Folk Music of Kenya

age group Akamba beads beat beer party boys and girls bride Bukusu ceremonies Charo Chorus circle circumcision clan clapping Coast Province dancers Digo drummers drums Duruma elders Embu entertainment ethnic groups Example father flute Gikuyu Giriama goat gourd Gusii hand holes horn idiophones initiation instrument iritungu isukuti Iteso jingles join jump Kalenjin Kenya Kipsigis kishawi Kisika known Kuria Lamu leader legs litungu Luhya Maasai mabumbumbu Maragoli married melody Mijikenda move musicians mwaribe ngoma nyatiti octave participate partners pepo performed pitch plate played Pokomo praise Rabai rattles rhythm rhythmic accompaniment ring round Sabaot sang sengenya shake their shoulders singers singing and dancing skin Solo soloist songs sound sound-box spears stick stringed instruments strings style sung tarabu Tiriki tube Tungu tuning Turkana usually vigorous village waho waists wazee wear wedding woman women words young zomari