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The Kenyan Sound of Music: Top 9 Tribal Music and Dance in Kenya
Music will always be fine wine that washes down the food to anyone’s soul. I am yet to know which is the food. Kenyans are fun-loving people who add fun to everything including funerals with music. They are also very creative and artistic. I have sampled the top 9 music and dance genres that will…
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Eid Ul Fitr The Kenyan Way
Salaam Aleikum! Welcome to the ‘Eid Ul Fitr Weekend. This is a special time when Muslims stop their fast with a celebration. So much food, drinks, and fun. Are you a fan of Swahili Cuisine? Are you curious about Swahili dishes? Are you the kind that loves to join religious celebrations? Are you planning…
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Are You Interested In Responsible And Sustainable Tourism? – Here Are Reasons Why You Should Be.
What exactly is Responsible and Sustainable tourism? This is the kind of tourism that puts into consideration the environmental, social, and economic impression of touring. This entails traveling in a way that conserves the environment, respects the cultures of hosts, and benefits the communities that are being visited. This involves active decisions towards minimizing negative…
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Kenyan Cultural Practices You Should Keep in Mind When Visiting.
Kenya is a country of cultural diversity. It is not just about the over forty-four tribes but also the over seventy-three different languages and cultural practices. In addition to the tribal cultures, we are tolerant and easy to adopt bits and pieces from other parts of Africa and the rest of the world. Here are…
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Are You Curious About Kenya’s Traditional Practices? – 8 Traditional Practices That Still Hold Water In Kenya.
Life in Kenya is governed by a set of cultures and traditions. These traditions vary from one tribe to another but they connect at some point and are similar across tribes. The traditions inform the life of an individual from the time one is born all the way to when one dies. Here are some…
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You Love Culture? 11 Must-Attend Kenyan Cultural Festivals
One day, on my way from school, I was met with initiates who had just gotten out from the secret bushes of circumcision. This is something that had never happened to me before. I was scared stiff, for a moment, I couldn’t move. I stood there holding tightly on my school bag wondering what they…
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Try Out The Following Savory Swahili Cuisines
As someone who has a very curious palate I can for sure ascertain that the preparation of Swahili dishes is an art and an intricate piece of culture that distinguishes the Coastal Kitchen Culture from the rest of Kenya. The delicacies are prepared with one intention: to tantalize your taste buds. As a Kenyan who…
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Bomas of Kenya
“A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people” ~ Mahatma Gandhi. Indeed, what could bear more heart and soul than a home, a homestead, a boma? The Bomas of Kenya was established in 1971 with one only one mission, to preserve the richly diverse cultures of the Kenyan people.…
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High On Kenyan Tea
Nothing calms the heart more than the sweet scent of cinnamon coupled with cadamons, fresh Ginger and the coastal tea masala brought to a thorough boil in tea leaves, milk and a little water. This scent steals its way into cracks of doors softly waking up dwellers from their sweet dreams. Poetically speaking, one can…
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The Call Of Isukuti Drums On The Horns Of Bulls
Many weekends, the residents of Khayega, in Kakamega County, sleep with an ear on the ground. The first strike of dawn carries on it the howl of a warrior’s horn, the deep mourn of a vexed bull- charged and fiery. Such sounds are loaded with rituals and frenzy that jerks senses, bringing blood to a…
