Teardrops is a spoken word artist who is one of the most recognisable faces for the youth of Kenya. When he speaks people pause and listen. Even people who would not necessarily be interested in poetry take notes. Africa Web TV’s Christine Nyotta interviewed this spoken wordsmith on a rooftop …
In the summer of 2016 Africa Web TV met one of Kenya’s leading street philosophers, the poet Teardrops. We met the so-called Shengspearian on a rooftop in Huruma on the outskirts of Nairobi. The full interview follows shortly but here he is performing his poem “Daughter When You Are Grown”
Intelligent, Ambitious, talented, witty, beautiful! Great vibes when Phay met with vlogger/PR agent Akua Konadu and singer/songwriter/blogger Augustina Austin. They talked about the evolving African culture in the diaspora. They talked about cultural appropriation and African music. And yes they talked about their hair and the fighting off over-zealous white …
