Kenya’s Ambassador to Japan, Moi Lemoshira, held discussions with Nyatiti musician Eriko Mukoyama, popularly known as Anyango, at his office in Tokyo.
The meeting which focused on cultural collaboration between the two countries, was also attended by the First Counsellor at the Embassy, Jennifer Njuguna (pictured, left)
Mukoyama, gained fame in Kenya when she spent a year in a village in Siaya County, in 2005, learning the traditional stringed instrument of the Luo community, Nyatiti, at the hands of the late maestro, Okumu K’Orengo.
She then adapted Anyango as her stage name, and has since released several albums, containing a fusion of Nyatiti with contemporary instruments.
Her autobiography book Anyango Nyar Siaya (Nyatiti Queen) will be launched in Nairobi on 17th September, 2025.
