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Ciku Kimeria is a Kenyan author "Of goats and poisoned oranges" - (https://www.amazon.com/goats-poisoned-oranges-Ciku-Kimeria-ebook/dp/B00HBBWPI6), development consultant, adventurer and travel blogger (www.thekenyanexplorer.com). She writes both fiction and non-fiction focusing on African stories that need telling. She has worked on diverse pieces for various international and local publications including Quartz, Ozy, The East African etc. She has travelled to 45 countries – 16 of them in Africa. 153 countries to go and 63 territories!
"Of goats and poisoned oranges" has been extremely well received in Kenya and beyond. It tells the story of a Kenyan middle aged power couple and their complicated marriage. The novel explores issues of greed, revenge, betrayal and murder. It runs from the 1960s to 2013. It has been described as “Wicked, funny, poignant, wacky, human, a big ball of fun and danger”, “A unique and captivating book”, “Fun and intriguing”, “Impossible to put down once you start reading.”
She recently moved to Dakar, Senegal from Kenya to work on her second novel. She also works at as the Africa Communication Manager at a leading global strategy consulting firm.
She holds a B.S. in Management Science from MIT with minors in Urban Planning and International development studies.
Young Urban Africa's Music Takes Over The World
Almost a decade back I discovered BBC's Destination Africa – an Afrobeats channel with Kenyan DJ Edu, "The AfroBoss." Over the years, I have religiously listened to the show, constantly feeling thrilled to discover music from all over the continent. It's the only show I have found that will play you music from Comoros, followed by Ivorian jams all remixed to various contemporary music from the West and beyond. I have discovered my beloved continent through its music. Now, Afrobeats is about to get to a new level. The UK is about to launch its first Afrobeats station: Beat FM.
There have been notable successes with certain African artists going mainstream globally.The Beat FM, a popular Lagos radio station, will start broadcasting from a north London community radio license today (Mar. 28). It will be the UK’s gateway to the rhythmic and hypnotic hip-hop influenced music of Africa’s fast-growing youthful cities like Accra, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam and Lagos.
What Beat FM will really offer is many more opportunities for African artists to become mainstream musicians in the UK through continued airplay. This will be another level beyond what BBC's Destination Africa has been able to achieve, by exposing an even larger audience to the music coming from the African continent.One of the biggest stages at this year’s South By South West (SXSW) music festival in Austin, Texas, was the Fader stage featuring Nigeria’s Davido. Davido’s performance was a testament to the growing popularity and relevance of African music. It’s not completely new of course. This latest wave of African music first started popping up in the US with 2face Idibia’s ‘African Queen’ which featured on the soundtrack to 2006’s Hollywood movie, Phat Girlz. ‘Oliver Twist’, a 2012 single by Nigerian pop star D’banj, made inroads to top charts in nine European countries, reaching the top 10 in the UK.
