The band will host an interactive workshop on Saturday, June 25 from 2-4 p.m. at the North Water Street Gallery. A $10 donation is suggested for the workshop. Register online. Kenge Kenge Orutu System ...

The Orutu is a traditional stringed instrument from the Luo community of Kenya and historically only be played by men. Even today, Labdi is the only woman who plays the Orutu professionally.

Nairobi — The man with the 'orutu' plays the stringed instrument shaking his head like a monitor lizard in contrast to the Japanese woman's graceful plucking of the 'koto'. Every time Japanese ...

No ceremony, be it a wedding or a memorial, would be complete without either a nyatiti or ohangla (orutu) player invited to entertain guests. But the advent of the guitar and other modern musical ...