All Around This World’s exploration of Africa includes sing-along, dance-along classroom and homeschool lessons about Kenya for kids . . . Meet the world through music –“come to class” with Jay.
Introduction to Kenya coming soon.
In the meantime, explore Kenyan culture by jumping with your kids while learning about the Maasai Jumping Dance.
Benga was born in and around Nairobi from the late 1940s to the early 1960s as Kenyan guitarists, influenced by Congolese rumba, tried to use electric guitars, drum kits and the electric bass to approximate the sounds and syncopation of traditional Luo instruments. Listen to a formative benga ensemble, Daniel Owino Msiani and the Shirati Band.
“Ngoma” is a term used in many parts of Africa to refer to a kind of drum, a style of drumming or, in its broadest use, the manner of learning about the world by engaging in cultural endeavors like music and dance, or even “a creative social space for engaging with the community.” In Tanzania “ngoma” means “drum” and can refer to literally hundreds of different kinds of local drumming, dancing and song.
