According to the Eastern Africa Music Summit, The Kenya music festival is is one of Africa’s largest competitive music festivals for schools, colleges and universities. Organized by the Ministry of Education, it is a way of reintroducing music education to particularly primary school level learners after music was made neither compulsory nor examinable in primary schools in the year 2000. As a result of music being made non-compulsory, secondary and tertiary music education enrollment numbers have also dwindled, sparking concern among authorities about the country’s cultural and musical future.
Among other objectives, the Kenya Musical Festival aims to encourage the study, practice and development of music dance and elocution, provide a forum for promising performers of music, dance and elocution to expose their talents and promote the preservation of Kenya’s rich cultural heritage. Participants compete in the areas of set pieces, folk songs, African folk dances, original compositions, arrangements and adaptations of existing music, and oriental, classical and instrumental music.
Music Fest 2017 started June 21. Nationals were held between the 15th and 22nd of July in Kakamega Western Kenya. Our team received top marks in their five events at the local level qualifying them for nationals. Once again we were fortunate to receive the extra funding needed for the team to make the three day trip to compete. Our group earned a close 2nd, a 3rd and 10th place, dropping out of the poetry event due to a sick team member.
Congratulations to our 56 member team for a job well done!
Among other objectives, the Kenya Musical Festival aims to encourage the study, practice and development of music dance and elocution, provide a forum for promising performers of music, dance and elocution to expose their talents and promote the preservation of Kenya’s rich cultural heritage. Participants compete in the areas of set pieces, folk songs, African folk dances, original compositions, arrangements and adaptations of existing music, and oriental, classical and instrumental music.
Music Fest 2017 started June 21. Nationals were held between the 15th and 22nd of July in Kakamega Western Kenya. Our team received top marks in their five events at the local level qualifying them for nationals. Once again we were fortunate to receive the extra funding needed for the team to make the three day trip to compete. Our group earned a close 2nd, a 3rd and 10th place, dropping out of the poetry event due to a sick team member.
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