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Words squeezed and bodies teased : Brian Bwesigye ‘Floored’ in Uganda, featured art by Sun Ray of Finland
Introducing Sun Ray of Finland : Digital Porn Mosaics : More from Sun Ray on the Gallery Page Here Plus ‘Floored‘ by Brian Bwesigye, a young Ugandan writer and human rights activist, squeezed and teased for your undoubted pleasure. Floored Wow! Breathless! Yes, breathless! Hmm, Weakness! Yes, Softness! Hmm, the strength is left in one … Read more
We don’t want to be selfish (winks) : An interview with Maasai Mbili Art Centre and a Thought from the Editor
An inpromptu online interview with Maasai Mbili Art Centre’s Kevo Stero in Kibera, Kenya, clipped with just a little editing fresh from the web. With art from Maasai Mbili artists and the following thought from your editor : Whose art is it anyway ? Paintings by Kev Stero Ceris Dien tell me more about Maasai … Read more
Our Portraits, Our People : What happens when you give a kid who has nothing a paintbrush …
Teach a child to paint, then … they see, you see, we see New work by a group of 11 – 17 year olds in Kampala, Uganda, members of the Imagine Us Here 2011 project Our Portraits, Our People. Jointly designed by Social Enterprise Africa and Kushinda, funded by Bayimba International Festival of Arts and … Read more
Shine Baby Shine : New poet Kris Chris on ‘mekin money’ in Uganda – featured art by Osian Efnisien in Wales
23 year old Kris Chris lives in Kampala City, Uganda, where he grew up with an innate creative passion for words and pictures, scribbling his way through childhood with a charred cassava root for a pencil. Osian Efinisien, our first non-African artskushinda artist, designs mini advertising campaigns and posters for usually non-existent clients. Often … Read more
‘Holes’ and ‘The Peanuts’ – New Kenyan writing – Featured Art by Ephrem Solomom Tegegn
A new short story from Kingwa Kamencu (see also Muli’s Great Day) tells how times change, for some, in unexpected ways, whilst Douglas Arege’s first published poem ‘Holes’ tells how, for some, things remain depressingly the same. Featured art : woodcut with paint and collage by Ephrem Solomomon Tegegn, Ethipoia The Peanuts “Njugu karanga, njugu … Read more
Tomorrow’s Creators Today
Introducing arts kushinda!, a new curated collection of Art and Writing from Africa and the world’s smaller nations, including work previously published at kushinda.blogspot.com. The Gallery pages feature only artists we think represent the best creative talent, applications are invited but acceptance is not guaranteed. Likewise we invite submissions of new writing, but we will … Read more
k!9 – ‘the story that tells the tale’ – Philani Nyoni
This month’s poet is Philani Nyoni, a young Zimabwean law student studying in South Africa. Born in 1989 in Bulawayo, he won his first literary competition in 2007 and began his career as a performance poet with Zimbabwe Poets For Human Rights in 2008. His love of the Greek classics and epic poetry is evident … Read more
k!8 ~ ‘I have eaten my poetry’ ~ Mbizo Chirasha
It has been a full three months since k!7 but worth the wait to have the privilege of publishing these new works by Zimbabwe’s Mbizo Chirasha. A performance poet and writer of international acclaim, Mbizo’s achievements include Guest Poet of the Namibia – Haiti Fundraising Project and Poet in Residence at the International Conference of … Read more
k!7 The Hope in Her Child’s Dreams ~ Poems and Pictures from South Africa
The Hope in Her Child’s Dreams ~ Poems and Pictures from South Africa Welcome tok!7, where kushinda! introduces Tsepo Gumbi, a young poet and artist from Sharpeville, one of the most historically significant places in South Africa. He is in his own words ‘a shy ordinary fellow who prefers his own space and enjoys the … Read more
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