ENTERTAINMENT
STUDENT MIXTAPE
PATRICK KARANJA ‘16 “ADHIAMBO LADY” NAIROBI CITY ENSEMBLE
My brother introduced me to [this song.] I don’t understand what they’re saying; I think it’s South African and I don’t know what they speak, but it has the name Nairobi in it.
“KUNA DAWA” ESTHER WAHOME
[The name is] Swahili and it’s saying that “there’s medicine.” The song is about how there’s healing for everything; it’s Kenyan gospel. So if you’re having trouble in life, there’s always a way to fix it. Everything has a higher note to it.
“IWYE” COCO MBASI
I have no idea what culture this is, but it might be from Congo. I like it mostly because it has that African vibe to it, and I like anything I can dance to. It sounds deep even though I don’t know what they’re saying, and I connect to it. COMPilED by ebony mckeever
ARTIST OF THE MONTH
VICTORIA CICHA ’16 West Side Story: What kind of
artwork do you do?
Victoria Cicha: I do a lot of
watercolors, and I like working in pen. WSS: What’s your favorite piece of artwork that you’ve made recently? VC: I did a piece of a man reading a newspaper, and he’s wearing a horse mask. It involves a lot of mixed media. I used acrylic paint, newspaper, and even some string. WSS: What do you like about
design by mary mondanaro photos by nick deerberg
making artwork? VC: It’s kind of hard to explain; I don’t really think about it because I draw and paint most of the time. WSS: Why do you prefer to draw as opposed to other activities? VC: It’s a very portable activity; Everywhere you go, I feel like you can draw something. I draw most of the time anyway; it’s something to do. Compiled by leola eko
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