STAND UP COMEDIAN

 

You, stand up comedian
Why do you want to kill?
Why do you want to commit murder?
Will you stand the hang man noose?
Stop cracking my ribs
I am pitying you

A wider handkerchief
You call it boob top
A longer one
You refer to it as ‘mini’ skirt
Uncomfortable ‘skin tights’
Hahahaha……hipsters
And those disproportional shorts
You call them…….ahahaha
Whom are you trying to impress?

It makes me laugh
When I see you
Exposing your fatty parts
Do you think wives have no fats?
Stoopy cleavage
Don’t they have breasts?
Mini…..No!, micro skirts
Don’t they have warm thighs?
Surely, stand up comedian
You’re talented

The other day, You
Almost choked me with laughter
When I had you chanting
‘I want to lead this nation’
I almost collapsed
When your adversaries said
She has a clean sheet record
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Placards drawn
As ‘beautiful’ as the president
Then I wondered
Is that real beauty
Phony perhaps, indecent
And trashy to some extent
Ha ha ha ha
You haven’t lost
Your sense of humour

Decency beautifies smartness, gains respect,
enhances style and portrays natural beauty

“PAPA FOLOLO and CUOPPE DE CALLE” EVIL IN…………….: PAPPY MPIANY

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Western Influence in Womens Attire

Useful link:http://toostep.com/debate/western-influence-in-womens-attire

african lady traditional clothing

African lady traditional clothing
By Claudette Freeman
Natural fibers are popular in African women’s clothing because they allow increased functionality while providing a natural beauty Vibrant colors and natural fibers capture African style.
Africa is a vast continent, with a vast cultural array and a place of close to a thousand different languages and dialects. The cultural array is evident in about a thousand tribes spread throughout Africa. In each culture there is a unique history seen in food, housing structure, family, community cultures and in fashion.

Since each tribe has its specific culture in defining African lady traditional clothing or traditional clothing for African people, one would have to examine each culture. African clothing covers garments from loin cloths still worn by some tribes – if only in ceremonial functions to complex balloon dresses worn as every day fare in some tribes and royal garb in others.

Traditional African clothing is typically dependent on several key factors: faith, culture and weather. Durable and natural fibers are predominant in clothing because they allow increased functionality and provide a natural beauty. Silk, for those able to afford it, is also popular in Africa’s traditional fashions, with Egyptian cotton viewed as among the best fabrics for the climate in various regions.

Some of the most widely seen examples of African lady traditional clothing are similar to Western versions seen in specialty retail stores and sold widely online. The aso oke, which is a traditional African fabric, primarily made from woven strips stitched together in quilting fashion. The fabric is then cut into the shape of the garment. In the Yoruba culture the women’s aso oke, has four parts: the buba (blouse), a wrap skirt, a head tie and a shawl (which is sometimes worn as a shoulder sash). Because of the woven and pieced together colors and textures of the aso oke, some women do not cut or shape into a garment; instead they wear it like the sari draped around their bodies and tied as comfortable.

In Eastern Cape, South Africa we find the Xhosa people, a woman’s clothing style popular in this region is modern Mbaco Clothes. Mbaco is a one hundred percent cotton fabric that comes in three primary and traditional colors for the area: cream, red and orange. In the past few years, Mbaco garments are finished with traditional braids in black with colorful bead work. Braided embellishments are the norm in several regions of the content.

The Zulu women, particularly older women wear clothes that cover their full bodies. They may wear the isicholo; a wide hat made of straw and decorated with beads (ubuhlalu). They also frequently wear isidwaba; a pleated skirt made of cowhide and softened by hand. Younger women sometimes decorate their isidwaba with beads, whereas older women tend to wear theirs without embellishment. Beads, by the way, are the pride of the Zulu nation; they encompass a symbolic language that may include reprimands and warnings, messages of love, and encouragement.

Traditional African wear for women comes in a variety of styles and a surprising array of colors and prints. Colors vary from earth tones into vibrant colors such as indigos. Designs are from the flowing kaftan to the more traditional fitted African Queen outfits.

Other common designs are: The traditional African Kaftan or Boubou originally worn by the West African men they have become traditional wear for women. Developed and passed down from Cleopatra Queen of Egypt; silk kaftans embellished with prints, embroidery, small mirrors and amulets are often seen. The tie dyeing technique has been used for traditional African wear for women for thousands of years. The Tauregs (believed to be a people so dark, they are called blue people of the desert) used the indigo plant for dying and the method of tie dyeing spread through out Africa for traditional African woman’s wear. The patterns, symbols and designs are worn with meaning and some believe some women wear tie dye patterns for fertility.

Modern royal queens and traditional African woman’s wear is more stylish yet has a unique look with the ruffled sleeves and flounced bodice. It is commonly thought that this styling has been influenced by the South African ‘Voer trekkers’. The Voer trekkers were white people that made their way up through Africa in ox wagons bringing with them a western influence. The influence of the west merged with the colors and natural fibers of several African regions, to create fashion trends still prominent in contemporary fashion in Africa.

source: www.catalogs.com

Girl interrupted…………………..Justisfied?!

Sironka on stage

Girl interrupted………..Justisfied?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Singer Maureen Nkhenya Milanai Sironka (formerly Maurysha) has been through slime but has come out smelling like a rose. She spoke to CAROLINE NYANGA about her music, romance, teenage and future plans

They say life is what you make it. And for the fast rising musician Sironka, it is about making it big as she heals from her emotional wounds.

Dressed in a short designer dress with matching shoes, beautiful Sironka opens up and confronts the ghosts that have been haunting her, including the rape ghost. The bubbling musician says she went through the rape ordeal when she was a teenager.

“I was abused by a close family member when I was 15,” she says, slowly. “I came home from school and went straight to the refrigerator to get a soda. Unknown to me, someone had adulterated it. As I took the soda, the relative, who was the only person in the house, gave me a wide smile. Little did I know that he was up to something.” She pauses as tears fill her eyes. She doesn’t wipe them as they roll down her cheeks. After a while, she continues.

Sironka passed out and upon waking up two hours later, she found herself in great pain and blood oozing from her private parts.

“It was pain, discomfort and blood. At that moment, it dawned on me that I had lost my virginity — to a close relative.”

Sironka says she was too scared to confront the relative, neither could she tell her mother what happened. For seven years, she managed to keep the dark secret to herself and only informed her mother a few weeks ago — long after the rapist left.

“The only two people I confided in were my grandmother (now deceased) and my first boyfriend when I turned 18,” she adds. Although Sironka managed to rise above the trauma, she despised men for a long time, especially during her teenage.

Relationship with Kenzo

In July 2008, Sironka met Kenzo. She was 19 and known as Maurysha while he was 26.

A few weeks down the line Kenzo introduced her to Ogopa Deejays where she recorded five songs which are yet to be released.

“I had just completed high school and looking forward to recording music.”

But with time, what started out as friendship slowly culminated into a relationship that attracted media attention.

The celebrity couple soon made headlines with their public show of love that left many pointing accusing fingers at Maurysha.

One article published in the press insinuated that Maurysha had a one-night stand with Kenzo’s friend-cum-label mate Trapee which saw the two separate for sometime.

But Sironka denies the rumours. “I never slept with Trapee. We were just close friends. At the time my affair with Kenzo was over although he did not admit it. Truth is, for the past many months we had nothing going on between us except putting up a show for the media.”

“One of my aunties called me early one morning morning accusing me of embarrassing the whole family. For months, I felt hopeless.”

But Sironka does not stop at that. She also apportions blame on Ogopa Deejays for not following up on the matter.

Life as Kenzo’s girlfriend

Sironka says that her relationship with Kenzo was full of ups and downs. Initially, she says, Kenzo could do everything for her. But he soon became possessive.

“He neither wanted me to walk alone nor socialise with fellow musicians. It was at that point that I realised I may have confused infatuation for love.”

Sironka reveals that at some point Kenzo ended up punching her oblivious of her health condition — she claims to be both asthmatic and epileptic. The beating resulted into me losing a three-week pregnancy at a local hospital. A gynaecologist confirmed it through an ultrasound.”

His words were: ” You must have hit yourself hard on the head and stomach which made you lose the foetus.”

Performing semi nude

The Ni Wewe singer once again found herself surrounded with controversy after a section of fans and critics present at her concert accused her of performing in a semi nude outfit.

Sironka had a short dress with only transparent black stockings underneath.

“I had worn black gipsy and stockings but the problem was a section of paparazzi who opted to concentrated on taking pictures of my body, more so from underneath focusing on my goodies as I danced on stage.”

Latest project

Apart from changing her name to Sironka – which she describes as a true African identity — she is currently working on a 12-track debut album The Black Rose. “I believe, despite all that I have been through, I have always been and will remain a rose.”

She has worked with Ogopa and R Kay.

Humble background

Sironka hailed from a humble family background where her mother Christina Katua, a teacher at IGCC was the sole breadwinner.

Sironka says although her real father is alive she doesn’t consider him her father.

Sironka who is also concentrating on her campaign against female circumcision says she hopes to be an inspiration to the girl-child.

The copyright owners of this article is www.standardmedia.co.k e caroline njenga

NB/. The author of this blog though not from Maasai community grew up in maasailand(NAROK)

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