The Evolution of the Sheng’ language

The Multimedia Library of the Alliance Française de Nairobi is pleased to host **Qwani **discussion titled “The Evolution of the Sheng’ language”.
La Médiathèque de L’Alliance Française de Nairobi, est ravie d’accueillir le groupe QWANI pour une discussion autour de l’évolution de la langue Sheng.
Entrance: Free
Entrée: Gratuite
To have your book event at Alliance Française Library, write to: library@afkenya.org
Description – Sheng Discussion
We shall be discussing the Evolution of the Sheng’ language in the fields of Music and Literature since its inception in 1995 up to 2020. In Music, we will discuss the evolution of Sheng across the 4 generations, starting from:
  • Dandora Hip-Hop, from 1995 – 1999
  • Genge, starting from 2000 – 2009
  • Hip-Hop – 2010 – 2018
  • Gengetone – 2019 – to date
In addition to that, we’ll have Spoken Word performances.
All who are interested in Sheng’ are welcome.
  • Date : September 8, 2023November 13, 2026
  • Time : 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm (Africa/Nairobi)

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