Mi-Fone set to boost Kenyan comedy industry through its bid to promote local comedians.

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Mi- fone announces its bid to sponsor  series of comedy sessions by way of endorsement and promoting the works of these creatives a move which has been dubbed Mi-comedy. This is seeks to nuture and promote upcoming local comedians helping to make sure that Kenyan comedy recieves the continent wide recognition that it deserves. Mi- fone in trying to actualise this, will upload the comedy clips from shows onto their all Mi-fone handsets thereby making available Kenyan comic vibrancy to its consumers.

Among the comedians benefiting from this measure include Chipukeezy and JB (Dr King’Ori). In response to the move, Jb inset left expresses his excitement and joy adding, “it is an innovative idea. This will make it more convinient for people to access Kenyan comedy across Africa. When Mi-Fone told me that my comedy will be loaded to their handsets, I felt honoured that they appreciate the work that we do. This will now help people who are not able t attend my show or who can’t see me on TV to have a taste of my comedy in the palm of their hands.

Chipukeezy inset below also added that,”for comedy to grow in Kenya, it requires hardwork and dedication and there is no doubt that Mi-fone will make this a more enjoyable venture for us all”. Both comedians who have already been on the Hot Seat on KTV and Kiss TV respectively agreed that comedy is growing in Kenya and believes it will grow even bigger with mi-fone partnership.

Speaking of the move, Nicholas Regisford, Mi-Fone’s Chief concluded, “This partnership with these artists across the continent is aimed at creating a platform for local talents across Africa to be recognised and appreciated. In doing this, we provide aspiration, bringing these talents to the reach of our consumers. Mi-fone is serious about building an entertainment platform amongst African creatives and this is demonstrated by the wide amount of content available to on Mi-Fone handsets. Mi-fone continues to innovate while uplifting and promoting homegrown talents”.

Mi-fone will also be making these acts money as well by having their works  available for download via Mi-Apps.

Mi-fone is the first African mobile devices brand established to focus on the growing needs of mass-market sector throughout Africa. Their services  to Africa is conducted via offices and service centres based in Johannessburg , Nairobi, and Mauritius.

To listen to the comedy clips visit : www.soundcloud.com/mi-comedy/tracks?format=html.

Africa Art exhibition in London, Doll Never Dies: Gerard Quenum at October gallery London.

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Event Date: 22/sept/2012, 3pm to 4pm. At October gallery London24 Old Gloucester Street
Bloomsbury
LONDON WC1N 3AL
UNITED KINGDOM

Born in the coastal town of Porto Novo, the capital of the Republic of Benin, in 1971. Gerard is one of the new generation of sophisticated young francophone artists out of Africa deserving wider recognition for their art on the global stage.

Benin has long been blessed with a wealth of outstanding contemporary artists, including; Cyprien Tokoudagba and Georges Adeagbo coming early to the attention of western collectors in the late 80’s and early 90’s. Following them are more celebrated artists like, Romuald Hazoumè, Dominique Kouas, the Dakpogan brothers et al.

In the recent time, more generation of “street artists” have been developing around Porto Novo and Cotonou. This tightly knit group, marshalled by the eccentric creativity of Dominique Zinkpé, arranged spontaneous exhibitions of their work outside on the city streets. Calling this succession of guerrilla exhibitions – “Boulev’art” (Art on the Boulevard).

Gerard Quenum stood out amongst these younger tyros, as the original creator of a distinct sculptural style, and, with growing maturity, his work is now to be found in galleries on the grand Boulevards of Paris as well as the finer streets of London.

His works can be found in major public collections including the British Museum, National Museums of Scotland and the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, California.

Quenum’s work is also exhibited at the National Football Museum in Manchester as part of the exhibition entitled Moving Into Space until the 31st of December and in the Ice and Sand Exhibition at Coombe Farm Studios, Torbay until the 31st of October 2012.

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