ATK: What is your full name? What tribe are you from? John: My full name is John Kariuki Gathu. I was born in Kiambu, just north of Nairobi, on January 11th, 1961. My parents were teachers/farmers who later evolved into…
Abana ba Nasery – !Nursery Boys Go Ahead!
TITLE: !Nursery Boys Go Ahead! Artists: Abana Ba Nasery Original Release Date: 1991 Listening Time: 53 minutes 31 seconds Distributed by: Ace Records Ltd. What I Liked: In every song you can hear Abana’s trademark Fanta bottle. After all they…
Proverbs of Kenya
I’m working to attribute these proverbs to a particular tribe. If you know which tribe the unattributed proverbs come from, please send me some feedback. Asante! A baboon (monkey) laughs at the buttocks of another baboon. A child does not…
Swahili Proverbs of Kenya
Better a curtain hanging motionless than a flag blowing in the wind. Burning charcoal is turned into ashes. Every bird flies with its own wings. Every door has its own key. He who eats another mans food will have his…
Samia Proverbs of Kenya
A dog squats just like its mother. Don’t smile so much at the one serving of food, they’ll serve you with the bones.