Turkana Sessions

The Turkana Sessions band seamlessly blends traditional Turkana musical elements with modern sounds, fostering a cultural conversation that celebrates and redefines pastoralist heritage, while using their platform to challenge stereotypes and share their unique identity with a global audience.

Drawing from Turkana musical traditions and reworking them through contemporary sounds, the band creates a sound that feels both ancestral and of the moment.. Traditional instruments and  call-and-response vocals  meet modern arrangements, giving their music the texture of desert winds carrying new ideas across old pathways. 

Beyond the music, Turkana Sessions is a cultural conversation. The band uses its platform to celebrate Turkana identity, amplify community narratives and challenge narrow representations of pastoralist cultures. Their work honors heritage without freezing it in time, presenting tradition as something alive, adaptable, and proudly forward-looking. Whether on stage or in community settings, Turkana Sessions stands as a testament to music’s power to connect generations, spark dialogue, and carry local stories to global stages.

Artists
Mourine Apuu, Jackson Nakuwa, Jackson Ekori, Elizabeth Korkel and  Eddie Grey.

Watch the sessions

Nomadic Arts Festival

The Nomadic Arts Festival is a celebration of the music, art and culture of nomadic communities in Kenya.

The festival showcases and preserves nomadic communities’ rich cultural heritage that has been passed down through generations and fosters collaboration with contemporary artists from Kenya and beyond, fusing ancient and present-day art forms to show how we can come to modernity from a place deeply rooted in tradition. Building on the success of the Turkana Artists Xchange, the festival seeks to make a lasting impact by creating a platform for artists from nomadic communities to showcase their incredible work to national and global audiences.

The festival is an inspired experience that combines passion, excellence and unique forms of expression to highlight and preserve art forms from the region and create connections across cultures through music and art.

2024 Festival Lineup
Turkana Sessions, Sanaipei Tande, Lemarti Music Band, Akidah, Dylan S, Nectar Boy, Natiir, MGM & Mosse the Percussionist

Music Director
Eddie Grey

Visit Site