Gicandi performance-a forgotten art form of the Kikuyu people.

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  • Опубліковано 4 січ 2025
  • This is Gicandi performance during the launch of the historical fiction novel 'Nobody's Darling' at Kenya National Theatre on 19th March 2022.The book which was written by Gilbert Mwangi is a creative re-imagination of the heroine Muthoni Nyanjiru-one of the first martyrs of the freedom struggle in Kenya.
    Gicandi is an ancient art form in the the line of griot performances of West Africa.Sadly,its endangered and largely forgotten.The only written book about 'gicandi' is 'Ndai na Gicandi-Kikuyu Enigmas' by Vittorio Merlo Pick'.
    Luckily,young people,like this artiste here are re-inventing the dying art form and making it relevant for modern audiences.

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