School Music Festival Returns After Long Break
After a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the school music festival returns to the stage.
The festival, which begins on Saturday, will feature students showcasing their abilities in music, poetry, film, and dance.
The Kenya Music Festival, according to Janet Lang’ata, executive secretary, has been reduced from three months to two weeks.
‘‘Due to a compressed calendar, we will also have a tight schedule for the music festival compared to the previous years. We shall be taking only the winners in all classes,’’ she said.
Fans of the festival, which used to nurture and identify talent, have long awaited its return.
Tertiary institutions and universities will have direct entry to the national level due to the shortened period of performance. Drugs, tourism, the National Hospital Insurance Fund, children’s rights, the Kenya Road Board, the Kenya Ports Authority, and Agenda Four will be among the categories covered.
Pop gospel, folk sacred, folk songs, zilizopendwa, set pieces, orientals, instruments, and elocution are among the others.
Schools have been clustered in three sub-regions, according to Nairobi region Executive Secretary Erick Amuhaya.
‘‘All music and elocution will be adjudicated at the sub-region level and winners will proceed to the regional level while oriental classes will go through the preliminary,” said Amuhaya.
He stated that schools from Makadara, Westlands, and Kasarani sub-counties will congregate at Highway High School, while Kibra, Dagoretti, Kamukunji, and Embakasi will attend Komarock School.
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Music Festival Resumes After 2-Year Break
School Music Festival Returns After Long Break
