{"id":888,"date":"2020-03-04T13:55:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T13:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.zedafrica.com\/?page_id=888"},"modified":"2022-11-10T12:58:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T12:58:47","slug":"press-kit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blanketsandwine.com\/rwanda\/press-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blankets &amp; Wine presents: Kenyan Summer II<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">November 2022<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After almost 3 years, Blankets &amp; Wine is BACK! And yes, we have been planning for an authentic, tailored, magical experience. Co-created with fans for a well-deserved come-back, the Kenyan Summer II edition is like none other! Blankets is prepared to deliver a bespoke experience that moves us beyond the unimaginable Covid interruptions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have really been through the ringer together as a people, and now we are on the other side. It\u2019s time to have a good time together. We all deserve joy, and Blankets is here to facilitate it.\u201d says Muthoni Ndonga, aka MDQ, founder of the festival\u2019s franchise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kenyan Summer II will feature an upgraded location, the one and only <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home of Heroes<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Moi International Sports Center Kasarani) for nothing but a heroic experience. Through a truly transcontinental representation, and more than two headliners, the festival is bringing together thoughtful musical acts from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kenyan Summer II edition will be headlined by\u00a0 Nigerian afrobeats star CKay, Kenyan super star Savara and South Africa\u2019s Amapiano star Musa Keys. Other stellar performances scheduled include: R&amp;B\u2019s rising stars Wendy Kay, Ethan Muziki and The Only Rosa, HipHop\u2019s IT man Scar feat Wangechi and Wakadinali, Kenyan\/Afro-house star Suraj feat the sensational Winyo, Polaris, Watendawili will be on stage with their interpretation of Rhumba and many more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Started back in 2008, the festival has always served as a platform for the discovery, promotion and celebration of live African music. The once monthly event series was put on hold (much like many things of joy) by C-19.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, now things have opened up and Blankets and Wine is back to do what it does best, to bring the audience vibes, music and joy under the sun! You deserve it. Blankets and Wine has over the years become East Africa&#8217;s premier afro-based, picnic styled music festival, designed to showcase genres of afro-centric music\u201d Notes Okay Africa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Blankets &amp; Wine presents: Kenyan Summer II November 2022 &nbsp; After almost 3 years, Blankets &amp; Wine is BACK! And yes, we have been planning for an authentic, tailored, magical experience. Co-created with fans for a well-deserved come-back, the Kenyan Summer II edition is like none other! Blankets is prepared to deliver a bespoke&#8230;  <a href=\"https:\/\/blanketsandwine.com\/rwanda\/press-kit\/\" class=\"more-link\" title=\"Read Press Kit\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-presskit.php","meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blanketsandwine.com\/rwanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/888"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blanketsandwine.com\/rwanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blanketsandwine.com\/rwanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blanketsandwine.com\/rwanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blanketsandwine.com\/rwanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=888"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/blanketsandwine.com\/rwanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1123,"href":"https:\/\/blanketsandwine.com\/rwanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/888\/revisions\/1123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blanketsandwine.com\/rwanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}