Archive for April, 2010
Adelle
ABOUT ADELLE:
AT THE TENDER AGE OF 13 YEARS, ADELLE BEGUN WRITING POEMS AS A HOBBY WHILST IN HIGH SCHOOL IN BOTSWANA. AFTER SHOWING HER FIRST POEM TO HER ENGLISH TEACHER, THAT POEM GOT PUBLISHED IN THE SCHOOLâ??S YEARBOOK. THIS WAS THE CONCEPTION OF THIS YOUNG POETâ??S POETIC JOURNEY TO SUCCESS. UPON HER RETURN TO KENYA IN 2005, SHE RECOMMENCED WRITING POETRY BUT WOULD ONLY SHARE HER PIECES WITH CLOSE FRIENDS. IT WAS WHEN SHE JOINED THE UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY THAT SHE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE POETRY CLUB CALLED FIKIRA. THROUGH FIKIRA, ADELLE NETWORKED WITH OTHER POETS, EXCHANGED IDEAS BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY GAINED THE CONFIDENCE IN HER POETRY THAT SHE NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE HER TALENT WITH THE WORLD. IT WAS THEN, THAT IN 2009, ADELLE BEGUN PERFORMING AT VARIOUS CORPRATE FUNCTIONS AND POETRY NIGHTS.
WHEN ASKED WHERE SHE DRAWS HER INSPIRATION THE   TALENTED POET REPLIES: â??I AM INSPIRED BY LIFE. I WRITE ABOUT  EVERYTHING I HAVE GONE THROUGH AND WHAT I HAVE SEEN  PEOPLE AROUND ME GO THROUGH. I WRITE PIECES THAT  INSPIRE BLACK WOMEN TO FEEL PROUD OF THEIR ETHNICITY  AND SEXUALITY AND PIECES THAT EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE  OF SPIRITUALITY. MOST IMPORTANTLY THOUGH, I WRITE PIECES  THAT HOLD THE SOLUTIONS TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS WITHIN  THEM. I FEEL LIKE POETRY POSSESSES THE POWER NOT ONLY TO  ENTERTAIN BUT ALSO PROMOTE SOCIAL CHANGE. I WANT MY  POEMS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO BE THE BEST VERSIONS OF  THEMSELVES!â??
Black Girl, Black Sparrow
I let my imagination run wild in the plains of my mind
A young black girl cups a black sparrow; thatâ??s what it finds
Sheâ??s engrossed and hypnotized by its thick smudge feathers
Itâ??s loving her attention but yearning to flap its feathers
She is scared to let it go, let it fly
Because if she does, will that mean that companionship dies
Will she be able to scurry after it; she thinks, she sighs
She clutches it closer and walks to the corner of the plain
Thoughts bouncing in her head; she yearns for silence, to be sane
There is a rock thatâ??s littered with green moss
She climbs up; she sits, she thinks of her impending loss
All sheâ??s ever known is her sparrow
The love she had for it was deep; it was narrow
And at this moment my imagination engulfs her
Her thoughts become more, more vivid, some even taunt her
They flutter in her mind, control her brain
She feels different; an insane sane
Black wants black to flutter, to fly
Black wants black to let that love die
Black wants black to explore within
Black wants black to lose so she can win
The young black girl opens up her hands slowly
The black sparrow drifts out gently
Confused first it chooses not to fly
Looks back at her, as though saying goodbye
Then hops, then runs, then up it goes
She tears, she smiles, her love it pours
Still imaginationâ??s captive she begins to think
That perhaps she should explore the she within
She had nothing to lose as sheâ??d set it free
So she lay back on the rock and decided to fall in love with she
She closed her eyes and traversed the plains of she
She explored, defined and then loved she
She had found her new drug, obsessed with her she
Itâ??s a new kind of high, sheâ??s her latest drug
She was the jewel she yearned, she thought with a smug
Right then, she fell in love
Her love for she was a raging fire
Whose tongues licked every corner of her desires
Whose heat burned the love for the sparrow; her fear
Whose heat dried up the past; no tears
And after her loveâ??s arson, one thought attacked:
Black left black so that Black could be, love and know Black.
Iâ??M ETHNOCENTRIC
The light in my brightest days is black
A color whose history is interesting to track
Iâ??m oblivious to the talk about black being whack
In my world those are just whispers from my black pride they try to distract
ME
But nevertheless Iâ??ll always see myself as that black queen
No fear in admitting that Iâ??m ethnocentric
They say that term leads to the negative just so that I may abandon black and embrace weak
They see the success in my color and try and cloud me with tricks
Tricks that those at the top fail to speak
Of coz they have forgotten their people and now think black is a stain, a dirty streak
And so in our schools we learn about their history
Forget ours and embrace their story
We know their economyâ??s inventory
But know not about our forefathersâ?? glory
Kids know of Hitlerâ??s plans but not those of Shaka Zulu
They know of Churchill and Roosevelt forget Kenyatta and Mboya too
They know of the SS but not the Mau Mau
They learn of the American dream but doesnâ??t black have a dream too?
We watch Cruise and Clooney but our local theatres weâ??ve never stepped into
Doesnâ??t black deserve your time too?
Dismiss our cultural gowns as being backward
Forgetting that without the back, thereâ??d be no forward
Drop the lesso and pick up the Arafat
Donâ??t buy the local, youâ??d rather get some baby phat
Local music mirrors the lils, the biggys and the rock stars too
With themes ranging from the money, the booty and things that our cultureâ??s not used to
And so I ask you
When will you shed off their kaleidoscope of colors
And stop treating black with such callous
Realize that itâ??s the light in the dark
The morals you lack
The story you should track
When will you love your color for your peopleâ??s sake?
When will you let the ethnocentric in you awake?
Welcome to Nairobi
Where my legacy was conceived and now lives
I stroll through the streets and no I donâ??t believe
All the beggars on their knees reaching out to me
Telling me â??Siste help me reach my destinyâ??
â??Aunty all I need is a mbao not a G
Not even a sok, Iâ??m not trying to bring you down like meâ??
So I reach down in my purse and grab a couple of coins
The sight of this old beggar stopped my feet from going
And as I touched his dry cracked palms I pledged to alleviate him through my poems
Change it through my rich dictionary
Welcome to Nairobi
Where my legacy was conceived and now lives
Where a well known thug though he used to be
Placed his hands on a bible and now at Kencom he preaches to me
Tells me to cut off my dreads
Wear skirts not tight threads
It canâ??t penetrate his head
Because his intelligence is dead
That thereâ??s more to me than the shell he sees
As he raises his bible and asks to pray for me
I pledge to fight this religious hypocrisy
Change it through my sacred dictionary
Welcome to Nairobi
Where my legacy was conceived and now lives
And at the junction between two famous streets
A young man walks up to me
Says heâ??s trying to get to Thika but his walletâ??s been stole
Said heâ??s tried calling his cousin but all he hears in Mteja on his phone
Young man thinks Iâ??m a fool but this story Iâ??d been told
I think this con is getting pretty old
So I let him down gently â??Sina do on meâ??
And as I walk away amidst appeals from him
I pledge to right the wrong so these conmen cease to be
Change it with my truth yaani my dictionary
Welcome to Nairobi
Where my legacy was conceived and now lives
Where the party scene is vibrant and the place to be
But also where you can lose yourself; forget who you want and ought to be
While some dance to a drunk choreography
Others converse in the car with their bodies, you see
Boys torturing their necks with imitated bling
Hoping that the gleam will her heart win
And just when I think she houses morals in her being
She locks her arm around his; off to the automobile
Leaving me chanting a prayer that he puts a cap on his thing
Welcome to Nairobi
A place thatâ??s home to me
But I have to change it with my rich, true and sacred dictionary
Before my kin comes to be.
Siste â?? sister
Mbao â?? Ksh20
Sok â?? Ksh100
Kencom â?? Major bus stop in Nairobi city centre
Mteja â?? refers to a recorded message that plays when the person you are callingâ??s phone is off
Thika â?? A town in Kenya
â??Sina doâ?? â?? Slang for, I have no money
Yaani â?? as in/meaning
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Post Easter Fest
X-HOODZ ENT and C.C.I(Christian Church International) Miracle Valley brings you the Post Easter Fest: a youth event to be held on the 18th of April from 1:30pm to 6pm at the C.C.I Happy Valley Church,landless Thika.Artist to be step up to the microphone will be Eko dyda, Masoja and other surprise artists!
X-HOODZ Dj Priesty & Dj vigorelle denver Proof will be on the decks!
Damage is 80bob for advaned tickets and 100bob at the gate.Tickets are available at Miracle Valley Church and Triotech Cyber,1st Floor, Thika Arcade & the X-HOODZ Studio at Witeithie Hs. 1st floor.
For enquiries call or sms 0720104163 Or 0720919594
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Madlove Lounge(Easter Edition Review)
Madlove Loundge happened on 2nd of April at the Bomb blast memorial site with the theme of……………. and it had the
usual suspects graced the occassion and some new artsist were also in attendance.X-hoodz Dj priesty and
Superproducer Dan Biu were in attendance to support cause and enjoy themselves.
The artists were on point and the deejays did not dissappoint and as usual the crowd went crazy with each
performance and the also got to interact with the celebrities they always look up to.
Here are some pix of the event.
Head to Head Review
Head2Head dance concert held at the Destiny Worship Center was absolutely insane. The marvelously diverse dance acts spanned traditional, expression and urban choreography were both eye-catching and entertaining, which the dancers artfully executed with tremendous spirit and personality but most importantly……..the JESUS swag!
At the core of the concert (and featured in nearly every crazy mix right after the performances) was our very own Deejay Priesty, who brought the house down…literally, while the MC’s; MOJE and Mr. T (of the “FinjeFinje” fame) displayed some great chemistry and a tat bit of randomness to keep the attendees asking for more!Not even the judges could escape the mchongwano that the MC’s were hurling left,right and center!
The judges panel was formidable and with their experience in the music and arts industry,they were critical in every sense of the word but fair in all the decisions.
There were dance groups from Thika, Ruiru and Nairobi and new performance acts were unveiled and competition was….intense!The groups went all out to impress the judges and the crowds screams told it all.it was ‘anything goes’ as the battle lines were drawn for the ultimate dance showdown!
The groups included:
M.I.C(MBOYZ IN CHRIST)
XBEEZ
FGT(FUNKY GOSPEL TERRORZ)
The BEGOTTEN
C.M.X.S
EDGE DANCERS
In the often-bittersweet sweet expression form of dance the groups sassed the judges with exuberant and sorrowful soft spins and hand actions mpaka yani someone could almost hear the dancers limbs keening with emotion.
The traditional dances were just kinetic comedy at its finest with some insanely ol’skul tunes from artists like Pete Odera,V.U.C, Mary Wambui,Pius Muiru and Munishi!
In contrast tho,the urban dance acts were just disgu-sting(i hear thts the new ‘off the hook’!!). The entire crowd went ballistic when groups stepped up the stage to dance to songs like finjefinje,pages za bible,niko na reason,looking back(Damita Haddon) and joyful noise(The Flame), jerking,bboying,salsa and our very own migingo dance sent body parts flying every where!
The judges also had a chance to prove their worth when the crown challenged the to bust a few moves to earn their stripes and they didnt dissapoint……..blee dat!!the panel had the likes of:
>Domie G-boy(re-known artist and producer.Also a former dancer)
>Span One(Nairobi based hip hop artist)
>Vickie Njau(former member of the famed dancer group ‘unik’)
>Flo(re-known dancer)
The event was graced by Mr.T and Ekko Dyda and Span One,arguably two of the hottest acts in the gospel industry and the both gave absolutely crazy performances!the loved the crowd’s energy so much that the promised to come back for this years event.
Other artist that perfomed in the concert include G-boy,nimmoh,T-bagg,
The winners (FGTz) took home the 10k cheque and the ultimate prize…….bragging rights for the 2009 X dancers of the year!!
2010 is here with us and from the amount of talent we saw at the event, the FGTz will need Jesus as their new dance partner,choreography from King David and God as their deejay if they are to retain their hard earned title!!This years Head2Head is gonna be bigger and more exciting with more groups coming in and surprise artists and deejays rocking the stage!!
The entire X-hoodz Ent. family would sincerely like to thank all those who took time to pray for us and offer any assistance prior to,during and after the event!!Big up,we love u all and God bleeesssshhhaaaaaaaaaa!!!
C u at 2010’s X-hoodz Entertainment Presents:Head2Head!!!!!!
CHECK OUT THE PICTURES BELOW:
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Head 2 Head Dance Battle
Platinum Dance group were the overall Head 2 Head dance batlle in Kenya in the year 2015, December 18th