by Namaya the Jazz Poet | Jul 5, 2025 | Default
We spent the week with the Watha people of Kenya, traveling from Watamu and Malindi to their ancestral villages. What is most memorable is the quiet dignity of people who, by every Western measure, live in extreme poverty; and yet, they may be among the wealthiest...
by Namaya the Jazz Poet | Jul 4, 2025 | Default
We’ve been in Lusaka for just over a week, and the beauty and heartbreak of this city continue to unfold. We’re staying in one of the city’s quieter neighborhoods—walled gardens, well-kept roads, a bubble of calm. But just a short walk away, the energy shifts. Streets...
by Namaya the Jazz Poet | Mar 27, 2025 | Default
https://www.thejazzpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Carpe-Diem-Tale-from-the-book-Celebrate-Life-Viva-La-Vida.mp4 Namaya Celebrate Life: Viva La Vida stories, poems, observations from Namaya. The book can be purchased...
by Namaya the Jazz Poet | Dec 16, 2024 | Default
Pickleball Bop – the Latest craze by Namaya! This will be a dance and performance video shot at Crescent Lake Park in St. Pete, Florida. I will need various people to come out and dance the Pickleball bop. We would love to get young, mature people of diverse...
by Namaya the Jazz Poet | Dec 13, 2024 | Default
episode 2, 13 December 2024 Watch the live Facebook https://www.facebook.com/namayaartratpeace/videos/3971951266411169/?rdid=O1d44sJf99Nv1Pcq Friends, Enjoy this daily journey through “Jake and the Hobo: My Summer of Love.” I have worked so hard on this...
by Namaya the Jazz Poet | Oct 22, 2024 | Default
CELEBRATE LIFE: VIVA LA VIDA! by Namaya – Storyteller, performance poet, musician Stories, music, and songs celebrating life Studio 620 November 12 Tuesday 7 PM www.thejazzpoet.com Sample of Celebrate Life show The Studio@620 620 1st Avenue S St. Petersburg, Florida...