Kenyalectronic: The Owiny Sigoma Band and "Owour Won Gembe"

A collaboration between Kenyan musicians and an electronica band produced today's random tune, called Owour Won Gembe. The Owiny Sigoma Band was formed when British electronica, hip hop and soul band Elmore Judd traveled to Nairobi in 2009 in the euphoria after Barack Obama's election with no clear agenda other than to learn about the country and the music scene. Once there, they were introduced to Joseph Nyamungu, a master of the lyre known as the nyatiti, who also educated them on the music and traditions of his tribe, the Luo of western Kenya. A four-day recording session developed, followed fourteen months later by another recording session with additional Kenyan musicians drafted by Nyamungu. The collaboration has produced three albums. Owour Won Gembe features the singing and nyatiti playing of Nyamungu front and center, and can be found on the Owiny Sigoma Band's 2015 album Nyanza.

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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/8pzb/ .