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https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/lamu/why-bongo-flava-artistes-invi… As revellers prepare to celebrate the 22nd edition of the Lamu Cultural Festival this week, divisions have emerged among the elders concerning the trend by organisers to invite popular musicians from Tanzania to grace the event.
The elders perceive the musicians’ style of music popularly known as ‘Bongo Flava’ to be modern thus not corresponding to the local culture and Islamic traditions.
Abdalla Faraj, an elder, insists that every time there are performances by Bongo Flava artistes at the Mkunguni Square in Lamu Old Town, spectators, mostly the youth, have always ended up breaching the norms and intentions of the cultural event.
Why Tanzania’s 'Bongo Flava' has divided Lamu elders
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