After a long journey from Maputo to Harare and then to Nairobi on the 8th of August, our energy was down, our spirits were low, we all felt like a place that just witnessed a section of erosion, it began to dawn on us all, even though it was no-more news for friction to happen among the group, we noticed one of the major misunderstanding ever during the tour at the airport, argument, dispute and anger almost tore us apart, François and Emeka almost ended up in a physical tussle (the devil is a lair i said to myself). It was a different wind that breezed up our spirit when arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta airport of Nairobi at about 6:15 p.m where Lailah Masiga was already awaiting our arrival, to offer a warming Karibu and be part of our world for the next seven days, for Kyalo that rushed and showered us with love, "this is just a shilling for you Lailah and Kyalo in exchange for the unquantifiable trip you gave us in Nairobi, you made us feel important and gave us a new life that survived us throughout our stay in Nairobi and forever towards the success of this project."
Highlife they say is a kind of music, but i have met a lady with a highlife, Wanuri who has not met us but anticipated our arrival, linked us up to Jacob the elder brother to Samuel, those wonderful guys doing great in the deep part of the slum of Mathare, Jacob has been a strong inspiration for most of in this project, after that long moment we shared with him right in his parent's hood, after the first show in Mathare, we all left fuller and heavier than what we were before meeting him, thanks for that warm welcome and support in Mathare, even though we didn't get to meet Dr Ezekiel who made it possible for us to be at the Kenyatta University for the second show, our presence there marked for sure one of the best moment and exchange we ever had with our audience, that an hour or more discussion we had with those who audience our performance has left us also a lasting impression and a better understanding of ourselves, I find myself in front of intellectual youths, fathers, teachers or scholars and academia, challenging them on issues facing the art face of their own very locality which later grew to a general overview of Africa, what other success do I then envisage with this project that has not already happened.
Not forgetting Ceciliah Adhola of the Yaya centre (Y go elsewhere) who accepted our proposal to perform at the door way of the Mall "It is in the ways of the Swahili we say a big Asante to all present at the afternoon of dance at the Godown art centre, co-organized by Lailah Masiga, thank you for taking us serious and for a wonderful exchange." To all the artistes and journalist who showed up at the forum to brainstorm for a new and better Africa.
Harsita Waters, Annabelle, Jean Michel Frachet, Anne, Ange and all other personnel of the Alliance Française Nairobi, we offer you the ultimate we can, Merci beaucoup for the love you showed us all, without you, we could have just pass through Nairobi just for fun, but you even extended our fun, and to Kebaya who turned up quite late but remained with us till the final moment, those F1 & F2 moments, your support at the kenyatta university and also that wonderful trip to the airport, in Kenya I noticed that everything is Linked to one man called Jomo Kenyatta, from the airport, to the face on their currency, as well as the University we performed, even the name Kenya can as well be linked to him.
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