Omena Band consists of seven amazing elders and women from Mbita, Kenya. In June 2013 they began partnering with One Vibe Africa to help preserve culture. More Info: www.onevibeafrica.org
Omena band is led by Jaduong Kigunga of Usare village,Kasgunga ward,Mbita sub county,Homa Bay county.The band is named after a a proteinous fish,commonly known as omena amongst Kenyan people.Here,the song generally praises omena as food for all and consumed by people in different parts of Kenya.The band is still alive and performs at various events such as weddings,graduation ceremonies,community events amongst others in Homa bay county.
You don't need to be there. You can order Omena online even if you have your trusted relatives there they can send you. I live in Finland from Kisumu and i get to eat home food. What i want, aliya, obambla, mito, omena including mor nyaluo.
this is awesome men...meen. i dont undestand a thing but i just love it. transalors please ndio nipate a word of wisdom. Jaluo mwikuo muno. these wazees are a gem. please Luos support these elderly men. i also love that young man over there, the one without trousers...he reminds me of the old times. good job Jaduongs.
Quite unfortunate that i, a real Luo of thirties, i have never came across this song before. Fortunately am glad to have found and listened to the song today. B blessed sana wazee...u were talented indeed
Thank you for coming through. Our culture must survive. We will work hard to continue preserving. What other artists do you think we should work with to help preserve our culture?
Will start by praising my Friend Novah Ofula for posting this link on her WhatsApp. Couldn't have come across this beauty of soothing vybe that every true lover of tunes will accommodate forever. The beats are authentic
Where do I start??.....this is absolutely beautiful. Everything is so soothing to my ears, the beautiful music, the vocals........thankyou for posting.
Omena randere. The story line and the imagery is hilarious. Music nostalgic....if these guys were in the West they could be walking to their financial advisers. All the same a gem of a number. Reminds me of the impromptu jams my good friends from the Kendu Bay area of Karachuonyo would get going whenever they had guitars and the ubiquitous Fanta bottle around!
Michael Ogweno, Thanks a lot. You have been an amazing supporter of this work that we are trying to do together with them. I am sure they will appreciate this feedback. Please help us push this video further by sharing it through your network. Asante ndugu
Pare uru ndalo yawa gik machon puonjowa, i dont know mens in english. but in kiswahili, kiswahili rahisi dagaa popote utaipai iwe miji mikubwa ipo, na mambo sana mzee amezungumza, swali How do we omena in inglish sijui jamani.
