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Young woman defies Luo taboo and plays Orutu
Irene Labdi Ommes, 31, known as LABDI, is a Kenyan musician and composer, and a pioneering female Orutu player breaking cultural taboos around the traditional instrument.
The orutu, a one-stringed Luo musical instrument, was historically played by men during celebrations, storytelling, and ceremonies such as mourning. For years, cultural beliefs discouraged women from touching the instrument.
But Irene Labdi Ommes, 31, better known as LABDI, chose a different path.
