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Remembering Zenzile Miriam Makeba

Posted by Wambui Wamutogoria on Thursday, November 12, 2009, In : CULTURE

I woke up this morning and just wanted to play some Miriam Makeba, I picked a "night with Belafonte" a duo where she and Harry Belafonte did a couple of duo's. After several hours into the day I saw a blog Post on www.mimimagazine reminding me that, on this very day November 10th 2008 Miriam makeba passed away while performing in Italy
It is exactly a year after the passing of Miriam Makeba. She inspired me to be proud of being an African Woman and in a lot of ways molded me into a woman that ...
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KYME - Rising of an Egyptian Design Identity

Posted by Wambui Wamutogoria on Monday, October 26, 2009, In : CULTURE

A new wave of design is coming from Egypt, to present the evolutionary process of a nation living with an important past and yet willing to develop a new Egyptian design identity.

The Egyptian Furniture Export Council presents on the occasion of Salone Internazionale del Mobile, April 22-27, KYME: a wide perspective on the new wave of research set-up in the 300 square meters featuring 20 leading Egyptian companies with prototypes realised by 7 Egyptian and international designers - Lita Alb...