Africa ↔ United Kingdom
Arrival Africa brings artists, chefs, designers and audiences from both sides of the water into the same room, and puts creatives from across Africa in front of UK audiences and the other way round.
Events
DJ AG Online, streamed live from outside Java House, Nairobi. Our Kenya launch: 80 Kenyan artists over three days.
AG was the perfect bridge: his platform united the UK and Kenya.
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Three editions in seven months, from a Nairobi workshop to a county edition in Siaya. Arrival Africa owns the brand and the experience on the ground, Desyn Lab executes, and Equity Bank brings the platform.
East Africa's first jungle and drum & bass festival, with 500 revellers on the dancefloor. Presented by NURA, the cultural exchange between East Africa and the UK, with Arrival Africa as a partner.
Part 2 is on the way Watch this space.
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Two days of culture, community and connection. The yellow tent, a selfie station, a limbo competition, a dance-off and merch giveaways.
See the photos ↓Photo galleries
From the press conference and the airport welcome to three days of DJ AG Online, streamed live from outside Java House, Nairobi.
Press conference: tour announcement
Press conference, Nairobi
DJ AG at the press conference
Touchdown in Nairobi
Welcomed home at the airport
Airport arrival
Day One, Java House
Day One, Java House
Day One after dark
Day One after dark
Day Two, Java House
Day Two
Day Two crowd
Day Two on the mic
Day Three, Java House
Day Three
Day Three, hands up
Kenya loves DJ AG
Three editions in seven months, from a Nairobi workshop to a county-level edition in Siaya. Arrival Africa owns the brand and the experience on the ground, Desyn Lab executes, and Equity Bank brings the platform.
A half-day curated workshop for around 100 creators, shortlisted from 30+ applications. Headliner: DJ AG Online.
Featuring Yemi Alade and Coster Ojwang. Capped at 65 seats and oversubscribed with 111 RSVPs.
Across the Fisherman's Workshop, Civic Forum and ChomaFest, with a podcast recorded alongside. Covered by the Sunday Nation's Buzz, 7 June 2026.
In the room:
Two days of culture, community and connection on Ealing Common, London.
Dressed in the colours of the Kenyan flag
Miss Africa GB 2024 at the park
Kenyan prints in the sunshine
Bungee trampoline on the fairground side
Dancing on the grass
Flags out on the common
The Arrival Africa stall and its yellow banner
The team at the stall
Community, culture, connection
Picnic on the grass
Picnic blankets and Kenyan flags
Catching up in the sunshine
Artist discovery
One email when something happens in Nairobi or London. No noise.
