Nomadic Arts Festival: Celebrating tradition through sound fusion

Turkana artists Mercy Ekaran (left) and Jackson Nakuwa performing at the Nomadic Arts Festival held at the Oshwal Centre on December 6, 2024. 

Photo credit: Anne Mucheke | Nation Media Group

Last Friday, the Oshwal Centre in Westlands, Nairobi, hosted an extraordinary event—the inaugural Nomadic Arts Festival—celebrating the richness of Turkana culture through music and collaboration.

What made this festival so unique was the fusion of traditional Turkana rhythms with contemporary sounds, powered by the collaboration between the Turkana Sessions and the Hive-Mind Ensemble Orchestra, a diverse collective led by jazz musician Eddie Grey.

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