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Kenyan Musicians performing traditional Luo songs Benga music has been popular since the late 1960s, especially around Lake Victoria . The word benga is occasionally used to refer to any kind of pop music: bass , guitar and percussion are the usual instruments.
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 Luo had a strong tradition of stringed instruments and was famous for their skills with harps and lyres. [1] When played with a bow, the orutu creates different notes determined by finger pressure against the central stick. [2] Although this musical instrument is played a bit like a violin, it has a different, unique sound to it. It is ...
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 ...
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 sound arose from the transition from traditional African stringed instruments which were played by plucking to western stringed instruments. The first of the Kenyan communities to develop the sound were the Luo community. Though there were earlier experiments and developments, the major shift occurred soon after the end of the Second World ...
Ohangla, a traditional musical outfit originally associated with the Luo, community of western Kenya has been reborn and restored and now cuts across age groups and tribal lines.Present ohangla whose original beats and vocal harmonies have been infused with modern instruments is used for common entertainment, including at wedding parties and ...
Benga is a genre of Kenyan popular music.It evolved between the late 1940s and late 1960s, in Kenya's capital city of Nairobi.In the 1940s, the African Broadcasting Service in Nairobi aired a steady stream of soukous, South African kwela, Congolese finger-style guitar and various kinds of Cuban dance music that heavily influenced emergence of benga.