A RHYTHM THAT NO WORDS CAN CAPTURE...
If this sounds to you like I’m describing a hearty hot Meal
of nyama choma and Kichure (a
delicacy known to the Kurian people) its because it’s much better than that.TURUTUTU
TURUTUTU TURUTUTU…The Kighoghos,
ibhirandi, ibiturani, obokano, erisege,
ikibiswi, emborogo, ekerongwe…the list goes on and on. This instruments you do not know, are musical
instruments of the Kuria people, they will and can serenade any living
creature on planet earth. Man, if there’s one culture I’ve grown to like, its that which nobody knows about.
I would listen to Ritungu in the hostel while I thirst for bhusara so badly and wonder why no one knows about this amazing
people.
If they know anything it’s that one bad thing, and I’m not
talking of cows, because our love for cows is beyond measure, we care so much about
them that they sleep in our houses. They are not like pets, if that’s what
you’re imagining,because we always end up eating them at one particular time.
I
remember a certain time my dad wanted to sell one of our cows called “kimahara” and it was trouble in the
house. For my mom, it was because she needed it for plowing reasons on the farm, but to me,this cow was
now part of family, I felt like 'he' knew us, he could even hear us, but I could not say that to my dad.Come on, my dad would
laugh and sell it immediately, and tell me to stop being ridiculous!
That’s for another day.
Today we talk about kurian music, Ritungu….haaaaa…damn, I’m writing this article while listening to
MAGHENA NDARE and I can tell you every nerve in me is in a frenzy, God knows my body
and my I are just in a delirium. Sorry I’ve got no better words to explain
this feeling that this songs can bring. (Dancing, shaking my head in a rhythmic
motion up and down)
Have you ever, heard someone
Araibhaka, somethings cannot be
described in words, sorry.
The songs are great if you listen, though the video quality
is bad, but that will one day be refined.
Meanwhile grab your ikabhuru
(a big cup) gobble down that cold bhusara and join me in this delirium of
Kurian music and Ritungu!
A kabhuru is way much bigger though, and gives one a bhusara thirst by just glaring!
Ubhuhanchi bhasani.
S.R.M
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