Blankets, wine, and a hell of a lot of fine-lookin people...

Photo courtesy of Nikki Thames

Photo courtesy of Nikki Thames

Photo courtesy of Charity Namnyakova

"I stopped going to Blankets about a year ago. It had just gotten too big. I couldn’t reconcile the peaceable atmosphere of Tayiana Gardens (basically a small patch of green grass surrounding a quaint pond) with the new, heftier venue of Hillcrest (a large, treeless field). There was no shade at the new place, parking was a bit of a nightmare, and on arrival you faced a gauntlet of booths selling anything from flip-flops to insurance. Blankets had gone corporate..."

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Blankets & Wine is an ongoing music festival held at Mamba Village, Nairobi. The spirit of music and human colour it continues to create is truly something to behold. Blankets XXXII featured musical talents Anto Neosoul, Atemi, & South African Lira. Contact Muthoni Ndonga for more info.