Singing Wells Spotlight: Chechemeko Raha

Singing Wells Spotlight shines a light on the music of different groups across East Africa.
We recorded Chechemeko Raha first thing in the morning on our Kenyan Field Trip in 2011. Led by Bahri wa Katana, the group sang and danced in the Chechemeko style. Wonderful, pounding percussion, a great horn called the Gunda and massive kicking dancing called the mabumbu-mbu. Beautiful singing and dancing from the women and gracious leadership from Bahri wa Katana…
Find out more at singingwells.org, or see the full performances on our UA-cam channel.