Sing & Drum For Peace Bizarre Bazaar By Edinah Bakora

Entertainment at Peace Bizarre Bazaar event

As we near the election month, there is a lot of tension among the Kenyans bearing in mind what happened after the 2007 elections. There are concerts and marathons all over the country being held for peace in anticipation of peaceful August elections. Bizarre Bazaar is one of the peace concerts we attended in the green and quiet environment of Karura Forest. 

Adults enjoying drums for the Peace Bizarre Bazaar event

In hopes of promoting a peaceful election period, organizations like that of Wanny Wenger in Moving Cultures put up a music concert called “let's drum and sing for peace” at the Karura Forest Limuru road, with the theme of promoting unity in diversity. Moving Cultures is a participant-based on art, culture, and entrepreneurship aligned with a social movement that attracts Kenyans from different and vast cultures to mingle and interact peacefully through different activities.

Vendors at the  Peace Bizarre Bazaar event

Artists from all over the world and Kenya showed up to support Wanny and show case peaceful artistic performances. Spanish guitarist Ricardo Garcia Flamenco was the guest artist, local photography exhibitions by Fred Kariuki, Juan Carlos Ceballos photographer from Spain, fashion shows (koki designs, top kids), Capoeira dance with Stid Alberto Talero and Amado Faraon. 

There were 100 drums circle, which is a group of different professional drummers who make a flowing tune just by using drums, Fezile Wamukoya-Mauncho & Anthem choir, Orchestra Masika Africa, and German Community Choir. Small children were drumming for older people while watching karate demos performed by Caroline Tolo.

Children enjoying drums for the Peace Bizarre Bazaar event.