Kivuli, a Kiswahili word meaning 'shadow'. This album is an exploration of hidden secrets and acts of desire that lay out of sight. What things do our bodies crave when the lights go out? These stories delve into all of that. Welcome to Kivuli, the dark side of this afro erotica offering. 

Kivuli & Nuru : The Afrodisiacs Collection

Kivuli: Coming from the shadows

A chance encounter in a cinema may lead to a night of delectable and forbidden love making. 

Written by:  ndegwa nguru
Read by: Kevin Mwachiro
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei

The Student and The Professor Might See Each Other’s Voids

In a land where the sex is forbidden and hidden, getting warmed up is not always on the cards. A chance encounter in a public bathroom proves as dirty and quick as its surroundings.

Written By: Kobby Ben Ben 
Read By: Anthony Oluoch
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei

Why Is There Never Foreplay In the Public Bathrooms?

An ode to aching for a love that, although gone, continues to consume.  


Written By: Mia Arderne
Read By: Kim Windvogel
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei


Oh how to make a diety wet

A man who once left the conservative confines of home returns to make love to the man who rejected him to become the anointed of God. 

Read By: Mathendu Muchoki
Written By: Mathendu Muchoki
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei

Birds Fly In Pairs

The slippery slope of overpriced cocktails leads to fulfilled longing and regret at dawn. 

Read By: Carlo Kui
Written By: Carlo Kui
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei


Happy Hour

When a queen meets her African king, longing is unleashed and lust knows no bounds. What can come when two bodies given in to the pent up passion between them?

Read By: A. Duchess
Written By: Deesire
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei


Desires After Dark

The pain of grief grips the heart and not even sex across the centuries cannot cure it. Immortals too, can know lust and loss, but the blood can bond lovers. It is a supernatural type of love.

Written By: Awurama Takyi-Abiam 
Read By: Ria Boss
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei



I Killed Flowers For You

Two's company and three's pleasure, but what happens when one of the three is more tempting than the other? A story of the complicated tangle of desires and unspoken feelings. 

Written By: Charlie French 
Read By: Loren Loubser
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei


Ghosts of Threesomes Past

The friends to lovers journey is one we all know, the ebb and flow that floats you out of the friendzone and into something deliciously different. What happens when your homie starts giving a more horny vibe and the path to exploration opens up?

Written By: Jarred Thompson
Read By: Jarred Thompson
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei


Tie Dye

Home is where the heart and the homophobia is. A Nigerian seeks to go home to honour his god fatherly duties causing his lover to worry as the his past plays in his mind and his homecoming haunts him.

Written By: David Nnanna Ikpo
Read By: David Nnanna Ikpo
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei


Blue

Did it frighten you when we kissed on the dance floor? Did you get lost in it the way I did? Did you feel the world melt away, a world that does not want us? Two women find lust and possibly love to the sound of afrobeats and the pulse of the club.

Written By: Eliana N'Zualo
Read By: Eliana N'Zualo
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei


That Night in Lagos

Written By: Yvonne Onakeme Etaghene
Read By: Yvonne Onakeme Etaghene
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei


I Want To Write A Dirty Poem

'the god in my pelvis has taught us patience.'

Written By: Alex/is G. Teyie
Read By: valiant / wamuoyo / waiyaki 
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei

when you come (home) to taarab playing

Nuru, a kiswahili word meaning 'light'. Sex is powerful, good sex more so. When you are lost in the proverbial sauce the birds will sing, the sun will shine and you feel like you are the Universe's chosen one. This album explores stories about love, sex and lust that slip out of the darkness and bask in the beauty of the brightness. Welcome to Nuru, the incandescent side of this audio offering.  

Kivuli & Nuru : The Afrodisiacs Collection

Written By: Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Read By: Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei


Nuru: Laid in the Light

Sometimes friends make the best lovers. Why hit the streets when there is something delicious at home? 

Written By: Kevin Mwachiro
Read By: Kevin Mwachiro
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei


It Felt Beautifully Familiar

Making furniture can lead to making love. When the focus of your fantasy walks into your house which has a newly constructed bed, it feels like fate. 

Written By: Wendy Amolo
Read By: Ami Tamakloe
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei


Overcoming

When temptation lives next door it is just a matter of time before it comes knocking. 

Written By: Mercy Thokozane Minah
Read By: Mercy Thokozane Minah
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei

Rugged Whiskey

Kink and care going hand in hand. The beauty of rope tying together art and exploration of new desires and intentions. 

Written By: Mamello Sejake
Read By: Mamello Sejake feat. Tapiwa
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei


Bound by Care

Two is company but three is a sensual and good time. A tale of delicious tryst of trio of bodies coming together taking the pleasure between them to new heights. 

Written By: Kanyisa Booi
Read By: Kanyisa Booi
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei


It Takes 3

There is something so sensual about the ease of a Sunday morning, and breakfast is a lover, their moans, kisses, caresses and climaxes.

Written By: Carlo Kui
Read By: Carlo Kui
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei


Whispers of Tryst

Work hard so you can play hard. A professional relationship turns extremely personal. 

Written By: Nicole Ditsie
Read By: Nicole Ditsie
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei


She Smelled Like Vanilla and Money

The first time is always infused with longing, anxiety and that extra dose of horny. You always remember your first time. 

Written By: David Nell
Read By: Anthony Oluoch
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei


One Night

Two bodies exploring possibilities past sex,  past perceptions and break the confines of lust and longing.

Written By: Kgothatso Motshele
Read By: Kgothatso Motshele
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei


Transcendent

She creates curves. 

Written By: Yvonne Onakeme Etaghene
Read By: Yvonne Onakeme Etaghene
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei


Exploring longing and desire, and diving deep.

Written By: Alex/is G. Teyie
Read By: Alex/is G. Teyie
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei


O [Sweet One], shed your dew upon me to calm my soul, and dwell in me fully!’

The beauty of a continent in all its majesty and magic housed in a body one desires, weaved into longing and stretching deep into distant lands. 

Written By: Radwa Fouda
Read By: Radwa Fouda
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei


Weaves of intimacy

A blessing of good sex from Reverend Mpho Tutu van Furth. Good sex is powerful, it can shift realities and change the world. It is the stuff of legends.

Written By: Mpho Tutu van Furth
Read By: Mpho Tutu van Furth & Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Produced by HOLAAfrica!, curated by Tiffany Kagure Mugo
Sound Direction by Rachel Wamoto, Mixing and Mastering by Sheldon Mutei


A Prayer For Good Sex

Kivuli & Nuru (meaning 'shadow' and 'light' in Kiswahili) are audio albums featuring African erotic stories that delve deep into the world of desire. From Cape Town to Cairo, Lagos to Nairobi the albums explore fantasies, hidden loves, secrets trysts, friends to lovers and much more.

Kivuli & Nuru : The Afrodisiacs Collection

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