courting, weddings, hunting, and working. The Kikuyu, like their neighbours the Embu and the Meru are believed to have migrated from the Congo Basin. Meru people...

area. Grains are a staple food for groups that grow grains (e.g. Kikuyu, Embu, Meru, Kisii, etc.). Other communities such as the Luo and the Coastal community...

end of the conflict is sometimes referred to as the Genna Armistice (Genna Embu), because the era name was changed from Keichō to Genna immediately following...

Kĩrĩnyaga (literally 'the mountain with brightness') in Kikuyu, while the Embu call it "Kirinyaa". All three names have the same meaning. Ludwig Krapf recorded...

music that heavily influenced emergence of benga. There were also popular folk songs of Tanzania and Kenya's Luo peoples that formed the base on benga creation...

The music of Kenya is very diverse, with multiple types of folk music based on the variety over 50 regional languages. Zanzibaran taarab music has also...

performance. Sigalagala was mainly done by women. The dance styles in the Luo folk music were elegant and graceful. They involved either the movement of one...

The Fragrance of Flowers: Cherry Blossoms, Laurel Blossoms, Roses (2011) Embu Dan Kim Fantasy ~ Azuma Kagami Ibun ~ (Commissioned work for Nagano Prefectural...

triangle with accordion is a combination that has already existed in European folk music before and is also used in Cajun music in the United States. Forró...

all oral societies, the Kalenjin developed a rich collection of folklore. Folk narratives were told to pass on a message and a number featured the Chemosit...