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Teardrops – Poetry of a street philosopher

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 Huruma in the Eastlands…

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Teardrops – Daughter When You Are Grown

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”