Àndù à nyumba, Culturalists and Historians; saidieni tafsali

Some years back while I was still confused by how deep jazz was, there was a programme on KBC highlighting the music from different communities in Kenya, the roots, the instruments, why they were played and importantly to me, how they are played.

When they got to erithi/eriithi (can’t remember the correct spelling) I was utterly mesmerised by the player’s mastery of the guitar and the smoothness of the finger picking and the rhythm. If kyuks were natives of Brazil this genre would be a huge hit.

So for a long time I kept it in my head while I improved myself as an instrumentalist. I’m learning benga and now I also want to begin learning erithi/eriithi

Unfortunately aango Gugu is of no help; my mum despite being part kyuk doesn’t know it and none of the people I know have an idea what it is.

So I am turning to you to educate me. If you have an idea, sound clip, old video ama anything that will direct me to erithi I will appreciate.

Zande

hapa sioni ukisaidika sana. first and only time i heard that term was in the title “Erithi ya CDM Kiratu”…hope that gives you a toehold…

go first know what you want to know and then come put up the question

Look for an instrument called zeze, thank me later

Sanda. What does it mean?

CDM was one of the forerunning musicians from slopes, he was even before akina john ndichu and wahome maingi. i don’t know the meaning of erithi…

I know what I want to know that’s why I put up this thread

Zeze is spread widely over Africa, even in madagascar it’s called iokango ovatavo and it can be used to play several african genres. I’m interested in this erithi

Thegiù muno, I now have a starting point for research

@Supu don I know you know this one. Saidia mwanagenzi

Why not try to get a vcd for that CDM- K song? he probably features the instrument.

wooishe i wish i cld help…

Zeze ni wandindi…that ka kamba moja instrument that “talks”…

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Its how it was reproduced on guitar that I’m interested in

I know you know some few people who might have an idea

Pole buda. I think you are either mis-interpreting it ama you mis-heard it but i honestly don`t know anything about that.
I will save it in my head though and will keep you posted if i find out anything about it.

Sande sana