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Traditional music played on the sukutit drum and the various stringed lyres is quite rare and is played only at cultural events and venues. [9] Contemporary Kalenjin music derives from the benga sound whose defining feature involves playing the guitar principally by plucking as opposed to strumming the strings.
The areas around Lake Baringo are home to a number of Kalenjin sections. The Kalenjin traditionally occupied, and still form the ethnic majority in, parts of geographical Western Kenya and the Rift Valley. The Kipsigis live in areas centered around Bomet, Kericho, the Nandi around Kapsabet, the Keiyo and Markweta in Kerio Valley and Cherangany ...
These regions have since played a significant role in establishing Kenya as the world's leading exporter of tea and also in establishing a tea-drinking culture among the Kalenjin. [52] This period also saw the introduction of the mid-day meal as well as the addition of wheat based foods such as bread and less often pancakes and maandazi to the ...
The Nandi experience contributes a great deal to commonly perceived Kalenjin heritage as well as to contemporary Kalenjin culture. Many customs are shared across Kalenjin communities though circumcision is absent in some communities. Kalenjin can traditionally marry from within Kalenjin as if it were within each individual's community.
Paul Tergat set a new world record to the marathon at Berlin, 2003. The Kalenjin have been called by some "the running tribe." Since the mid-1960s, Kenyan men have earned the largest share of major honours in international athletics at distances from 800 meters to the marathon; the vast majority of these Kenyan running stars have been Kalenjin ...
The Sabaot are one of the nine sub-tribes of the Kalenjin of Kenya and Uganda.The Sabaot in turn are divided into six sub-tribes largely identified by their dialects. These dialects of the Sabaot language are the Pok, Somek, Mosop, Koony, Bong'omek and Sabiny (Sebei Uganda).
These age sets played a significant role in traditional Kalenjin society since they were used to record time. Once the young men of a particular Piinta came of age, they were tasked with protecting the tribal lands and the society, the period when they were in charge of protection of the society was known as the age of that Piinta . [ 1 ]
Tugen is more diverse in culture and language than other Kalenjin sub tribes. It was divided as Aror, Lembus,Torois and Samor. Aror and Samor follow Tugen circumcision rites and Lembus and Torois followed Nandi circumcision rights. Aror have a strong connections with Marakwet people while Samor have connections with Lembus and Nandi.