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."
(c) Alvin Demule

Músicos maasai y samburu usan las redes sociales para recuperar su cultura

THE GUARDIAN

El acceso mejorado a internet y los teléfonos más asequibles han permitido a una nueva generación de músicos maasai y samburu en Kenia llevar su música a las redes sociales, fusionando canciones tradicionales en lengua maa con géneros modernos como el amapiano y el bongo flava. Los universitarios llevan años difundiendo estas canciones en grupos de amigos y fiestas.

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