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

Turkana Sessions

Turkana Sessions is a genre-bending band rooted in the rhythm and stories of northern Kenya.

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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 &

Eddie Grey

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