WHO: Standing Rock Cultural Arts presents
WHAT: Drumming and Nyatiti Workshop
Stories of the Luo Culture of Kenya
Taught by Mango Boniface of Kenge Kenge OrutuSystem
-The nyatiti is a traditional stringed instrument of the Luo
WHEN: October 4th - October 29th
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-8pm
Oct 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27, 29
Grand Finale Performance and Parade on October29, 8pm!
-Audience participation
WHERE: North Water Street Gallery
300 N. Water St.,Suite J
Kent, OH 44240
Registration: $10 per class. $80 for wholeworkshop
Call 330-673-4970 or emailinfo@standingrock.net to register.
Mango Boniface Bio:
Boniface Odhiambo Mango, the drummer, assistant band leader, and choreographer of KengeKenge Orutu System. Kenge Kenge Orutu System is a cultural heritageband of the Luo tribe in Western Kenya, based in Nairobi. Theyteach, perform, and preserve the rich traditions of culture, spokenhistory and lore, music, dance, and instrumentation.
The band hasperformed for WOMAD, WOMAX, The Smithsonian Institute, Chicago International Music Festival, Albuquerque NM Music Festival, atLincoln Center, Roskilde Festival Denmark, Spring World Music Festival - Israel, Mission Folk Festival - Vancouver, RainforestWorld Music Festival - Malaysia, and extensively in the USA. Several members of the band travel independently to collaborate with musicians across the globe. Mango has recently been invited toreturn to the Sharjah Institute for Heritage, in the EAU to play thenyatiti alongside a master story teller of Kenyan lore for the 22ndannual Sharjah International Narrator forum.
Mango lived hisearly life in Nairobi, then moved to his family's home village of Siaya (see-I-uh) when he was seven years old. His mother farmed andworked various jobs to raise him and his four siblings.
He now divides his time, living in both Nairobi and Siaya with his wife and three teenaged daughters. Mango is attending electrical trade school whenhe is not traveling the world as the drummer of Kenge Kenge OrutuSystem.
Not only does Mangospecialize in the making and performing of traditional Luo drums, buthe also is a traditional storyteller for the Luo, Kikuyu, and Luhya tribes of western and central Kenya.
Standing Rock Cultural Arts
300 N. Water St.,Suite H
Kent, OH 44240
330-673-4970
www.standingrock.net
Standing RockCultural Arts is a non profit, 501(c)(3) charitable organization. We invite and welcome sponsors to help cover expenses for our art andeducational activities. Donations are tax deductible.
