From Korogocho Slums to Entertaining Jill Biden & Obama, Meet Ghetto Classics
Unknown to many, behind the fame and accolades, Ghetto Classics' is deeply-rooted in Nairobi's Korogocho slums.
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Unknown to many, behind the fame and accolades, Ghetto Classics' is deeply-rooted in Nairobi's Korogocho slums.
Opening with crazy frenetic movement of people running wildly back and forth across the state, the cacophony of sound and light is disturbing to watch.
It’s an unlikely scene — the slum and the classical musicians, this is home of Ghetto Classics.
The power of classical music in Nairobi slums Friday May 07 2021 Violinist Lameck Fredrick Otieno 19 (left), clarinet player Viena Munjal 18 (centre), and djembe player Alexander Mutuli 17 during the interview in Korogocho, on April 27, 2021. The three play for the Orchestra, Ghetto Classics. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG By HILARY KIMUYU Summary A decade ago, no one would have associated Korogocho slums in Nairobi with a musical genre that has been a preserve of the rich. But at St Johns Church in Korogocho slum, painted with colourful murals of Bible stories, every weekend dozens of children us...