That was the punny title of an article in The Guardian at the weekend.
It described the music of the Maasai and Samburu.
This is being shared more widely than it would previously have been using social media.
In the past, a visit in person would have been needed to hear these songs.
Here's an early example that was mentioned in the piece.
A new generation of musicians is wielding unprecedented cultural power, updating traditional patterns and reclaiming a sense of pride in symbolic spaces.
The piece mentions the use of the AI, to protect Maasai lands. This is called Maasai Skywatch.
Others set out to convince estranged members of the community of the benefits of semi-nomadic rural life, like Kamurar Maasai in his song Osingolio Loongishu.If we don’t update our roots, our songs will be forgotten and the community will forget about their customsNg’otiek Nelson
“Since I started singing songs on modern beats concerning cows, a lot of Maasai are coming back to their culture. The song compels them to find their way home and get their own cows,” he says.
The spiritual meaning of cattle is rooted in the Maasai origin story, as the animals are said to have arrived on Earth from the heavens alongside the first humans.
This song talks about cows and urging the young generation - the person who takes his time to watch this song - to go and find and find for himself. The song belongs to ilmerishi age set and their chief is ole Naing'isa and another one called ole Leintoi.
And here's a final song mentioned in the piece: Ng'otiek Nelson.
Warriors rise with the sun's warm tone
Adorned in red, they dance with pride
Their culture beats, like the wildebeest stride.
With songs of old, they tell their tale
Cattle wealth, and the land they hail ️
Jumping high, in a warrior's leap
Their spirit lives, in every step
Long live Kakangu
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