Why future of our music lies in golden oldies 6 years ago
Ohangla sensation Osogo winyo(left) flanked with Tony Nyadundo before perfomance atthe Carnivore restaurant in Nairobi. Photo by WILLIS AWANDU/STANDARD
A local television station continues to expose exactly what goes on in the minds of most Kenyan musicians.
The channel has helped us know that, however much we write about and support our music, nothing will happen till the day Kenyan singers decide to make very good use of their heads.
In choosing to do so, perhaps our singers will have discovered that all world music as we know it, relies on twisting and re-doing the melodies of every culture’s ‘old’ songs.
Lodwar-The new party capital of the North
Lodwar is building a reputation for itself as a party hub Photo: Courtesy
For ages, showbiz in Kenya has revolved around major cities with little mention of the smaller towns but for an odd incident here and there.
To most Kenyans, Turkana is often characterised by hunger and famine and as the host of Kakuma, one of Africa’s largest refugee camps.
That was the image I expected when I landed in Lodwar town, the capital and by far the biggest settlement of Turkana county, especially after experiencing a dry heat wave when the airplane doors opened.