Posted on 12/24/2008 12:36:33 AM PST by FocusNexus
If there is anyone out there who still doubts US president-elect Barack Obama's roots, who still wonders if his father was a Kenyan, still questions his love for the land of his ancestors, January 20 will be the answer.
For at that defining moment, after Mr Obama takes the oath office to lead the world superpower, Kenyan musicians will be there to entertain him.
And Kenyans will be the most beholden since the new US President has roots at Kogelo in Nyanza - now a vibrant village that has been awakened from slumber by the Obama magic.
Kenya's Obama fans will be well represented. The trail blazing Boys Choir of Kenya, a group of 26 young men, will perform for Mr Obama and his guests in Washington DC during the inauguration.
They will present the song America the Beautiful a US national song and Jambo Bwana, which will be performed in choral rendition. Other songs will include a Giriama celebration folk song and Kalenjin heroes welcoming song.
Others who are likely to perform on the world stage are Tonny Nyadundo with Ohangla Luo music, Carol Nderitu with poetry and comedian Daniel Ndambuki.
The choir, which has travelled to the USA for performances three times this year, will hold Kenya's flag high during the event.
(Excerpt) Read more at nation.co.ke ...
Don’t forget to drop your daughters off at the genital mutilation,...er, Celebration of Diversity booth.
Is his bro that lives in a hut going to be there?
Welcome to New Kenya! (Africa U.S.A.)
“Where the law of the jungle has replace the Law of the Land”
Is his bro that lives in a hut going to be there? .........
How about Aunt Zaituni?
I wonder if his ancestry was Irish and there were to be Irish folk singers if it would bother people so much.
BFD !
“I wonder if his ancestry was Irish and there were to be Irish folk singers if it would bother people so much.
BFD !”
1. Name a US president who had a foreign citizen as a parent.
2. Since Obama’s Father was a foreign citizen, not to mention that Obama never put the allegations to rest that he himself may not be a natural born US citizen, do you think that his inauguration as President of US is the place to flaunt his “foreign roots” — “with the Kenyan flag held high”?!
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