ๐Ÿ’Œ #genge #gengetone #arbantone #kapuka by @meetme.ke
MEET ME: A LOVE LETTER TO GENGE ๐Ÿ’Œ The love letters continue! For our 2nd love letter, weโ€™re tracing the sounds, stories and influences that shaped Nairobiโ€™s urban music. Weโ€™re writing a love letter to Genge, its influences and the genres it influenced. A celebration of the music we love, the artists who gave it a voice, and the generations that keep reinventing the sound. Meet Me on the dancefloor for some Genge, Kapuka, Hiphop, Dancehall, Gengetone and Arbantone. 14 November ๐Ÿ’Œ Tickets will be live from 21st October ๐ŸŽซ #Genge #Kapuka #Gengetone #Arbantone #loveletter by @meetme.ke
We wrapped up a love letter to Mugithi with a Salim Junior special set at @studio_canv by @chairkicker00 Can you guess what the next genre weโ€™re exploring will be? ๐Ÿซฃ Track IDs Paul - Salim Junior Gathoni - Salim Junior Ila Uria Wikaga - Salim Junior Watch the full set on Studio Can V by @meetme.ke
Meet Me Film Club monthly screenings are back! Weโ€™ll be at Contemporary &, at The Mall, Westlands 1st floor. This Thursday weโ€™ll be screening My Fatherโ€™s Shadow dir. Akinola Davies Jr. Two young brothers explore Lagos with their estranged father during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis, witnessing both the cityโ€™s magnitude and their fatherโ€™s daily struggles as political unrest threatens their journey home. Entry is free, RSVP using link in bio by @meetme.ke
Mugithi-Benga Night went like this... It was a beautiful journey through the evolution of Kikuyu pop music. From old school Benga by the legend #JosephKamaru to Kikuyu Funk by Dr. Michuki. "Ciku" is our new favourite funk song btw. Halafu Njoroge who I met that same day played mugithi live on his guitar while I supported him with drumbeats. What a nice touch to the DJ night. And @chairkicker00 followed with a fun 2-hour Mugithi set honoring the late and great #SalimJunior. After playing Benga in different places like @zahabu.nbo and @chronos_nairobi , I've realized representation is super important. So my final set featured #Benga from different communities in Kenya - Luo, Luhya, Kisii, Kamba, Meru and Kalenjin. And all of them were bangers! Give thanks to @meetme.ke for curating the first mugithi-benga party at The Mall, and probably Westy! @chill.its_kimemia for the Kikuyu music recommendations through his Substack. And being the coolest hypeman ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ Would you like to hear more #mugithi and benga music in your favourite spaces? ๐ŸŽธ by @meetme.ke
All smiles from our selektas post show at Meet Me: A Love Letter to Mugithi. What a lovely night that was ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ•บ๐ŸพThank you for coming to dance with us! See you again very soon ๐Ÿ’Œ #loveletter #mugithi #mugithinight #meetme by @meetme.ke
Mugithi night programme & set times! Get your tickets and weโ€™ll see you on the dancefloor ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿพ Doors open at 8PM Kimemiaโ€™s love letter 8pm to 9pm - The Archive Dj Raha 9 to 11 - Ngogoyo & Kikuyu Benga Chairkicker 11pm to 1pm - Mugithi Chairkicker 1am to 2am - Mugithi: Salim Junior special Dj Raha 2am to 3am - Beyond Mugithi: Benga across Kenya Chairkicker 3am to close - Beyond Kenya: Sounds from all of Africa Meet Me: A Love Letter to Mugithi ๐Ÿ“… Saturday, 5th ๐Ÿ“ Zahabu ๐Ÿ•— 8PM till late ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Tickets: KES 1,000 Doors open at 8PM #mugithi #mugithinight by @meetme.ke
Our first Love Letter will be written by Kimemia Macharia ( @chill.its_kimemia ) Check out his second article in the series of articles leading up to Mugithi Night on 5th September. Stay tuned for the Love Letter to Mugithi ๐Ÿ’Œ Kimemia is a historian, artist and writer with an emphasis on Gikuyu history. He runs Hinges of Time - a community of history lovers @hingesoftime @chill.its_kimemia is also a curator for the upcoming Mugithi show ๐Ÿ“ Zahabu, The Mall Westlands ๐Ÿ“… 5 September ๐Ÿ•— 8PM โ€” LATE ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ KES 1,000 Link to article and link to tickets are live! See you on the dancefloor ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿพ Design by @jason.tevin by @meetme.ke
Mugithi night is finally here! This Saturday at @zahabu.nbo Get your tickets and let our DJs @djraha.ke and @chairkicker00 take you on a Mugithi journey all night. See you on the dancefloor ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿพ Meet Me is writing a love letter to Mugithi. Every attendee receives a printed Love Letter to Mugithi booklet, written by Kimemia ( @chill.its_kimemia ) ๐Ÿ“… 5 September ๐Ÿ“ Zahabu ๐Ÿ•— 8PM till late ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Tickets: KES 1,000 Track IDs Kuigua Wega - Hezeh Ndungโ€™u Marigu - Jerrie Jesh, Ciru Mbugus & Various Artists Mteja - John Deโ€™Mathew Karanga Chapo - Kamande Wa Kioi Nguruneti - Timona Mburu Marua Ma Jacquelene pt.2 - George Wanjaro You can watch the full Mugithi mix on @studio_canv #mugithi #mugithinight #loveletter #studiocanv #zahabu by @meetme.ke
@chairkicker00 did transitions from Salim Junior to Jose Gatutura and vice versa thrice and he thought we wouldnโ€™t notice? This was just a sneak peek! Extended DJ sets all night by @chairkicker00 and @djraha.ke at Zahabu for Mugithi Night this Saturday 5th September ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿพ A love letter to Mugithi ๐Ÿ“… 5 September ๐Ÿ“ Zahabu, The Mall Westlands ๐Ÿ•— 8PM till late ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Tickets: KES 1,000 Track IDs Niaturukia x Thii Ukiumaga Tuirio Twega x Cucu Wa Gakunga Wangu Mutirima Wakwa x Utuku Umwe Watch the full Mugithi mix in @studio_canv by @meetme.ke
A glimpse of how the vibes are going to be like this Saturday at @zahabu.nbo for Mugithi night. Get your tickets and meet one of our DJs @chairkicker00 on the dancefloor! Meet Me is writing a love letter to Mugithi. Every attendee receives a printed Love Letter to Mugithi booklet, written by Kimemia ( @chill.its_kimemia ) ๐Ÿ“… 5 September ๐Ÿ“ Zahabu ๐Ÿ•— 8PM till late ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Tickets: KES 1,000 Track IDs Mariru - Gacheru Wamaitu Reke Tumanwo - Peter Kigia Muiritu Wa Kabete - JB Maina You can watch the full Mugithi mix on @studio_canv #mugithi #mugithinight #loveletter #studiocanv by @meetme.ke

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