June 8, 8-9 PM | Soapbox Gallery, 636 Dean Street, Brooklyn, NY 11138
Kenge Kenge at Soapbox Gallery
Core members of the Kenyan Luo roots band Kenge Kenge are in the U.S. through June finishing up a residency at Kent University in Ohio. On a swing through the New York area, the acoustic quartet will perform at the Soapbox Gallery in Brooklyn on Wednesday, June 8. It will be a joyous evening of song and dance featuring the one-string orutu fiddle, the eight-string nyatiti lute, the asili flute, plus percussion and vocals. Anyone who saw this band’s 14-piece formation at Lincoln Center in 2011—the last time they played New York—knows that this is truly enchanting act, and it will be a treat to see them in an intimate gallery setting.
