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Although this musical instrument is played a bit like a violin, it has a different, unique sound to it. It is accompanied by drums and singing, but these instruments are not very popular because Kenyan and by extension African traditional music was heavily eroded by the coming of the European missionaries whose advent was followed by European ...
Pages in category "Kenyan musical instruments" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. L. Litungu; N.
The guitar is the most dominant instrument in Kenyan popular music. Guitar rhythms are very complex and include both native beats and imported ones, especially the Congolese cavacha rhythm; music usually involves the interplay of multiple parts and, more recently, showy guitar solos.
The nyatiti is a five to eight-stringed plucked bowl yoke lute from Kenya. It is a classical instrument played by the Luo people of Western Kenya, specifically in the Siaya region south of Kisumu. It is about two to three feet long with a bowl-shaped, carved wood resonator covered in cow skin.
The following is a list of musical instruments from the Africa continent as well as their countries or regions of origin. A ... (Kenya) Nyele (Zambia) O. Obokano (Kenya)
Category: East African musical instruments. 3 languages. ... Kenyan musical instruments (4 P) M. Malagasy musical instruments (6 P) Mauritian musical instruments (3 P)
Self-described "culture bearer" [7] Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje of the University of California, Los Angeles [2] broke new ground in ethnomusicology with her study of "fiddle" music of the Luo of Kenya. Citing Kwame Anthony Appiah, she rejects "nativist nostalgia . . . largely fueled by that Western sentimentalism so familiar after Rousseau". [8]
A traditional Kenyan drum, similar to the Djembe of West Africa. Kenyan dancers performing a traditional dance. Kenya is home to a diverse range of music styles, ranging from imported popular music, afro-fusion and benga music to traditional folk songs. The guitar is the most popular instrument in Kenyan music, and songs often feature intricate ...