Ohangla is a traditional dance among the Luo

Luo (Kenya and Tanzania)

The Luo are an ethnic group in Kenya, eastern Uganda, and northern Tanzania. They are part of a larger group of ethnolinguistically related Luo peoples who inhabit an area including southern Sudan, northern and eastern Uganda, western Kenya, and northern Tanzania.The Luo are the third largest...

 community. It was used to celebrate weddings and also in funeral ceremony as part of Tero Buru. Ohangla consists of more than 8 drums hit by a stick and a cylindrical shoulder slung drum played normally to the accompaniment of flute, Nyatiti

Nyatiti

The nyatiti is a five to eight-stringed plucked lyre from Kenya. It is a classical instrument played by the Luo people of Western Kenya, typically in Benga music. It is about two to three feet long. The player holds it to his chest while seated on a low stool. Usually it is played together with the...

 or kinanda.

Tony Nyadundo

Tony Nyadundo

Tony Nyadundo is a musician from Kenya. He performs the Ohangla a traditional style of music by the luo community. He is backed by the Ohangla Boys band. He is now branded the "King of Ohangla"....

 and Onyi Papa Jey

Onyi Papa Jey

Onyi Papa Jey is an ohangla musician form KenyaOnyi Papa Jey started playing orutu while at primary school. He dropped from Tonga Secondary School after failing to play the school fees. He joined Tony Nyadundo's band in 1999 and performed with in 2002...

are among the best known Ohangla musicians.