In shadow (Kivuli) we find stories around longing and want, hidden desires and sometimes sensual despair. As the shadow half of the duo Kivuli deals with the 'darker' side of intimacy and fantasy. There is so much of human longing that lurks where the light does not touch, cannot touch, or even will not touch.  

All of it cloaked in shadow.

Kivuli: The Afrodisiacs Collection

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

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.