Improved internet access and affordable smartphones have enabled a new generation of Maasai and Samburu musicians in Kenya to bring their music to social media, blending traditional Maa-language songs with modern genres like Amapiano and Bongo Flava. The movement is also countering cultural loss: as one singer put it, "If we don't update our roots, our songs will be forgotten, and the community will forget about their customs."
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Mga musikero ng Maasai at Samburu, gumagamit ng social media para ibalik ang kanilang kultura

THE GUARDIAN

Ang pinahusay na access sa internet at mas abot-kayang mga smartphone ay nagbigay-daan sa bagong henerasyon ng mga musikero ng Maasai at Samburu sa Kenya na dalhin ang kanilang musika sa social media, pinagsasama ang tradisyonal na mga awit sa wikang Maa at modernong genre tulad ng amapiano at bongo flava. Itinatag ni Kahindi Imana ang Nomad Creatives noong 2020 sa Maralal upang tulungan ang mga artistang Samburu na makapasok sa mainstream.

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