[PHOTO:COURTESY]Gone are the days when Akorino were known for being reserved and conservative. Even their singing was spontaneous and their songs had very little influence from other genres of music, but that has changed with the emergence of a younger generation of Akorino musicians. The way their youths are participating in events like weddings and music performances is changing too, signalling a metamorphosis of the Akorino music in a revolutionary fashion. The music is changing and they even have replaced the solo drum with disc-jockeys like DJ Ng’ash. Danny Gift describes his music as a ‘mixture of taarab and bongo’ music.

Source: Standard Digital August 26, 2016 15:35 UTC