Roots International Events

This November 2018 Thursday Nite Live celebrates 7 years of presenting the best live acoustic, jazz, fusion and roots music in Nairobi. This week we welcome back to Nairobi jazz pianist Aaron Rimbui from his extended sojourn in New York City’s Jazz Scene. J’s Fresh Kitchen accepts reservations so please make a reservation early in...

The SOIL a Platinum Award winning vocal trio from South Africa will bring their acapella magic to Nairobi at the casual gastro pub that is Js Fresh & Kitchen in Lavington on August 4th. Opening act is Box of Beats an vocal/guitar beatbox duo. Details Date: Saturday August 4th 2018 (Door 8pm, Concert 9pm) Location:...

Thursday Nite Live is a weekly music extravaganza. On August 30th the rhumba of the legendary Orchestre Les Mangelepa. Details Location: J’s Fresh Bar Time: 8pm-11pm Date: August 30 Artist Profile Comprising Congolese musicians who settled in Kenya, Les Mangelepa helped drive the East African evolutionary spur of one of the greatest musical artforms, African...

Thursday Nite Live is a weekly music extravaganza. On August 23rd it will feature Tanzanian Swahili Blues artist Leo Mkanyia. Details Location: J’s Fresh Bar Time: 8pm-11pm Date: August 23 Artist Profile Leo Mkanyia’s style is called Swahili Blues, and it bridges the gap between old and new. The songs tell stories of history and culture,...

Thursday Nite Live is a weekly music extravaganza. On August 16th it will feature Octopizzo, an award winning recording and performing artist, humanitarian and entrepreneur. Details Location: J’s Fresh Bar Time: 8pm-11pm Date: August 16 Artist Profile Henry Ohanga, commonly referred to by his stage name Octopizzo is an award winning a recording and performing...

Thursday Nite Live is a weekly music extravaganza. This week it will feature SAGE, a Kenyan singer, songwriter,composer and instrumentalist. She is a pianist and self taught guitarist. Details Location: J’s Fresh Bar Time: 8pm-11pm Date: August 9 Artist Profile Sage also know as Chemutai Sage, is a Kenyan singer, songwriter,composer and instrumentalist. She is...

Thursday Nite Live is a weekly music extravaganza. This week it will feature Kenya’s finest Jazz guitarist Eddie Grey. Details Location: J’s Fresh Bar Time: 8pm-11pm Date: August 2 Artist Profile In a bid to find his own voice in an already saturated industry, he leaned more towards harmonically rich arrangements laid under folk melodies...

This week Thursday Nite Live will feature one of Kenya’s Afro Pop divas of song, DELA. Adeline Maranga better known by her stage name DELA is a reknowned Afro Soul Artist whose performances and vocal prowess has been compared to the likes of Chrisette Michel and Alicia Keys. She began her professional career in 2008...