music. oh, music. brings us such joy, drowns us in such pain. opens our hearts to others' ideas, misery, fame & fortunes; closes our minds to our own troubles. music, oh music. brings social revolution. establishes cultural uniqueness. tells of struggles, ambitions, frustrations and derelection. encourages political activism. espouses political sycophancy. talks of itself, of the artist, of humanity.

i have been moved by music from an early age. in high school i sang in all the school choirs, and competed in the Kenya National Music Festivals under the tutelage of the honorable Mr. Elly Ogalo of Alliance. the compositions were immaculate, the delivery unequalled. the memories, unerasable. i began to love folk songs in particular. i have explored folk music from lands far and wide, from styles hop to medieval. they're all hip and groovy to me. my current raves include the following.