I wasn't going to miss the Emirates London Sevens for anything. I had purchased my flight and rugby ticket in advance because I knew Rubgy + Jua Cali & Pili Pili was not a usual occurence.
Managed to get to UK without any delays, went to some Kenyan pub in Central London (Russel Square), pretty decent joint though I could see many stares coming my way, and I assumed this was the case because I wasn't part of the furniture or to be a little subtle, I hadn't been seen there before. I'm used to frequenting Kenyan pubs and clubs in East London and this to me was a notch higher. Nevertheless I had a great time, and I knew this for a fact because I couldn't remember the name of the pub when I left. The Kenyans I met were friendly, the music was good and the women were even better. Could someone tell me what the name of that pub is??
Sato, woke up late, drove down to Twickenham with pals to see Kenya beat any opposition that came it's way. Hanged out with Mocha!, met so many of my pals, sang all the slogans I could remember and after a few drinks in the hot weather, I had to slow down because they were getting to me.
Proceeded to Twilight nitespot to see Jua Cali & Pili Pili perform. Due to the fact that I came a long way for the festivities, I had to get value for money and I made sure I was next to the stage during the perfomances…I was the only guy standing there with all the ladies next to me. I even helped Mocha! take some pics of the artists.
All in all, it was a good weekend. I've now returned to my humble abode, back to my usual. Get more nitty gritty details about the weekend on Mocha!'s blog
Probably most Kenyans in the UK are looking forward to "chafuaring" on the first weekend of June. There will be rugby at Twickenham on the 3rd and 4th, Kenya 7s team will be playing so there will definately be a large turnout to support our home team. I'm trying to think outside the box here. Two Calif greats will be performing at different venues in London. The Twilight gig looks to offer more because it has 2 artists and one whose not performed in the UK before.
I was browsing one of the many sites that I usually do with a quest for information and I came across two sites that gave me insight to a musician that we Kenyans in Europe have not really heard about or have been kept in the dark. He calls himself Shu and he is a Kenyan-born Harvard grad who traded academia for his love of music. Dj Edu of BBC 1xtra played a song by Shu on his last week show (DNA) and this guy seems to be doing pretty well for himself. He has released an album, has a few singles that are really doing well and…I guess I can't say too much. Take a leap of faith here: